DeTour 2019: Lichtenstein - Fußreise in Württemberg

Het hoofdpad nr. 5 (HW5) van de Schwäbische Albvereniging leidt van de rand van het noordelijke Zwarte Woud de Allgäu in, dwars door Württemberg. Tijdens de eerste etappes van de route raakt de route enkele plaatsen die een rol spelen in de roman "Lichtenstein" uit 1826 van Wilhelm Hauff. Het verhaal… meer lezen

Officially the HW5 of the Schwäbisch starts. Albvereins in Pforzheim, we get to stage 2 in Weil der Stadt. The stage is not too long, so there is time for a small tour in the historic city center with the very beautiful late Gothic town church and marketplace with a monument to the city's greatest son… meer lezen

Second day on the HW5. On it we circle the large beech forest area and sandstone plateau of the Schönbuch on its west side. At first deviating from the main path, we continue uphill on the Sculptoura path towards Mauren, again with a few stimulating objects. It is still raining and we take a narrow forest… meer lezen

Third day on the HW5. The approach of Breitenholz brings us the joy to pass again the small vineyards of the place, this time on the valley side, in the morning sun. Then the path disappears in the forest for a while, before it reaches the vineyards of Entringen at Schönbuchspitz. There, a Wengerter… meer lezen

Fourth day on the HW5. We leave Tübingen through the bourgeois Südstadt and the Bergfriedhof, after a few meters in the forest we come back at the Aspenhau on the main path. Again and again it goes on barely committed path through tall grass (ticks!) And through short forest. We start wondering if anyone… meer lezen

Fifth day on the HW5: "Before the gate of Pfullingen the servant asked the nocturnal rider where he wanted to go; and to his answer "To Lichtenstein!" he suggested a path on the right, which led to the mountains, "it says in the" Lichtenstein "by Wilhelm Hauff. We follow this advice, however, first up… meer lezen

Sixth day on the HW5, actually off the beaten track: the direct route to Gomadingen would only be a good half-day hike, so we extend the arc that takes us a little longer along the beautiful Albtrauf and then through the hinterland into the Lautertal over. At night it rained, the last clouds are still… meer lezen

Seventh day on the HW5: The valley of the Great Lakes is often quite narrow, watercourse, train, road, road and agricultural land must share the scarce area. For pedestrians, as always the weakest link, there is usually no separate route left and they have to share the paths with the other road users… meer lezen

Eighth day on the HW5: When we leave the inn in the morning, a two-in-hand driving by, on the coachman an older couple. They greet and the Lord takes off his cap when they meet us. This is how the 19th century must have felt. Behind the house is a large herd of white geese, we walk out into the freshly… meer lezen

Neunter Tag auf dem HW5/7 (und Schluss): Wir verlassen das Gasthaus und überqueren die Donau. Nun sind wir in Oberschwaben und vieles wird anders. Eine kurze Weile noch, aus dem Ort hinaus, ist der HW7 ein wenig begangener Wald- und Wiesenpfad, doch schon bald ist er ein breiter Wirtschafts- oder Forstweg… meer lezen