Hiking: In the footsteps of... from Häusern to St. Blasien and back Rundwanderung

A view from the Wittlisberg Hütte

🌻Distance: 13.5km

🌻Time: 3,5 to 4 hours

🌻Difficulty: Easy to Moderate

🌻Our rating: 💚💚💚💚💚/5

Winter is leaving

The start of this really relaxing hike is at the sweet town of Häusern. At the weekend there are many possibilities to park. We chose the parking spaces in forn of the city-hall of Häusern (Rathaus Häusern). Right across from it is a bus station with B+R (Bike and Ride) option and some interesting book-brochures about the region and its all-year-round activity suggestions. Also right behind it is an Aldi shop, in case you forgot your snacks or drinks.

From there take the street behind the fast food stand and walk up to the 'Wittlisberger Hütte'. This is a great place for eveybody in yor group. There are some grills with an alcove, a small waterpool to freshen up on a hot day and many benches situated in the best possible way to enjoy some wondeful views.

From there the path becomes really wide and forest-like. The highest point of this route is at the Wittemlehütte, which is a good place for lunch and relaxation. If you go before April, it would be highly possible that this part of the path is fully covered with deep snow. It is nothing scary, it is even fun to walk. Or in our case, to fall through every step into 40cm deep snow.

Part of the Windberg Waterfall

From there, the next 5km take you to the city of St. Blasien. You would not actually need to go down to the town itself, but thanks to the Schmidt Company from this city, you would have a great view of it from a really comfortable bench-couch. Make sure you do this hike and you will see what I mean.

The last 2km were a big surprise to us, as we made it to the Windberg Bridge and the Windberg Gorge. Honestly, we didnt know it was part of this trail. It is a really beautiful waterfall and the path goes down the river and back into the town of Häusern.

Another Viewpoint this a landscape map

Some remarks: The first half of the trail is mainly ascend, but a very mild one. The second part is mostly descend, with very short ascending spots.

It is a pretty nice trail, but I would mostly recommend it to people who are not seeking for some hardcore hiking, It is a  family and dog friendly path and it is a great idea for a  weekend outing.