The Westweg (“West Way” or “West Trail”) is a long-distance hiking trail in Germany, running north–south through the Black Forest from Pforzheim to Basel.
The trail is around 285 km long, and was founded in 1900. …
The route passes through or near numerous villages or small towns, so there is no difficulty in finding overnight accommodation and meals along the route.
It would actually require more planning to walk it while staying in youth hostel-type accommodation, or camping.
There are a number of services that will transport your luggage to the next accommodation by vehicle …
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Don’t have time to hike the whole thing?
The Westweg can easily be divided into individual day hikes.
Due to the sheer number of beautiful trails in the Black Forest, it’s also very easy to add stages of the Westweg to circular hikes over a weekend. …
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Cicerone has a dedicated guide book.


