Get your Christmas market tickets before the hike!
Tickets are only sold online and in advance. Tickets can be purchased from autumn 2026 on the website: hochschwarzwald.de/weihnachtsmarkt
By booking a time slot for the tickets, the number of visitors is equalised, long queues are avoided and the quality for Christmas market visitors is increased.
If you would like to walk to the Christmas market, you can purchase an admission ticket for the Christmas market online. However, this ticket does not include a return journey on the shuttle bus.
If you would like to travel back by shuttle, you can book an "Admission & shuttle from Hinterzarten" ticket and use your ticket for the return journey to Hinterzarten. Please note the fixed shuttle times.
You can find more information about the Christmas market at hochschwarzwald.de/weihnachtsmarkt.
Author's recommendation
After your hike, enjoy the wonderful ambience at the Christmas market and savour the delicious regional delicacies.
Directions
You start the tour at the station car park in Hinterzarten. Go to Freiburgerstraße and walk towards the town centre until you reach the junction towards Löffeltal. There, follow the mill wheel symbol or the blue "Heimatpfad" sign on the right towards Löffeltal. Next to the railway line, walk down the Löffeltalweg to the Klopfsäge. Just a few minutes after the Klopfsäge, you will reach the Hochgangsäge. Continue along the Rotbach stream to the exit of the Löffeltal valley at the B31. Continue through the subway of the B31, pass the Seilerei and the Wohn-Mahl-Mühle and walk to the Hofgut Sternen, where Johann Wolfgang von Goethe spent the night. Next to the Hofgut Sternen, you will reach the entrance to the Christmas market.
To get back to Hinterzarten, you either have to take the path back through the Löffeltal valley or take the shuttle bus back to Hinterzarten. To do this, however, you must book an "Admission & Shuttle from Hinterzarten" ticket in advance. With the "Christmas market admission" ticket, you cannot take the shuttle bus back to Hinterzarten, but have to walk back again.
Equipment
We strongly recommend sturdy shoes and weatherproof clothing! Also remember to bring a headlamp or torch.
Safety information
The path through the Ravenna Gorge is closed due to weather conditions and can therefore not be used. We therefore recommend the route through the Löffeltal valley.
The hike through the Löffeltal is only partially well-lit - we recommend taking lanterns, torches or headlamps with you in the dark.
The hiking trail is accessible with an all-terrain pushchair.
More information
Here you can find all the latest information about The Ravenna Gorge Christmas Market.