Escape the city – Ford weekend adventures from the Alps to Franconia

With birds and squirrels on you and you? At the idyllic Seemühle in the Spessart Nature Park, you spend the night high up in the treetops: ten tree houses are hidden in a romantic oak and beech forest in the beautiful Waizenbach valley. They were built in an ecologically sustainable way, are furnished… read more

This circular hike starts seven minutes by car from your tree house hotel at the Roßmühle. As an alternative, you can also hike directly from your accommodation, then the tour will be extended by around two hours. It goes through the beautiful Saale valley, through a hilly landscape, on volcanic mountains… read more

At the entrance to Franconian Switzerland lies the rustic craftsman's farm, whose beginnings go back to the 19th century. At that time, a typical half-timbered house was built, which is now surrounded by an idyllic garden and orchards. And that's exactly where you spend the night: Surrounded by 80-year… read more

After a relaxing night in the cozy shepherd's car, you start directly from your accommodation in the direction of Großenoher Bach. At the skewer mill you cross the water and keep to the right to hike up to the Drei Zinnen at Großenhohe: The stone formations protrude like three long fingers and form a… read more

Cozy, relaxed and special: There are four sleeping barrels at the Zugspitze campsite, which on the one hand offer a camping feeling in the great outdoors and on the other hand lots of comfort and a comfortable bed. From the small terrace of your sleeping barrel, which is made of fragrant pine wood, you… read more

The picturesque Eibsee is just a short drive from your accommodation at the Zugspitze campsite. With a view of the steep slopes of the Wetterstein Mountains, you hike once around the shimmering lake, which is still privately owned today. Therefore, apart from the hotel, the entire lake shore is undeveloped… read more

Let yourself be transported back to childhood and spend the night in a teepee in the middle of the forest? You can do that at the Black Forest camp on Schluchsee, which was named Germany's most beautiful campsite by an outdoor magazine in 2018. The tipis are equipped with comfortable beds and a small… read more

For centuries, children, mostly young boys, have taken on the hard work of herding cattle. Far away from their families, they were out and about in wind and weather in the Black Forest and drove the herds through the landscape. The Hochschwarzwälder Shepherd's Path follows its routes along the high pastures… read more