The view from the small bridge crossing near the summit is well worth the effort to get there. Todtnau falls is rated as one of the top 10 natural monuments in Germany. The falls are more spectacular nearer the base than the top. Triburg falls is 163m high and falls over 7 cascades. The Black Forest’s biggest is one of the tallest water falls in Germany. The Black Forest is home to a number of water falls and let’s be honest, if you are a trail runner you are likely to enjoy the outdoors generally and I can’t think of anyone I know that enjoys the outdoors that doesn’t love a waterfall. If driving all the way is your thing, then from the UK you will be looking at approximately an 11 hour drive, so for most people this will be a two day journey. As stated already, easy access across borders is one of the strongest elements of the continent. Additionally you can travel to the area by train from other parts of Germany and the wider area of mainland Europe. There is a station in Titesee where you can travel to from either Basel or Strasbourg. If you are using rail then you can do so. From Strasbourg the same journey is 74 miles and will take around one and a half hours. The one we used was quiet, convenient and well equipped for our purposes, with direct lake access to soothe those aching muscles.īy road, Titsee is approximately 65 miles from Basel airport with the journey time of just a little more than an hour. Likewise has a range of hotels and apartments to suit your budget.įor our trip we had a motorhome and stayed in one of the campsites on the shores of Lake Titsee. If self catering is your preference then AirBnB has a host of properties to suit different tastes and budgets. This is one of those picturesque small towns on a lake and is reasonably central to the region. With 14,000km of trails in the area, there is no shortage of trail running choices.įor our visit we used the town of Titesee for our base. Your chosen location will likely be influenced by the trails you wish to run. Therefore naturally there are a multitude of places to stay in the region. The Black Forest is an area approximately 100 miles long and 50 miles wide. Bizarrely the German airport is probably the least convenient of those options with Basel being the best. You have Strasbourg to the west in France and then Stuttgart to the North east. To the south the closest airport to the region is Basel in Switzerland (The airport is actually in France). One of the many conveniences of mainland Europe is that they are all in different countries. The Black Forest is famous for the eponymous gateaux, is apparently the home of the cuckoo clock (I would have guessed at Switzerland, shows how much I know), and is the inspiration for The Brothers Grimm fairytale Hansel and Grettel.įor a spot of trail running in Germany, flying to The Black Forest provides you with three different options to chose from. The towns and villages are picture postcard perfection and the people are warm and welcoming. From the high peaks the views are spectacular.

To say it is a majestic landscape would be a huge understatement. The Black Forest is an area approximately 2320 square miles of forest covered mountains. A visit to The Black Forest in the south west of the country for a spot of trail running in Germany changed that apathy completely. Even as a motorsport fanatic, the home of the legendary Nurburgring and original Hockenheim layout is a destination that has never appealed. Germany is a country that for whatever reason I was never really fussed about visiting.

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