Charming mountain landscape and forests around Lenzkirch

You start at the tourist information centre at the Kurhaus in Lenzkirch and leave the town on Freiburger Straße. Turn off towards the industrial estate and after a short climb you will reach the ‘Wasserwerk’ (waterworks) (wonderful view of Lenzkirch). Continue through the Bergerhalde, then past the ‘Berger Stierhütte’ to the Windgfällweiher pond, which invites you to take a refreshing break. Passing the lush green high pastures of Raitenbuch, the trail leads over the Fischbacher Höhe to the open Hinterhäuser (shortcut to Lenzkirch possible).

The tour first takes you along the Waldhofweg, then past the windmill at the ‘Olpenhütte’ (former glassworks) to Grünwald, from where you can enjoy far-reaching views. After a brisk descent and crossing the B315, you reach the Löffelschmiede. Follow the ‘Bähnleradweg’ cycle path for a short distance and then turn off into the Haslachschlucht gorge. A small tarred road leads up to Kappel and then steeply up to the ‘Franzosenkreuz’, where you can enjoy a magnificent panorama. Through the forest, past Hierabrunnen, you reach the Hochfirst with its 25 metre high tower. Through Saig and past the Hierakreuz, it is almost all downhill to the starting point in Lenzkirch.

We recommend the wearing of a helmet.

Kurhaus Lenzkirch