Monat: September 2021

One of the first excursions after the winter break in the crisis in Germany was to the Blankenhorn castle ruins.

Our last hike in 2020 was again in the Palatinate Forest around the village of Böllenborn. By now we had reached some fitness and the route was thus 25 km long and led over numerous hills through forests and meadows over lonely paths through an incipient winter landscape. The elevation gain was supposedly 1200 m. However, I can not really believe this value. After this hike, winter began to set in the area and hiking was still possible, but we switched to cross-country skis. Fortunately, despite the crisis, we found a lonely track in the Black Forest where we could ski for a few days in a very beautiful area. After that we got our house handed over and were busy with renovation and moving work for a few weeks. Here you can download the GPS track of the hike: http://www.summer-ends.de/hiking-tracks/gps-gpx-track-hiking-around-boellenborn-germany/

Once again we went for a hike in the Palatinate Forest, close to the French border. This time we had to start again due to the short time with daylight quite early in the morning to be able to carry out our quite extensive hike. The hike was mostly over meadows and forests around the village of Busenberg in the Palatinate Forest in Germany and took place in December 2020. Our GPS said for the total distance only about 20 km which seemed quite strange to us, it should have been more. However, there were 5 steep hills to climb and the elevation gain was almost 1000m according to the GPS. Overall, this route was once again highly recommended. Despite the season, there were still some hikers on the road, but nowhere was crowded, with the exception of the castle Drachenfels. There were already some excursionists on the road, but much less than in the summer. Here is a GPS track for download: http://www.summer-ends.de/hiking-tracks/hiking-gpx-track-busenberg-germany/

On this hike we went once again to the Palatinate Forest in Rhineland-Palatinate. The distance was in 20 km with an altitude gain of 900m. In total, we needed in December 2020 for this the whole day from early 0900 to sunset at about 1600. Like all routes so far in the Palatinate Forest, this route is also highly recommended. However, we had the special circumstance with much fog. For me personally, that was not dramatic at all, but just something else. This had led to an extremely different mood, precisely because there was no noise anywhere. You can download a GPS track here: http://www.summer-ends.de/hiking-tracks/hiking-gpx-track-oberschlettenbach-germany/

On this hike we went once again to the Black Forest in the direction of Bad Herrenalb. The days were already much colder and in the early morning frost could be seen on the meadows. At the beginning there was a quite steep ascent from a height of 400m up to a mountain with a height of 900m. From below the summit we had a magnificent view over the deep clouds or the fog in the Rhine valley. Afterwards the descent took place again. The route was 22 km long and was partly quite crowded. Here you can download a gps track of the hike: http://www.summer-ends.de/hiking-tracks/hiking-gpx-track-bad-herrenalb-germany/

This hike took place in November 2020 in the area around the city of Ingelheim in Germany. First, it went up a mountain to an area with a stud farm and numerous horses. Then it went back down into the valley of Ingelheim and through the town back to the village and through vineyards to the village where we started in the morning. Here you can download a gps track of the hike: http://www.summer-ends.de/hiking-tracks/hiking-track-ingelheim-germany/

Billigheim is a small village in Rheinland/Pfalz in Germany. The area is characterized by agriculture and especially by wine growing. Billigheim is located in the Rhine valley a little east of the Palatinate Forest and only a few kilometers north of France, Alsace. This hike started with about 0900 o’clock quite early and at -1°C also with quite cool temperatures. The distance was almost 27 km and we actually hiked almost from sunrise to sunset at the end of November. In addition to the length of the hike, there was an ascent of almost 700 meters, so that we noticed our feet especially at the end of the hike. GPX track for download: http://www.summer-ends.de/hiking-tracks/hiking-gpx-track-billigheim-rheinland-pfalz-germany/