Rinken tour
Medium
In the area of the Feldberg massif, alternating between forest and meadows, past stately Black Forest farms in the Hinterzarten nature reserve.
Tour details
Best time of year
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
Specifics of the tour
Botanical highlights
Route description:
The tour starts at Hinterzarten railroad station and follows the local roads towards Oberzarten with a first ascent to the Mathislehof. Mathislehof. From here, the route continues on unpaved forest paths on a on a flatter section to the Silberberg, which is followed by an approx. 2 km long descent into the Rotwasser. At the bottom of the valley, the route then turns right into an approx. 3.5 km long ascent (approx. 160 vertical meters) to the Häuslebauernhof, with a view of the entire of the entire Feldberg massif. After the Häuslebauernhof, the route then turns left towards Feldsee in varied terrain. After a detour to the Feldsee lake, you have to climb another 90 meters to the Rinken, the highest point of the route. Now comes a slightly downhill section over 7 km to the Hinterwaldkopf and then on to the Alpersbach district. Here the route turns left onto a paved road towards Hinterzarten. road in the direction of Hinterzarten. First in an approx. 2.5 km long then flatter again through the districts of Bisten and Windeck back to the starting point at the train station in Hinterzarten.
Author's recommendation
Pure nature at the Mathisleweiher pond, a short detour is worthwhile.
Directions
The tour starts at Hinterzarten train station and follows the local roads towards Oberzarten with an initial ascent to Mathislehof. From here, the route continues on unpaved forest paths on a flatter section to Silberberg, followed by a 2 km descent into Rotwasser. At the bottom of the valley, turn right into a 3.5 km long ascent (approx. 160 vertical meters) to Häuslebauernhof, with a view of the entire Feldberg massif. After the Häuslebauernhof, turn left towards Feldsee in varied terrain. After a detour to the Feldsee lake, you have to climb another 90 meters to the Rinken, the highest point of the route. Now comes a slightly downhill section over 7 km to Hinterwaldkopf and then on to the district of Alpersbach. Here the route turns left onto a paved road towards Hinterzarten. After an approx. 2.5 km long descent, the route then flattens out again through the districts of Bisten and Windeck back to the starting point at the train station in Hinterzarten.
Equipment
We recommend wearing a helmet.