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Baden-Württemberg
Landkreis Rastatt
Forbach

Schwarzenbach Dam – View of the Schwarzenbach Dam loop from Forbach (Schwarzwald)

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Hiking trails & Routes
Germany
Baden-Württemberg
Landkreis Rastatt
Forbach

Schwarzenbach Dam – View of the Schwarzenbach Dam loop from Forbach (Schwarzwald)

Hard

4.9

(62)

248

hikers

Schwarzenbach Dam – View of the Schwarzenbach Dam loop from Forbach (Schwarzwald)

07:16

22.4km

870m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 13, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Schwarzwald Mitte/Nord

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Train Station

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7.99 km

Herrenwieser Lake

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If you focus on the rocky hiking trail, the lake is barely noticeable. It's well hidden, but definitely worth a detour.

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2

8.89 km

Two Lakes Viewpoint (940 m)

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Beautiful vantage point on the Herrenwieser See and Schwarzenbach dam. There is also a bench here and you can have a great snack break.

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9.21 km

Seekopf

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4

9.64 km

Path to Badener Höhe Tower

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Easy-to-walk hiking trail between Seekopf and Badener Höhe

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14.7 km

View of the Schwarzenbach Dam

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Here you can get a good overview, the view extends across the lake to the dam.

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6

15.6 km

Schwarzenbach Dam

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The largest dam in the northern Black Forest. It's a wonderful place to walk around on hiking trails. The Westweg trail also runs alongside the dam.

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16.6 km

Beautiful view towards the dam, great place for a perfect photo.

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16.6 km

View of Schwarzenbachtalsperre

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Beautiful view of the reservoir. On the circular route you have this again and again.

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9

17.0 km

View of the Schwarzenbach Dam

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The Schwarzenbach Dam is the most important structure of the Rudolf Fettweis Pumped Storage Power Plant. Completed in 1926, the dam collects water on the eastern slope of the rain-rich …

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22.4 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

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16.0 km

2.44 km

1.96 km

1.82 km

155 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.99 km

6.58 km

2.99 km

1.46 km

875 m

450 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (990 m)

Lowest point (300 m)

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Monday 25 May

28°C

15°C

7 %

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