Landslide
| Landslide | |
|---|---|
 Viewing pavilion on the Latschigfelsen near Forbach |
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| Data | |
| length | 110 km |
| location | Germany, Baden-Wuerttemberg , Black Forest |
| Supervised by | Black Forest Association |
| Markers | Green, stylized “m” in a blue-framed gray diamond |
| Starting point |
Gaggenau 48 ° 49 ′ 2.9 ″ N , 8 ° 17 ′ 44.8 ″ E |
| Target point |
Ground joint head 48 ° 32 ′ 7.3 ″ N , 8 ° 12 ′ 54.7 ″ O |
| Type | trail |
| Height difference | 920 m |
| The highest point | Schliffkopf ( 1056 m ) |
| Lowest point | Unimog Museum ( 135 m ) |
| Level of difficulty | medium |
| season | Spring to autumn |
| particularities | Prädikatswanderweg |
Map with all coordinates: The Murgleiter in the northern Black Forest is a 110 km long hiking trail in the valley of the Rhine tributary Murg in the Baden-Württemberg districts of Rastatt and Freudenstadt .
Course and access routes
The Murgleiter leads in the Black Forest Central / North Nature Park parallel to the Murg von Gaggenau , which lies at the entrance of the river into the Upper Rhine Plain , viewed upstream via Gernsbach , Forbach and Baiersbronn to the Schliffkopf , where the Rechtmurg rises as the right source stream of the Murg. Separate access routes point the shortest route to S-Bahn stations of the Murgtalbahn and, together with the hiking trail and the S-Bahn route, form a kind of ladder - the Murgleiter .
In the vicinity of Gernsbach, the path coincides in parts with the Gernsbacher Runde hiking trail and at Forbach with the Westweg . From Forbach the Black Forest National Park is crossed several times .
Waymarks and awards
The hiking sign of the Murgleiter is a green “m” that is underlined in blue and is located in a blue-framed diamond on a gray background. The hiking trail has been named a premium hiking trail by the German Hiking Institute .
Milestones
The Murgleiter can be hiked, for example, in the following stages (viewed upstream) - with length in kilometers (km) and ascent and descent in meters of altitude:
- Stage 1: Unimog Museum ( Gaggenau ) - Gernsbach (23.7 km; ascent: 1001 m; descent: 947 m)
- Via: Rotenfels Castle - Waldseebad Gaggenau - Ebersteinburg Ruins - Burned Rock - Wolfsschlucht - Merkur ( 669 m above sea level ) - Nature Friends House Weise Stein - Träufelbachsee - Old Town Gernsbach
- Stage 2: Gernsbach - Forbach (23.7 km; ascent: 1221 m; descent: 1130 m)
- Via: Eberstein Castle (Arboretum) - Obertsrot - Rockertkopf - Reichental - Heuhüttentäler - Latschigfelsen
- Stage 3: Forbach - Schönmünzach (17.7 km; ascent: 893 m; descent: 732 m)
- via: The water lock of the Rudolf-Fettweis factory - Schwarzenbachtalsperre - Erbersbronn
- Stage 4: Schönmünzach - Baiersbronn (25 km; ascent: 985 m; descent: 825 m)
- via: Schwarzenberg - Huzenbacher See - Kleemiss - Überzwercher Berg - Tonbachtal
- Stage 5: Baiersbronn - Schliffkopf (19.9 km; ascent: 901 m; descent: 471 m)
- via: Rinkenturm - Sattelei hiking hut - fallow deer enclosure - Obertal - Buhlbach - Murgursprung
Web links
- The Murgleiter (official website)