Black Forest

In the Black Forest, European Long-Distance Trail 1 (E1) largely follows the "Westweg" from Pforzheim. This beautiful high-altitude trail is marked throughout by the Black Forest Association with a red diamond. At Lake Titisee, the E1 splits: if you choose the slightly longer route, you will cross the Feldberg, Germany’s highest low-mountain peak.

At Feldberg, you leave the Westweg and, starting at Schluchsee, follow the Mittelweg for a short stretch and then the Freiburg-Bodensee Cross-Country Trail to the final section of the E1 before the Swiss border in Konstanz. Along the way, the E1 follows part of the spectacular Schluchtensteig trail.

Last text update: 18.05.2026

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Stage overview

Stage	Distance	Walking time	Total climb	Total descent
10.01 Pforzheim - Dobel	28.6km	6h	550m	99m
10.02 Dobel - Forbach	26.1km	-	298m	694m
10.03 Forbach - Mummelsee	24.6km	-	1037m	291m
10.04 Mummelsee - Alexanderschanze (Kniebis)	22.6km	-	201m	288m
10.05 Alexanderschanze (Kniebis) - Hark	16.5km	-	45m	240m
10.06 Hark - Hausach	15.3km	-	69m	564m
10.07 Hausach - Wilhelmshöhe (Schonach)	21.1km	-	860m	109m
10.08 Wilhelmshöhe (Schonach) - Thurner	29.9km	-	294m	247m
10.09 Thurner - Feldberg	29.7km	-	1240m	802m
10.10 Feldberg - Lenzkirch	26km	-	555m	1229m
10.11 Lenzkirch - Schattenmühle	18.4km	-	678m	799m
10.12 Schattenmühle - Blumberg	21.5km	-	956m	954m
10.13 Blumberg - Engen	26.5km	-	242m	387m
10.14 Engen - Singen	26.1km	-	502m	620m
10.15 Singen - Güttingen	17.0km	-	203m	160m
10.16 Güttingen - Konstanz	27.3km	-	99m	180m

Literature

Fernwanderweg E1 Deutschland Süd

by Martin Marktl / Astrid Christ

From Hameln to Constance. With route descriptions, elevation profiles, hiking maps (1:75.000) and GPS tracks for download.

Language: german
ISBN-13: 978-3-7633-4570-0

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Rother Wanderführer - Schwarzwald Fernwanderwege: Westweg - Mittelweg - Ostweg

by Martin Kuhnle

The E1 follows the Westweg between Pforzheim and Feldberg which is described in this book.

Language: german
ISBN-13: 978-3763343980

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Fernwanderweg Westweg Schwarzwald: Von Pforzheim nach Basel

Language: german
ISBN-13: 978-3850007085

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Der Querweg: Freiburg - Bodensee

by Karin Wiedmann

Zwischen Hochfirst / Lenzkirch und Konstanz teilen sich E1 und Querweg den Wegverlauf. Ausgabe von 2007

Language: german
ISBN-13: 978-3937304496

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