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.
Rench Valley Trail | |
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View of the Rench valley from the Bauernkopf | |
Length | 98 km |
Location | Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Black Forest |
Trailheads | Bottenau; Ruins of Schauenburg |
Use | hiking trail |
Elevation change | 863 m |
Highest point | Schliffkopf (1,055 m) |
Lowest point | Bottenau (192 m) |
Difficulty | medium |
Season | spring to autumn |
Waymark | blue and green diamond with a stylised "rs" on a white background |
Maintained by | Black Forest Club |
History
editThe Rench Valley Trail was first certified on 15 January 2011 by the German Rambling Association as a high quality German trail (Qualitätsweg Wanderbares Deutschland)[1] and opened on 22 May 2011.
Short description
editFrom 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 to the Alexanderschanze. 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
edit- ^ "Pressemitteilung" (PDF) (in German). Deutscher Wanderverband. 2011-01-13. Archived from the original (pdf; 82 KB) on 2014-10-30. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
Literature
edit- Naturpark Schwarzwald Mitte/Nord (publ.): Wandern auf dem Renchtalsteig.
- Martin Kuhnle: Schwarzwald Mitte/Nord. Bergverlag Rother, Munich, 2013, ISBN 978-3-7633-4420-8, pp. 122–139.
External links
edit- 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, …)