Black Forest-Swabian-Alb-Allgäu-Weg

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Black Forest-Swabian Alb-Allgäu-Weg
View from Hohengundelfingen into the Lautertal
View from Hohengundelfingen into the Lautertal
map
Map of the hiking trail
Data
length 311 kmdep1
location Baden-Wuerttemberg ,
Heckengäu ,
Schönbuch ,
Swabian Alb ,
Upper Swabia ,
Allgäu
Supervised by Swabian Alb Association
Markers
HW5 (SAV) .PNG

Red crossbar
Starting point Pforzheim copper hammer
48 ° 52 ′ 38.4 "  N , 8 ° 41 ′ 58.5"  E
Target point Black ridge
47 ° 41 ′ 32.3 ″  N , 10 ° 7 ′ 32.3 ″  E
Type Long-distance hiking trail
Height difference 860 mdep1
The highest point 1118  m above sea level NN ( Black Ridge )
Lowest point 258  m above sea level NN (Pforzheim copper hammer)
Elevation profile
Signpost of HW 5 between Steinhausen and Bad Waldsee, where HW 5 leads south together with the Upper Swabian Way of St. James .
The St. Columban and St. Gallus Chapel offer a stop in a small chapel on the Wachbühl ; or just a shelter.
The last stage of HW 5 in the Allgäu is, like many other sections, carefully signposted with metal signs and measured

The Black Forest-Swabian Alb-Allgäu-Weg , also called Hauptwanderweg 5 or HW 5 for short , is a 311-kilometer long- distance hiking trail of the Swabian Alb Association . It leads from Pforzheim to the Black Ridge . Here it first crosses the edge of the northern Black Forest , then the Schönbuch , the Swabian Alb and Upper Swabia . It ends in the Allgäu in Württemberg .

Route

Section Northern Black Forest - Schönbuch - Neckar

The Black Forest-Swabian Alb-Allgäu-Weg begins in Pforzheim -Kupferhammer near the point at which the three major hiking trails of the Black Forest Association ( West , Middle and East ) begin. The path is initially based on the Würm valley , and also leads over the Black Forest rim plate ; The first 13 kilometers run in the Black Forest natural area , but the path only leads along the edge of the low mountain range. In the Heckengau and Schlehengäu , the hiker arrives at Weil der Stadt , and from there on to Bebenhausen in the heart of the Schönbuch nature park . The cities of Herrenberg and Tübingen can be visited with side trips. The Schönbuch is left at Lustnau , where HW 5 leads over the Neckar .

Neckar - Alb - Danube section

After crossing the Neckar, which flows at an altitude of about 310  m near Lustnau , the path climbs again and leads up to the Lias plateau : after Pfullingen , the ascent to the Swabian Alb begins. At the same time, the path meets the Swabian Alb biosphere area , which was recognized by UNESCO in 2009. The HW 5 leads over the striking Schönberg tower on the Albtrauf to Lichtenstein Castle at a height of 817  m . There the HW 5 meets the Swabian-Alb-Nordrand-Weg , the HW 1. The left edge of the Echaz valley is left. There is another ascent, up to the Sternberg with a height of 844  m . With its 32  m height, the Sternberg Tower gives hikers a distant view over the treetops. Now the main hiking trail 5 follows the valley of the Große Lauter , crosses the Swabian-Alb-Südrand-Weg and reaches Obermarchtal on the southern edge of the Alb.

Upper Swabia section

The Black Forest-Swabian Alb-Allgäu-Weg crosses the Danube near Obermarchtal and initially leads on the striking buses with its 767  m height. It now continues through the landscape of Upper Swabia to Biberach and Steinhausen with its famous pilgrimage church . The HW 5 then leads through the eastern districts of Bad Waldsee . The hiker arrives at Bad Wurzach via the Wurzacher Ried .

Section Westallgäu

The path leaves Upper Swabia and continues in the Württemberg Allgäu: From Leutkirch , the HW 5 leads up to the Adelegg , and there to the summit of the Black Ridge. At 1118  m , it is the highest mountain in the former state of Württemberg . The main hiking trail 5 ends here.

mark

The path is marked with a red crossbar in accordance with the main hiking trails of the Swabian Alb Association. Usually, but not always, the designation "HW 5" can be found in black below or above the bar on a white plaque.

Sights along the way

Special stops on the way

  • Almost 1000 years of monastic culture make the area around the old Cistercian abbey Bebenhausen tangible, which affects HW 5.

  • The striking Schönberg tower with its 108 steps leading to the platform offers a special panoramic and panoramic view.

  • The Nebelhöhle in the neighborhood, on the other hand, leads into the depths of the karst mountains of the Swabian Alb.

  • The Sternberg is - at least when looking at the 844 vertical meters - the highlight in the section of the Swabian Alb. Here the wooden Sternberg tower.

  • Moors with dying trees can be experienced in Upper Swabia, especially in the Wurzacher Ried.

  • The Adelegg with the Black Ridge, destination of HW 5, leads to an altitude of over 1000  m and lets you experience the western Allgäu .

literature

  • Willi Beck: HW 5 Black Forest Swabian Alb Allgäu , Konrad-Theiss-Verlag, Stuttgart 1984, ISBN 3-8062-0344-X . Available from the Swabian Alb Association. This hiking guide is now out of date in numerous places.
  • Helmut Hecht: Burgen-Weg , Verlag des Schwäbischen Albverein , Stuttgart 2012, ISBN 978-3-920801-68-1 . This hiking guide describes the section from Reutlingen to Zwiefalten with minor deviations.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://tuerme-wanderheime.albverein.net/aussichtstuerme/sternbergturm-bei-gomadingen-kreis-reutlingen so the homepage of the Swabian Alb Association, accessed on September 14, 2014

Web links

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