The Black Forest is one of my favorite places in Germany!
The Black Forest, or Schwarzwald in German, is located in the southwest corner of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It covers an area of 12,000 sq. km.
It gets its name for the dense conifers that block out a lot of light.
Here’s why I love it so much:
It offers many easy hiking trails with idyllic scenery. Although if you’re looking for something more challenging there are several hundred km of hiking trails to choose from as well! I haven’t done any of the longer hikes here …yet!
The Black Forest does have a dark side though:
This is a henker site where women who were suspected of witchcraft were routinely beheaded. We came across it while hiking. That’s what I love about hiking here. You just never know what you will find. Minutes before, we had come across a Christmas Market in the nearby town of Calw.
A lot of people living there are Catholic and it’s not uncommon to see huge crosses or statues of the Virgin Mary in pastures.
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We see several crosses every time we go hiking in the Black Forest.
While hiking I’ve frequently come across quaint farmhouses and pastures with either sheep or cows. I see them on almost every hike I have done.
It’s not just the Black Forest itself that I like, but also the half-timber houses that you see in small towns and villages. They look like something out of a Hans Grimm fairy tale.
Hallo Daniel John Weasner -My ( Weasner ) – ( Wessner ) Verwandten in ( 1500/1600 ) Jahrhundert kamen aus allen Teilen der Schweiz , und Reise entlang des Rheins in Baden-Baden , Württemberg, Deutschland ( im deutschen Schwarzwald ) in den frühen 1700 Jahrhundert . Später in der (1700 ) mein Schweizer Jahrhundert – Deutsch relativen per Schiff nach New York Staaten gereist , und Pennsylvania in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika. David Wessner war meine große groß er wurde in Pennsylvania im Jahr 1812 geboren , später zog er nach Crowland , Welland , Ontario, Kanada im Jahre 1815 , und starb 1912 an 97 oder 100 Jahre alt zu Quaker Road, Thorold , Welland, Ontario, Kanada. Sein Name war Daniel Weasner änderte sich, als er nach Welland, Ontario, Kanada. Seine Religion war Quäker . – Ich bin wirklich daran interessiert, dem deutschen Schwarzwald !
We are lucky to be living very close to Black Forest, so this is one of our favourite hiking destinations! 🙂 Glad you enjoyed it as well.
Now this is where I want to spend some time hiking. Gorgeous photos!
Wait…how did I miss this post? I had no idea it would be this beautiful….thanks for sharing this with us!
@Cathy – Hope you make it there one day, I’d heard a lot about it, but it surpassed my expectations and it is so beautiful, it’s easy to forget the dark side 🙂
Have not been to the Black Forest, but I’ve wanted to go there forever! I think I saw a little of it from the air when flying out of Frankfurt to Switzerland, but I’m not sure. Your photos are awesome — how beautiful, even though there’s a dark side, too.
@tehnyit – Agreed, the Black Forest is beautiful with snow as well. It really is a magical place.
@Debbie – Perhaps on your next visit to Germany? I highly recommend it to everyone!