The varied landscape in the Black Forest is ideal for sporting activities of all sorts. Especially hikers and Nordic walking enthusiasts feel particularly at home on the slopes of Germany's south west mountain range. From the vineyards on the western slopes and towards the Rhine to the gorges of the east, from the thick forest of the north to the sunny mountain ridges of the south with their spectacular views, and in the Black Forest itself - the most beautiful walking routes are to be found.

A first class network of cycle paths and the variety of landscape mean each cycling holiday is an adventure in itself. Steep climbs, gentle hills, wide valleys - just do your own thing on one of the numerous mountain-bike trails.

From a tour of the high alpine summits to a leisurely stroll - the Black Forest offers a mixed bouquet of choices for practically every walking venture. Well marked, perfectly staged and complete with one of the finest walking services to help organize your every wish.

Fir trees laden with snow, wide expanses of glistening white, pure winter wonderland. Numerous pistes and cross-country trails, toboggan runs and skating rinks promise perfect winter fun in this the biggest skiing area in the German Mittelebirge mountains.

It was Philipp Bussemer from Baden-Baden who, at the end of the last century, opened what was probably the first tourist information centre in the Black Forest next to his haberdashery shop. For him, publishing hiking maps and numerous hiking guides for the Black Forest Society was more important than his career.

* Heart rate is 5-17 beats per minute higher (for example in normal walking heart rate is 130 beats/minute and in Nordic Walking 147 beats per minute i.e. increase is 13%)

* Energy consumption increases when using poles by an average of 20% compared with ordinary walking without poles

* Up to a 46% increase in energy consumption (Cooper Institute research, Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sports 2002 publication)

Nordic Walking is more than just hiking in a funny outfit and trying to be noticed. It is the perfect complement to pleasure and active hiking. A brief tour in the morning works wonders, or it is the ideal way of rounding off a day of rest.

Our virtual tour suggestions make every inveterate biker’s heart beat faster. These pages give you an excellent overview of a number of selected mountain bike tracks in the Black Forest.

Using the latest in web technology, we present a total of 14 multimedia tours:
experience the tracks “true to life“ with 3D models, altitude profiles, pictures, panoramic views and videos and plan your routes for your next biking holidays.
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The Black Forest is one of Germany’s most popular and well-known low mountain ranges. It stretches from Karlsruhe right down to Basel and, like almost no other tourist holiday region, is the perfect venue for golf. The varied terrains of the courses in the Black Forest make golfing an unforgettable experience.

In 1864 the Black Forest Society was founded by restaurateurs and industrialists in Freiburg. The main aim of the society back then was to make people aware of the Black Forest and to establish routes so that they could discover its beauty. The number of trails, paths, observations towers and hiking lodges that had sprung up so soon after it was founded showed they had done their job.

In 1900, the tow hiking pioneers philipp Bussemer from Baden-Baden and Julius Kaufmann from Lahr were commissioned by the Black Forest Society to establish and mark the first long-distance hiking route from Pforzheim to Basle.