Hiking trails in the Black Forest

One of my more memorable hikes in the Black Forest - it was steep but not too long - began with an uphill climb from the rail station in Neustadt to the Hochfirst, where there's a welcoming inn and a tower you can climb for a great view. Check it out HERE on Komoot, but be forewarned that Titisee-haters should shield their eyes from the photos of the commanding view this hike offers of the Titisee and the Black Forests highest peak, the Feldberg (which I'm pretty sure offers challenging and difficult hikes as well.)

On this visit I stayed in the town of Löffingen and caught a free train ride to Neustadt (and back) with the KONUS Card that every guest in Löffingen (and other KONUS towns) receives upon checking in. Very convenient. Löffingen is one of the recommended towns to stay in if you are headed on one of the Wutach Gorge hikes.

This relief map shows Neustadt and Löffingen as well as other towns on the Hells Valley Railway. You can probably see why Hinterzarten is a popular hiking base town also. I made use of the KONUS card to travel into Freiburg as well - it lies at the end of this scenic train ride. If you want a place that big to call home, it wouldn't be a long drive or train ride from some desirable hiking trails.

I took the train from Löffingen in the other direction as well, changing trains in Donaueschingen to visit towns on the scenic Black Forest Railway. Villingen, Gutach, Haslach, and Gengenbach (not all shown on this map but all accessible by train) were among the more interesting places to me.

schwarzwald-tourismus.de click on ERLEBEN, then WANDERN
Most town websites will also have a WANDERN tab

Thank you both for the suggestions.

One additional suggestion: "Der Bierhund" would be better German.

We based in Freiburg because we had a nephew there. It was a nice town with a good vibe and great access to Black Forest. Just download the AllTrails app after you've found your base of operations.

I admittedly took Spanish as a second language during my youth lol.

I think I've got the 2 hikes we want to do chosen. Monbachtal and Wutach. Both have easy parking at or near the trail head and both look very nice. We may squeeze in a 3rd or tour the cultural sites. That being said, we now need a central location about an hour from each to stay. Rick Steves mentions Wolfach as a charming town. It's fairly central. As much as we like the looks of Freiberg and Baden Baden, they're a bit too far without a lot of driving. But there is a lot of towns along the A81 and we welcome any and all suggestions.

¡Gracias, amigos!

Russ - maybe the OP is a Hundin ?

Could be stephen. Either way it's a malformed phrase. In these times, especially in situations like this where animal terms refer to human beings, I'm grateful for English's relatively light use of gender-specific inflection.

I'm not sure which way you're going, but Freudenstadt and Baiersbronn look to be fairly close to those 2 scenic areas. I was interested in those towns as well. Freudenstadt has some interesting sights and Baiersbronn (about 6 km away) has several Michelin-starred restaurants. There was a lot of information about them on this post - https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/germany/day-trips-from-gengenbach

And here's an article about Baiersbronn. https://www.afar.com/magazine/this-is-the-secret-michelin-star-capital-of-the-world

I'v spent about two weeks over the past couple of decades in about 4 trips to the Black Forest spa town of Bad Herrenalb. Bad Herrenalb is a 40 minute streetcar ride out of Karlsruhe and is in a deep valley in the northern Black Forest. The thing I remember most about Bad Herrenalb is the extensive network of hiking trail in the hills above the town.