St. Martin's Chapel, Furtwangen – Günterfelsen loop from Schönwald im Schwarzwald

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Baden-Württemberg

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Schönwald im Schwarzwald

St. Martin's Chapel, Furtwangen – Günterfelsen loop from Schönwald im Schwarzwald

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St. Martin's Chapel, Furtwangen – Günterfelsen loop from Schönwald im Schwarzwald

03:26

11.7km

320m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

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Naturpark Südschwarzwald

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.86 km

European Watershed Danube–Rhine

Highlight • Natural Monument

Above the source of the Danube is - quite surprisingly :-) - the watershed between the Danube and the Rhine. And with a little luck you can see all the …

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5.05 km

Kolmenhof Guesthouse

Highlight • Restaurant

Pretty much the nicest operators I've met on the Westweg!
By the way, recently the inn has a mini "tent site" (call in advance (reserve), i.e. a strip of meadow …

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5.11 km

St. Martin's Chapel, Furtwangen

Highlight • Religious Site

More information under the following link:
de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martinskapelle_(Furtwangen)

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6.17 km

Günterfelsen

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The Günterfelsen is the absolute highlight on this stage and will amaze you. The large granite formations appear to be mystical, in the middle of the forest between Martinskapelle and …

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6.25 km

Grenzsteinweg (Boundary Stone Trail) in Naturpark Südschwarzwald

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The trail is a lovely alternative to the Westweg, especially if you have a thing for old boundary stones.
It's a bit rocky at times, but that's also what makes it so beautiful.

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8.69 km

Pius Chapel

Highlight • Religious Site

Nice simple chapel with a large hiking car park nearby. Therefore suitable as a starting point for hikes e.g. to the Brendturm or to the source of the Danube.

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10.7 km

Katharinenhöhe Adventure Park

Highlight • Rest Area

Simply fantastic!

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11.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.70 km

1.74 km

1.34 km

916 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.83 km

1.95 km

1.33 km

740 m

702 m

150 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,130 m)

Lowest point (920 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

11°C

4°C

28 %

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Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

December 31, 2024,Schönwald Biathlonzentrum - Brend

At the moment almost all paths are covered in snow. Strenuous but beautiful.

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July 13, 2023,Wanderung Elz- und Bregquelle💦

Today we did a very nice hike. Based on the book "Sensual Walks in the Black Forest" Sources, streams, waterfalls
The hike starts at Escheck (large free car park) via the Katharinenhöhe a rehabilitation clinic, past a moor to the Elzquelle. The route continues uphill to the Martinskapelle, below the Kolmenhof lies the Bregquelle. The vernacular says "Brigach and Breg …

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October 17, 2021,Herbstrunde 🍁🍂vom Escheck über die Martinskapelle zum Brendturm

A hiking trail leads from the parking lot at Escheck next to the narrow access road to Katharinenhöhe. From there it goes on a beautiful forest path and over open spaces to the Elzquelle (small inconspicuous sign - just as inconspicuous as the unconspicuous spring 😉)
The Martinskapelle is very busy on Sundays - many walkers are also on the …

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January 22, 2023,🌲 Schwarzwald 🌟 Brend 1149m

Fantastic ✨️ winter hike with friends 😍 I could just walk it again tomorrow ☝🏼 with the drone 🎮 in my luggage 🤣

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December 4, 2023,🌲 Schwarzwald 📍Escheck ➡️ Donauquelle ⛰️ Brend 1149m

Today the last fat reserves were being used.
Booked a winter tour with *@Südschwede World Travel * and got an untracked deep snow (min. 60cm) hike (without snowshoes) with a lot of snow flurries over a good 3km or more with funny situations. I keep saying, staying at home is not an option. Please refer to the tour at @Südschwede …

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December 4, 2023,Escheck (1060 m) - Schönwald - Elzquelle - Martinskapelle - Bregquelle - Günterfelsen - Brend (1149m) - Neuweg - Doldenhof - Escheck

Hello friends of well-groomed hiking,

Escheck was the starting point for a very snowy and strenuous hike with Noreen. Parked on the Escheck where there are some free hiking parking spaces available.
Immediately after the start we went down the Escheckstrasse to Schönwald, including crossing a ski slope (km 0.9). Since there were no lifts yet, crossing was easy. So …

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June 18, 2025,Vergessene Pfade im Schwarzwald 👉 Ursprung von Elz und Donau

I took my time on this tour; it wasn't too demanding, through a beautiful area and landscape, unfortunately a lot of asphalt, and yet I was already in Schönwald.

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December 17, 2023,Auf den Brend von Schönwald mit Schnee

Today it should be the brand. We started from Escheck with good parking options. First over asphalt to Katharinenhöhe and then steeply down to the Pius Chapel and opposite again steeply up over snow-covered paths to the Brend. Today great panorama with a view of the Alps and fog in the Rhine plain. Back further over snow past the Martinskapelle …

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