Table of Contents

Overview map

Transport map

Introduction

The Westweg

Geology

History

Plants and wildlife

Bannwald

Walking the Westweg

Getting there

Getting around

Walking without luggage

Where to stay

First and last nights

Food and drink

Dangers and annoyances

When to go

Equipment

Maps, navigation and GPS

Trail etiquette

Language

Telecommunications

Health and insurance

Money matters

Tourist information

Using this guide

Pforzheim to Hausach

Stage 1 Pforzheim to Dobel

Stage 2 Dobel to Forbach

Stage 3 Forbach to Unterstmatt

Stage 4 Unterstmatt to Alexanderschanze

Stage 5 Alexanderschanze to Hark

Stage 6 Hark to Hausach

Hausach to Titisee

Stage 7 Hausach to Wilhelmshöhe

Stage 8 Wilhelmshöhe to Kalte Herberge

Stage 9 Kalte Herberge to Titisee

Western route: Titisee to Basel

Stage 10A Titisee to Notschrei

Stage 11A Notschrei to Haldenhof

Stage 12A Haldenhof to Kandern

Stage 13A Kandern to Basel

Eastern route: Titisee to Basel

Stage 10B Titisee to Feldberg

Stage 11B Feldberg to Weißenbachsattel

Stage 12B Weißenbachsattel to Hasel

Stage 13B Hasel to Degerfelden

Stage 14B Degerfelden to Basel

Appendix A Route summary table

Appendix B Accommodation

Appendix C Further information

Appendix D German-English glossary

About the Author

Born and raised in Berlin, Kat Morgenstern is a grassroots herbalist, ethnobotanist, writer and ecotravel professional. She has spent most of her adult life in the UK, US and France but currently lives in Germany's southern Black Forest, where she loves to roam the hills and forests.