Trekking the Westweg: Through Germany's Black Forest [Paperback]

Guidebook to the Westweg (Westway), a 285km long-distance walk across Germany's Black Forest from Pforzheim to Basel in Switzerland. This classic route, which includes Feldberg, Black Forest's highest peak, takes around 2 weeks, and is best walked between April and October. Two variants from Titisee are described, both well way-marked and suitable for those new to long distance walking.

• The route is presented here in 13 or 14 stages of between 16 and 28km
• 1:100,000 mapping and detailed route descriptions for each walk
• Handy route summary table plus information on huts and campsites and options for shortening stages
• Information on the routes geology, history, plants and wildlife, and trail etiquette and access
• Highlights include the upland moors of Kaltenbronn, the Hornisgrinde, Mummelsee, and Lake Titisee
• GPX files are available for download

This guide covers the Westweg, or Westway, one of Germany's classic long-distance routes. Starting in Pforzheim on the northern edge of the Black Forest, it runs south for 285km to Basel in Switzerland. Along the?way?it passes the region's?highlighs?such as the source of the Danube, LakeTitisee?and Feldberg, the Black Forest's highest peak.

The waymarked route is presented here in 13 or 14 stages of between 16km and 28km, perfect for a fortnight's walking. The terrain is easy but some of the ascents are steep and the total route notches up about 8000m of cumulative altitude.? There are plenty of opportunities to shorten the route by taking public transport, and luggage forwarding services are widely available. Anyone with a good level of endurance and some hill walking experience would be able to enjoy this long distance trail.

The Westway splits into two at the popular tourist destination of Titisee. The western route traces the edge of the massif, taking in some of the highest peaks  Feldberg,?Belchen?and Hochblauen  before descending through the l