q  Day 1: Arrive towards early evening at Barental. Settle into a typical Black Forest hotel, which at 950m is situated near the edge of the forest.

q  Day 2: Walk from Baerental to Feldberg-Ort (17km/5hours, height gain 710m). On the first day's walk in the heart of the Black forest you will pass through Mathilsweiher (1000m) and ascend the peak of Seebuck 1448m. The main feature of this stretch will be to enjoy the wonderful view of Feldsee Lake. From Feldberg you take a short bus ride back to the hotel in Barental.

q  Day 3: Morning return by bus to Feldberg-Ort and then walk to Wiedenereck, St Wilhelmer Hutte, Stubenwasen, and Notschrei. (18 kms / 5/6 hours, height gain 510m). The vantage points on this walk are splendid and one can also attempt the ascent of the highest summit of the Black Forest, the Feldberg that towers to 1493m. At the summit one has almost an entire panorama of the mountains and hills of the forest.

q  Day 4: Circular walk from Wiedenereck via Nonnenmattweiher, with possible swim (22km /6-7 hours, height gain 750m). A superb stage which allows us to progress steadily. You can familiarize yourself with the mountain environment and the often flower bedecked wooden houses. The traverse of Neuenweg village is very pretty, a very typical Black Forest setting which leaves you at Lake Nonnenmattweiher, where you can rest or take a dip. There then follows the ascent of Belchen, the third highest peak of the Black Forest at 1414m. Now and again you take small footpaths, otherwise small trails wind up through the rocks to the top, for the view before descending back to Wiedenereck. You can also choose to have a shorter day (14km/4 hours, height gain 650m). 

q  Day 5: Weidenereck to Menzenschwand, via Knopfles Brunnen, Todnau, and Herzogenhorn (18km / 7hours, height gain 1180m). Today there is the ascent of the second highest summit, 1417m, of the area, the Herzogenhorn from where a view of the most picturesque village of the forest: Menzenschwand can be spied. The village is made solely of large wooden houses, one of which will be our residence in the heart of the village this evening. 

q Day 6: Menzenschwand to Baerental, via Aulemer Kreuz, Rosshutte and Schluchsee (17km / 4-5 hours, height gain 250m). The main point of interest today is the approach to the magnificent Schluchsee Lake; where we can bath before ending in Baerental.

q Day 7: End of tour after breakfast.