Easy cancellation up to 35 days before departure
This tour is covered by our special easy cancellation policy up to 35 days before departure.
Itinerary
You'll arrive in the town of Saig, where you'll check into the first hotel of the tour and receive a welcome pack with directions and maps for the tour.
Hotel (example): Hotel Hochfirst
You start your hike from the ridge above the high ridge at Titisee. From there you have a beautiful view of Lake Titisee, Feldberg and the peaks of the Austrian and Swiss Alps. The trail leads you down to the first high point, the ‘Wutachschlucht’. In this nature reserve, an exciting primeval landscape with romantic gorges and cascading waterfalls awaits you. You end the day by taking the bus from Schattenmühle to your hotel in Löffingen.
Hotel (example): Linde
Start the day by taking the bus back to Schattenmühle and hike along the Wutach River through breathtaking scenery. Level paths lead you to Achdorf, where the river bends towards the Rhine. You'll reach today's destination Blumberg via the waterfalls of Schleifenbach. Once there, take a look at the ‘Gänseliesel’ fountain and the local carnival masks.
Hotel (example): Hirschen
Today's tour takes you over the Buchberg hill, from where you can see the famous Sauschwänzlebahn railway. In Randen you'll find an amazing site: the Blue Stone, a rock group of basalt columns up to 10 metres high, formed during the eruption of the westernmost Hegau volcanoes. The remaining kilometres take you through a charming landscape to today's destination Tengen.
Hotel (example): Hotel Bibermühle
The next stage takes you from Tengen past the Wannenberg hill over Duggenhart, one of the higher wooded hills crossed by the old post trail. From here you have a great view of the snow-capped Alpine peaks and the hilly landscape of Hegau. Walk across meadows and through forests to Engen, where you can stroll through the cosy old town.
Hotel (example): Engener Höhe
The meadow is surrounded by the ancient, long-extinct volcanic cones of the Hegau, the neighbouring Lake Constance and the majestic Alps. The seven Hegauberge mountains Hohentwiel, Hohenstoffeln, Hohenkrähen, Mägdeberg, Hohenhewen, Neuhewen and Höwenegg lie in a row next to each other. The remains of the Hohenhewen ruins can still be found in the 845 metre high mountain.
From the observation deck you can admire the Hegau and on clear days even Lake Constance and the Alps. Across an open field you can hike over the summit, past the Mägdeberg ruins to Singen with its many cultural monuments.
Hotel (example): Hotel Hohentwiel
The final tour leads past the old mansion ‘Friedinger Schlössle’ past Steisslingen to the ruins of Homberg, from where you have a wonderful view of Untersee with the island of Reichenau and the Mettnau peninsula in Radolfzell. Soon you leave Querweg and hike through the Mindelsee nature reserve over to Lake Constance.
Hotel (example): Hotel zur Schmide
Your hiking holiday from the Black Forest to Lake Constance is now over. You will leave the last hotel of the tour during the morning.
Pictures from the trip
Prices and dates
The price includes
- 7 nights in good 3-star hotels and inns
- Breakfast every day
- Detailed descriptions of the carefully suggested routes (route maps, route descriptions, info on relevant tourist attractions and important phone numbers - in English)
- Luggage transport between hotels
- Access to the route in our GPS app, which also works offline
- 24-hour local and international service hotline for the duration of the tour
- This is a package holiday and is covered by the Travel Guarantee Fund and the Package Travel Act - see what benefits this brings you - click here
- Transport to Germany round trip
- Tourist tax (if due)
- Handling fee (€20)
- Cancellation and travel insurance
Practical information
The price is based upon two people sharing. It is also possible travel alone in a single room. Simply choose "1 person" in the booking form and it will automatically add the single room surcharge.
On this tour you will be on your own supplied with maps, route descriptions and luggage transfers. That means that your time is your own and you have plenty of time to enjoy the stages in your own pace.
Check the price quickly
You can quickly check the price of your desired trip without having to fill in anything. Here's how:
- Choose your desired start date
- Click on the green button "See price and reserve your holiday" and go to the booking form
- Select number of people, add any optional extras and see the price at the bottom of the page (you don't have to fill in anything on the form).
Get a quote
For example, if you want a flight included or changes to the trip, you can order a quote for this using the "Get a quote" button. Remember to describe in detail what, if anything, you want changed.
The process of your booking
When you book, we will start booking hotels and arranging all the practical details of the trip. This process typically takes 2-5 working days, but some bookings may take longer. If you are arranging your own transport, we recommend that you wait until we have confirmed your booking before arranging this.
Dates
If you can select the date in the tour calendar at the top of this page, this is a possible start date. We continually update the tours with sold-out dates, after which those dates will turn red and cannot be selected.
TTo get to Saig, you can either fly to Zurich, Basel, or Stuttgart. Flights are not included in the trip price. You can easily find a suitable flight via a flight booking engine such as Momondo or Skyscanner.
Notice: we recommend that you book with us and wait for the confirmation before you book your flights.
It works like this:
- You book your chosen holiday with us
- We confirm your holiday (usually within 3-5 business days)
- You arrange your transportation
Get a quote
If you prefer that we handle your flight, then we would be happy to arrange this for you. You simply book a quote below the map on this page and we will return with a quote as soon as possible (usually within 48 working hours). Please note that we add a handling fee of 45 euro to each flight and this means that the flight will be cheaper if you book it yourself.
On this trip, you will stay at nice tourist-class hotels and inns.
When booking, you can choose whether you want accommodation in a double room or a single room. Please note that if you are traveling alone, it is necessary to choose a "single room."
In the itinerary, you can see examples of the hotels we often use for this trip. If there are no available rooms at these hotels when you book the trip, we will reserve hotels of equivalent or better quality.
Breakfast is included every day. It is easy to find lunch and dinner in the cities on the trip.
Luggage transfer is included on this tour. Upon arrival at the first hotel you will be given luggage tags along with the rest of the welcome package. You fill out the luggage tags and put them on your bags where they will remain for the duration of the tour.
Your luggage is picked up from the hotel lobby around 9am every morning and will arrive at your next hotel at 6pm at the latest (often long before that). If there are any special exceptions to the luggage transfer you will be notified upon arrival.
Luggage transfer includes one bag per guest and the bags can weigh 20kg each.
This journey has difficulty level 2
Grade 2
Easy hiking on reasonably good trails. The day walks will last 4-6 hours in hilly terrain. Anyone in good physical condition can participate. Your luggage will be transported and you only carry a light daypack. Requires comfortable footwear such as trekking shoes or hiking boots.
Read more about our grading system here.
On this tour, you will receive the following documents:
Upon booking
Immediately after booking this trip, you'll recieve a pre-booking-email where you can get a complete overview of your booking. Once the tour is confirmed you get a confirmation email from us along with practical information about the tour.
One month before departure
You will receive a hotel list and final travel documents.
Upon arrival at the first hotel
You'll receive the welcome pack, which contains everything you need for the trip. There will be route descriptions, maps, luggage tags and specific local vouchers. The documents are in English.
Notice: On some tours it is necessary to either print the documents yourself or to bring them electronically.
We recommend taking out travel insurance that covers at least illness, accident, repatriation, lost holiday, luggage and liability. As a customer, you are responsible for taking out the necessary travel insurance to cover these costs.
Before taking out insurance, you should check whether you are already covered by travel or cancellation insurance through your home insurance company, credit card or similar - please note that there may be differences in insurance coverage.
After booking this trip, you get access to various discount schemes.
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