Baiersbronn Himmelsweg: Woodcutter Route

At the beginning, there is a slight ascent along the forest edge up the valley. Past the Block Hut, down a meadow path, past the last houses in the Tonbach valley, the path leads to the Tonbach valley hollow. Here the route follows the stream upstream.

At first, the Tonbach valley appears sharply rocky through a narrow section at the ford but opens after a few hundred meters toward the Meadow Hut into a lovely and wider meadow valley. Always following the Tonbach, you eventually reach an old salve oven. Then follows an approximately 1 km long ascent to Überzwercher Mountain, which is somewhat strenuous but becomes an experience due to its path character.

After another short ascent, you leave the gravel path and enter a natural path into the Kleemisse raised bog area. Upon arrival at Kleemisse, a short detour to the Huzenbach Lake view is worthwhile. The view of the lake lying deeply in the cirque is spectacular. Especially in July, during the pond lily bloom, the Huzenbach Lake appears in full splendor. Then thousands of small yellow blossoms can be seen dancing on the water surface. This unique resting place is worth lingering.

Continuing through the Kleemisse raised bog area, the route follows more or less along the ridge to another highlight of this hike. The refreshment spot at Upper Zinken. It is located in a particularly exposed position with dreamy views of the Tonbach valley and Baiersbronn.

The return to the Tonbach valley begins after the Höllkopf with a short descent to an old salve oven, leads slightly uphill again to the Priorstein, followed 400 m further by an old border stone from 1557. Here the ridge ends; the Murg valley lies ahead of the hiker. The path back to the starting point leads over a narrow old woodcutter path into the front Tonbach valley to the House of the Guest.