Schluchtensteig Etappe 5 von St. Blasien nach Todtmoos

Narrow paths across the typical open landscape of the Hotzenwald with its mountain meadows and views as far as the Alps and the Hohwehra Gorge give the 5th stage its charm.

From the Kneipp spa resort of St. Blasien in the deep valley of the Alb, the wooden observation tower on the 1,039-metre-high Lehenkopf needs to be reached first. Soft forest paths lead from the tower over to the first pasture fields of Urberg and Dachsberg. There are a few farms along the way via Rüttewies and Horbach to the idyllic Klosterweiher pond. A short ascent leads up to the plateau and over to Ibach, which lies dreamily in the wide landscape. 427 people live in the high valley, which was formed by the Feldberg glacier during the Ice Age, and you would love to do the same. The most beautiful view over the village and the Hotzenwald forest stretching to the south as far as the Alps can be enjoyed from the cross-shaped hilltop above Ibach. The landscape changes again. The Schluchtensteig trail zigzags steeply down into the Hohwehra gorge. The small, romantic forest gorge leaves hardly any space for the path and the Wehra. Here, the river bounces over small cascades and drops towards Todtmoos, which nestles into the valley under the protection of its baroque pilgrimage church.