Hiking Highlight
Recommended by 288 out of 306 hikers
This Highlight is in a protected area
Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Schwarzwald Mitte/Nord
Location: Kinzigtal, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Small resting place with cross at the crossroads of the Westweg and Jakobusweg.
August 4, 2018
The white cross is located at a small crossroads and allows you to hike further to Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Hausach or to the Spitzfelsen viewpoint
May 6, 2020
“Each of these crosses can tell its own story and what prompted people to erect “their” cross at this point. (...) These wayside crosses were erected as visible signs and attract the attention of many people. The cross is a symbol of life. It stands as a sign of our Christian hope and wants to direct our gaze to Jesus Christ, who has overcome death (...). The cross is part of our life as it was in the life of Jesus.
So I wish that many people … visit the crosses, whether as places of stillness and breathing space before God, whether as places for community gatherings, prayer and praise to God.”
(Text source: Dean Rainald M. Ollig
in: “Crossroads. Small sacred monuments as a sign of popular piety")
October 16, 2021
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