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Belchen Summit (1,414 m) – View of the Wiese Valley from Belchen loop from Belchen

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Belchen Summit (1,414 m) – View of the Wiese Valley from Belchen loop from Belchen

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Belchen Summit (1,414 m) – View of the Wiese Valley from Belchen loop from Belchen

04:05

12.7km

510m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 2, 2026

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4.26 km

View of Münstertal Valley

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The views are indescribably beautiful.

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5.27 km

View towards Münstertal from Belchensteig

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View towards Münstertal from Belchensteig - a short break to enjoy the view is worthwhile!

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6.53 km

Belchen Summit (1,414 m)

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The Belchen is not the highest mountain, but it is one of the most beautiful mountains in the Black Forest, because it offers visitors a fantastic panoramic view of the …

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7.17 km

Belchen House

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When the weather is nice, the inn is very full due to the cable car. It's self-service - you place your order at the counter and you get drinks straight …

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7.70 km

View of the Wiese Valley from Belchen

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One of the many view highlights on this great mountain

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7.77 km

Descent from the Belchen

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A beautiful hiking trail with high alpine flair.

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8.45 km

View of the Alps from Belchen

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Almost every travel and hiking guidebook praises the Belchen as the Black Forest's most beautiful viewpoint. And it's true – even when visibility is moderate, the Feldberg massif, the Swiss …

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9.79 km

Beautiful view made our small section off the planned route gone again. Guaranteed pure idyll 😜 Better not to pursue it. It's better to go back a few meters at the Krinne and then take the right path 🤭

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12.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.73 km

5.68 km

852 m

378 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.25 km

3.16 km

1.82 km

318 m

173 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,400 m)

Lowest point (1,060 m)

Weather

Friday 3 July

27°C

9°C

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Comments

August 27, 2022,Schwarzwald: Badischer Belchen - Krinne - Wiedener Eck - Belchenbahn-Talstation

Second visit to the Belchen. The spectacular view was limited today. But the interplay of wafts of fog and dark clouds also had a very special appeal. The occasional rain, while the temperatures were still summery, was also a blessing when running. As a group of three, we walked rather leisurely to the Wiedener Eck. Then, however, a medical problem …

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May 12, 2022,Belchensteig Südschwarzwald Münstertal

Komoot was spinning around there, we got on at Wiedner Eck. Fantastically beautiful. From the Belchenbahn valley station we drove 300 m to the summit. I should have paused the navigation, Komoot didn't like that. Down from the pass at the back, fantastic, the vegetation changes every 500m. All in all exhausting and beautiful

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August 12, 2022,Wiedener Eck – Belchenblick Runde von Mittelbach 5. Tag

Start at the valley station of the Belchenbahn. Beautiful tour with moderate gradients. The path to the summit is very beautiful but steep. At the top you will be rewarded with a great all-round view. Descent with the Belchenbahn.

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November 1, 2025,Belchensteig

The Belchensteig trail leads back to the starting point, unfortunately the clock stopped working before then.

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September 4, 2022,Belchensteig

Rightly awarded the most beautiful hiking trail in Germany😀. Counterclockwise is the nicer direction.

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October 30, 2024,Belchensteig

From Wiedener Eck up to Belchen via the red diamond and then as a circular route back via the blue and yellow. The way there is definitely nicer. The way back is a lot of wide, booooring paths. As the cable car goes up to Belchen, it was already too crowded for me. After the obligatory photo of the summit …

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August 6, 2024,Belchensteig ab Wiedener Eck

The Belchensteig was voted the most beautiful premium hiking trail in the Black Forest in 2020. And since the Belchen summit is the most beautiful for me, I have now hiked up it 4 times. Twice with lovely colleagues. However, always variations of the route. So I have to do it again ........
If the weather is as great as …

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August 25, 2022,Genießerpfad - Belchensteig

We're just hanging around in the Black Forest and when we heard about the "Germany's most beautiful hiking trail 2020" award for the Belchensteig, we just had to walk it. After today's hike, we fully agree with the assessment, the Belchensteig is really a varied hiking trail that is worth walking at least once. After yesterday's Feldbergsteig hike, which we …

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Belchen Summit (1,414 m) – View of the Wiese Valley from Belchen loop from Belchen

View of Münstertal Valley

View towards Münstertal from Belchensteig

Belchen Summit (1,414 m)

Belchen House

View of the Wiese Valley from Belchen

Descent from the Belchen

View of the Alps from Belchen

View of the Rhine Plain

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