Wehra Valley Dam – Wehratal Bannwald Trail loop from Hasel

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Germany

Baden-Württemberg

Freiburg District

Wehra Valley Dam – Wehratal Bannwald Trail loop from Hasel

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Wehra Valley Dam – Wehratal Bannwald Trail loop from Hasel

03:38

10.6km

390m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Biosphärengebiet Schwarzwald (Kernzone)

Naturpark Südschwarzwald

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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332 m

Wehra Valley Dam

Highlight • Monument

Shortly before the descent to the dam of Wehratal dam, one has a beautiful view of the reservoir with the dam and behind the city weir. Rest on a bench.

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2.87 km

Bench With a View of the Black Forest Valley

Highlight • Viewpoint

Very nice view of the valley.

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3.80 km

Mettlengraben Stream and Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Inflow to the Wehra with a nice ambience.

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4.20 km

Niemandsweg Trail – Wehratal Stage 6, Naturpark Südschwarzwald

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4.37 km

Neumettlengraben

Highlight • Trail

One of many small transitions. Surely forms a tributary to the Wehra. Are also well maintained.

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4.37 km

Wehratal Bannwald Trail

Highlight • Trail

A section of the forest in the Wehratal, which you cross via the Schluchtensteig, is marked as a protected forest. Banned forests are forests that are left completely to their …

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4.63 km

Alter Kohlplatz — picnic area with a view of Wehr

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nice detour or route variant on the Schluchtensteig in Wehratal with seating.

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5.28 km

Narrow woodland trails in the Wehra Gorge

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The Schluchtensteig snakes along narrow forest paths through the unspoilt bann forests on the slopes of the Wehraschlucht. In various places, the dense forest opens a little and gives you a view of the dramatic landscape.

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10.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.41 km

4.19 km

835 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.27 km

1.17 km

810 m

128 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (690 m)

Lowest point (420 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

15°C

2°C

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

June 25, 2025,Gefährliche Wanderung, siehe Markierung+siehe Bemerkung : Wehraschlucht

DO NOT hike the trail from the blue marker towards the Wehra River. The trail is almost impossible to find, steep, slippery, overgrown with jungle, man-sized nettles, blackberry vines, and numerous fallen giant trees, making it difficult to get over or under them. It took forever. In the end, I just walked through the nettles because it was getting dark... …

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