The Schäffler Trail

One of the area’s better-known circuits, named after the trail that ties it together and featuring a viewpoint called Knetschwasen.

The climb is long but steady. At the top, the view opens over Kappelrodeck and the vineyards – a good place for the first proper break.

The Schwarzwaldtrail towards the Spinnerhof is the part you came for. The way home passes the Illenau in Achern, a vast nineteenth-century hospital that now houses the town hall, a museum and a bistro.