The Rench Valley Trail (german: Renchtalsteig) is a 98-kilometre-long 'prestige hiking trail (''Prädikatswanderweg'') in the
Central/North Black Forest Nature Park in
Germany. It runs in five stages around the
Rench valley with its start and finish near
Oberkirch.
History
The Rench Valley Trail was first certified on 15 January 2011 by the
German Rambling Association as a high quality German trail (''Qualitätsweg Wanderbares Deutschland'')
and opened on 22 May 2011.
Short description
From its starting point in
Bottenau the Rench Valley Trail runs through vineyards to
Schloss Staufenberg and continues to the
Mooskopf with its Moos Tower. With steep ascents and descents in places, the route runs along the southern side of the Rench valley past
Oppenau and
Bad Peterstal
Bad Peterstal-Griesbach ( gsw, label=Low Alemannic, Bad Petersdal-Griesbach) is a municipality in the district of Ortenau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
Matthias Erzberger was murdered here on August 26, 1921, for signing the 1918 Armistice f ...
to the
Alexanderschanze
The Alexanderschanze (Alexander's Redoubt) is a mountain pass, , on the B 28 federal road at Freudenstadt in the Northern Black Forest in southern Germany. In the vicinity is also a fortification and hotel of the same name.
Pass
The Alexanders ...
. After passing the source of the Rench, the highest point on the route is reached: the
Schliffkopf. The path now runs downhill to the ruins of
All Saints' Abbey and the
All Saints Waterfalls. Returning to the Rench valley, the route reaches its finishing point at the ruins of the
Schauenburg.
References
Literature
* Naturpark Schwarzwald Mitte/Nord (publ.):
Wandern auf dem Renchtalsteig''
* Martin Kuhnle: ''Schwarzwald Mitte/Nord.'' Bergverlag Rother, Munich, 2013, , pp. 122–139.
External links
Renchtalsteig– Website of Rench Valley Tourism
Renchtalsteig– Website of Black Forest Tourism
Wanderservice Schwarzwald– Hiking portal of the Black Forest Club with various map views and overlays (trail network, signposts, accommodation, …)
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Hiking trails in Baden-Württemberg
Transport in the Black Forest