The Hansjakob Way II (german: Hansjakobweg II), also called the Great Hansjakob Way ''(Großer Hansjakobweg)'' is a five-day circular walk through the
Central Black Forest
The Central Black Forest (german: Mittlerer Schwarzwald), also called the Middle Black Forest, is a natural or cultural division of the Black Forest in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It generally refers to a region of deeply incised valleys from t ...
in
Germany, from
Haslach im Kinzigtal returning to Haslach. The roughly 92-kilometre-long
hiking trail is named after the Baden author and parish priest,
Heinrich Hansjakob Heinrich Hansjakob (1837- 1916, pseudonym: Hans am See) was a German Catholic priest and Baden historian and politician who was especially well known as a writer. In addition to scientific works, political writings and travel reports, he also publis ...
(1837–1916). The route was opened in 1983 and is sponsored and managed by the
Black Forest Club.
The waymark is a white diamond with a black Hansjakob hat, the headwear in which Hansjakob is portrayed in many contemporary pictures and photographs. At all the sights along the way, information boards have been erected, that relate mainly to the life and stores of Hansjakob.
Day tours/stages
First Stage: Haslach – Wolfach
Haslach – Sandhaas Hut –
Hausach –
Gutach/Tower –
Wolfach
Wolfach ( gsw, label= Low Alemannic, Wolfä) is a town in the Black Forest and part of the Ortenaukreis in Baden-Württemberg (Germany). It is a well-known spa town.
Geography
Geographical Position
Wolfach lies where the two rivers Wolf and ...
(16.5 km)
Second Stage: Wolfach – Brandenkopf
Wolfach – Hohenlochen – Burzbühl – Bettelfrau – Brandenkopf (11 km)
Third Stage: Brandenkopf – Zell am Harmersbach
Brandenkopf – Durben –
Oberharmersbach
Oberharmersbach ( gsw, label= Low Alemannic, Haamerschbach) is a town in the district of Ortenau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second ...
– Mühlstein (
Nordrach
Nordrach ( gsw, label= Low Alemannic, Noodere) is a municipality in the district of Ortenau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Nearly 80% of its area is forested, part of the Black Forest.
Dr. Otto Walther and his wife, Dr. Hope Adams, founded ...
) –
Zell am Harmersbach (21 km)
Fourth Stage: Zell am Harmersbach – Höhenhäuser
Zell am Harmersbach – Niller Eck –
Steinach – Heidenschlössle – Höhenhäuser (Gasthof Kreuz) (27 km)
Fifth Stage: Höhenhäuser – Haslach
Höhenhäuser – Biereck – Hansjakob Chapel –
Hofstetten – Haslach (17.5 km)
Oberer Bauernhof im Sulzbachtal.jpg, Upper Farm in Sulzbach Valley (1st Stage)
Dorfkirche, Hausach-Dorf.jpg, Village Church, Hausach-Dorf (1st Stage)
Beim Vogt auf Mühlstein 2.jpg, At the Vogt auf Mühlstein (3rd Stage)
Mostbänkle.jpg, Mostbänkle (‘Cider Bench’; 3rd Stage)
Barberast, Welschbollenbach.jpg, Barberast, Welschbollenbach (4th Stage)
Höhenhäuser.jpg, Höhenhäuser (4th/5th Stage)
Fehrenbacher Kreuz.jpg, Fehrenbach Crucifix (5th Stage)
Literature
* Martin Kuhnle: ''Schwarzwald Mitte/Nord.'' Bergverlag Rother, München 2013, , S. 166–187.
External links
Black Forest hiking service web facility of the Black Forest Club for visualising the Black Forest trails on Google Maps with various overlays (trail network, waymarks, accommodation, …)
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Hiking trails in Baden-Württemberg
Ortenaukreis
Transport in the Black Forest