Monat: September 2021

This hike was once again in the Stromberg/Heuchelberg nature reserve in Baden-Württemberg in Germany, this time around a village called Spielberg. The route was again about 20 km long and went through vineyards, forests and meadows and smaller villages in a circle without having particularly much ascent.

This hike took place on the edge of the Stromberg/Heuchelberg Nature Park in Baden-Wuerttemberg in Germany in the spring of 2021 around the village of Oberderdingen. The hike was first through the forests of the Stromberg, then through a quite hidden valley with vineyards, further over quite open fields and finally the last part through the forest again. Unfortunately, it was relatively cold and windy that day, but nevertheless the route was well worth seeing.

On this hike we went once again into the Palatinate Forest. The route was this time the Rimbach Steig and was again in about 20 km long. As always, the Palatinate Forest was quite hilly but this time not so high elevation gain.

For this hike we went a little further east to a hike around Wuestenrot. We were not quite clear what would expect us. The drive there was actually not so bad, especially because we were on the road so early. The route was once again about 20 km long and was very well rated. At the beginning, the route also made a very good impression, but this changed greatly after about half. At the end, the track was just annoying. Until now, we had actually always been very lucky, but this time not at all. This was mainly due to the fact that the route is almost exclusively on asphalt and only quite a few parts are on forest trails. Quite a long time you run on roads without footpaths and you are repeatedly led directly through any villages. This is quite annoying, especially when the sun is shining and there is hardly any shade on open meadows in the middle of the road. The counter is interesting to look at, but only if you are on stuffy single-family home settlement and want to look at the dreary life. Of course, it looks like this: It was advertised with a tower that you can visit. We had not expected to visit due to the crisis. That would not have gone otherwise, because the only sometime in the week at noon has open and also costs money. Furthermore, there is a castle. The castle is private property and if you are lucky and allowed, then you can look into the courtyard. As I said the counter looks quite special. But there are actually only houses to see. We are but to see nature and tranquility. Here, unfortunately, it was exactly the opposite, especially when the motorcyclists came later.

This time the hike was a 20 km round trip around the Ravensburg near Sulzfeld in Germany in the year 2021. Still in crisis and in spring it was a welcome change to hike in the awakening nature. The route was scenic typical of the area and except for the length not demanding. It went quite often on paved roads and often times on asphalt, but was quite interesting. Unfortunately, you can not visit the castle, because it is privately owned. However, there are quite interesting views on the tour.

Mid-April 2021 and still crisis time with cases rising again. So there is nothing left to do but continue to run around in the counter. However, there are also quite appealing places and routes to look at. On this hike over a distance of about 20 km, it went this time near Heilbronn in a wine-growing area. The hike was as almost always on a Saturday, because on this day you always have quite few people on the routes. The total ascent was this time however only approx. 250 m which made this distance this time substantially easier. It was especially interesting at the end because we had not expected such a strange village.

After our start into the 2021 hiking season the weekend before, this time we went on a tour around the village of Busenberg in the Palatinate Forest. We had already made this tour in December 2020, although it was then already quite wintry but no snow. This time, however, it was only slightly warmer, but by the sun already much friendlier to look at and especially by the awakening nature a strong change to December. The hike took place on Easter Saturday. Actually, I had expected quite a few hikers, but there were actually in the morning no one who met us and in the afternoon only quite a few. Overall, this tour is highly recommended, but it should bring a sufficient condition. Because it is a circular route, you can actually always go back on a direct path, but by the constant up and down, this tour is not exactly easy. After all, almost 1000m ascent to cope and the same down again and that on a distance of 20 km.

For the second time in 2021, there was slightly more sunshine and slightly higher temperatures. Meanwhile, the winter is almost over and it was time on a first major hike for the year. This time it should go to the nature park Heuchelberg. The route was 21 km long and lasted for us from about 0930 to 1530 with about 500m elevation gain. We started first in Häfnerhaslach and followed a path through a forest, then along a vineyard in a quite hidden valley, further through a hamlet and again along a much larger vineyard. Then we went back through the forest on the mountain, through the valley of Häfnerhaslach and also there through the woods back again. Overall, the route is rather exhausting from the length. Overall, there are no hiking difficulties except for the length. We had not seen any places to stop anywhere. Now this was probably not only due to the crisis situation, but there was probably really nowhere to eat and drink. GPS GPX Track for download: http://www.summer-ends.de/hiking-tracks/gps-gpx-track-hiking-haefnerhaslach/