ギューテンバッハの峠・トップ8

It is beautiful here

The Spirzen climb leads to the B500 at Thurner, but you can avoid it if you want to go to Jostal; the Hofstraße is the best option, directly behind the Thurner Wirtshaus.

The top of the pass should be somewhere else. It's a great climb, relatively quiet.

The Steigstraße flows into the Spirzenstraße pass coming from the town of Wagensteig. This stretch is very steep in places, with a gradient of more than 15%, but I would estimate it to be easily 18 - 20%. This little road initially leads through the forest, then continues through open countryside. You are alone there, in contrast to the Spirzenstraße, where motorcyclists - and car drivers - race uphill. Nevertheless, you can hear the roar of the engines from the Spirzenstraße at the upper end of the Steigstraße. From the Spirzenpass you have an unobstructed view towards St. Märgen and the Schweighöfen.

The incline is moderate, but about 10km long. The surface is ..... So it's best to go up here and not down.

10km uphill with an average gradient of almost 10%, that's something. That separates the chaff from the wheat, as the saying goes.

Entry to Schaibenloipe. Connecting trail to the trail center and to Schönwald. Parking and bus stop (hourly).

Good food, promising paths and little altitude speak for the Escheck pass between Basler and Schützenbachtal. However, it can get crowded here. Top destinations that can be easily reached from here are: Stöcklewaldkopf (1067m; hiking home and observation tower with a view of the Alps) Martinskapelle / Brend: Source of the Danube, extensive, attractive hiking area and enjoy one of the most beautiful views in the Black Forest from the Brend Tower, several places to stop for refreshments with good food