Black Forest Cross Path Gengenbach – Alpirsbach

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Black Forest Cross Path
Gengenbach – Alpirsbach
View from the Moosturm
View from the Moosturm
Data
length 51 kmdep1
location Germany,
Baden-Wuerttemberg ,
Central Black Forest
Supervised by Black Forest Association
Markers Blue diamond on a yellow background
Markers
Starting point Gengenbach
48 ° 24 '19.2 "  N , 8 ° 0' 57.5"  E
Target point Alpirsbach
48 ° 20 ′ 41.3 "  N , 8 ° 24 ′ 12.7"  E
Type Long-distance hiking trail
Height difference 695 mdep1
The highest point Mooskopf ( 871  m )
Lowest point Gengenbach ( 176  m )
Level of difficulty easy / medium
season Spring to autumn
Months March – October
Viewpoints Moss storm

The Gengenbach – Alpirsbach crossing is a long-distance hiking route through the Middle Black Forest . The 51-kilometer cross-path is maintained and looked after by the Black Forest Association. His signpost is a blue diamond on a yellow background.

Route description

Signpost of the cross path in Alpirsbach

The cross- path starts in Gengenbach in the lower Kinzig valley and runs parallel to the course of the river across the northern Black Forest . The valleys of the Nordrach , Wolf and Kleine Kinzig are crossed on the three stages . In addition, the Querweg crosses the three major long-distance hiking trails of the Black Forest Association Westweg , Mittelweg and Ostweg . At the end point in Alpirsbach , the Kinzig valley is reached again. The ascent and descent are mostly on hiking trails; flat sections (especially on the second stage) mostly follow gravel forest roads.

Day tours / stages

First stage: Gengenbach - Nordrach (Moosmatt)

Overview

  • Distance: 16 km
  • Walking time: around 4 hours
View from the Mooskopf to the Siedigkopf with the Lothard monument
Place / sight Distance
(km)
Height
(m above sea  level )
Further information
Gengenbach 0,0 176 Cross path begins at the upper gate
Schwandeck 3.5 450 Wooden pavilion
Moss head 6.5 871 About 200 meters away from the cross path junction with the Kandelhöhenweg
Sun house 4.5 560 Unmanaged hiking home of the Black Forest Association
Nordrach / Moosmatt 1.5 380 Historic coal pile
crossing the Nordrach

Directions

The starting point is the upper gate of Gengenbach. The path continues for about a kilometer, together with the Ortenau Wine Trail, ascending through the village. After the first ascent, the path runs for several kilometers over the ridge (often on hiking trails) and then climbs again steeply to the saddle between Mooskopf and Siedigkopf. The observation tower on the Mooskopf (about 200 meters away from the path) offers a panoramic view; A Lothard monument made of three silver fir trunks was erected on the Siedigkopf (about 400 meters away). Immediately on the way there is a Grimmelshausen monument . From here, the path leads mainly on forest paths initially steeply downwards and before the last descent into the Nordrachtal runs across to the (unmanaged) Sonnenhaus hiking home. The Nordrach is reached at Moosmatt. Here is a restored coal kiln that was still in operation after 1945.

Second stage: Nordrach (Moosmatt) - Schapbach

Overview

  • Distance: 20 km
  • Walking time: around 5 hours
View of the Brandenkopf massif and the Harmersbach valley
Schapbach
Place / sight Distance
(km)
Height
(m above sea level)
Further information
Nordrach / Moosmatt 0,0 380
Rautschhütte 1.5 564 Forest hut
Rosbedunnen 1.5 712 Saddle between rubbing head and pocket head
Heidenkirche 1.0 750 Sea of ​​rocks
Lochbergwasen 1.5 656 Crossing with the national road 94
Littweger Höhe 6.5 843 Refuge
crossing with the Westweg
Hansjakobstein 4.5 700 Memorial stone for Heinrich Hansjakob
crossing with the Kleiner Hansjakobweg
Schapbach 3.5 350 church

Directions

The ascent from the Nordrachtal is steep to the Rautschhütte on a hiking trail. From there the path continues uphill on a forest path and reaches the Felsenmeer Heidenkirche via the Rosbedunnen saddle. After a short downhill section, the path runs along the slope to Lochbergwasen between Harmersbach and the Renchtal . From here the path runs almost flat over the ridge above the Zuwalder Valley and reaches the Westweg at the Littweger Höhe. Over the Hansjakobstein, the path initially slopes gently, then steeply to the valley of the Wolf , which is reached shortly before Schapbach.

Third stage: Schapbach - Alpirsbach

Overview

  • Distance: 15 km
  • Walking time: around 4 hours
Place / sight Distance
(km)
Height
(m above sea level)
Further information
Schapbach 0,0 350
The gate 4.5 705 Saddle at the Bocksecken
intersection with Mittelweg
Emilshütte 1.0 745 Refuge
Wittichen 2.5 430 Former Wittichen monastery
Vortal 1.5 412 Crossing the Kleine Kinzig
Saddle bed 1.5 615 About 500 meters detour to the grill hut “Staufenkopf” ( 683  m ) with a view of the Kinzig valley
Alpirsbach 3.5 435 Monastery
crossing with the Ostweg

Directions

The Wolftal is left on a steep climb. You reach the saddle "Das Tor" via a forest path. From here to the Emilshütte there is a common route across the Bocksecken with the Mittelweg on a hiking trail. The descent into the valley of the Kleine Kinzig past the former Wittichen monastery takes place on a forest path. The Kleine Kinzig is crossed in Vortal. The following ascent to the saddle is very steep. For the last few kilometers, the path leads above the Kinzig to Alpirsbach.

Web links

Black Forest hiking service : Web application of the Black Forest Association to visualize the Black Forest hiking trails in Google Maps with various overlays (route network, signposts, accommodations, ...)