Wildbach (Wild Water) Loop

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

Baden-Württemberg

Freiburg District

Landkreis Emmendingen

Simonswald

Wildbach (Wild Water) Loop

Moderate

4.8

(349)

1,128

hikers

Wildbach (Wild Water) Loop

04:17

11.8km

590m

Hiking

You hike through the wild Teichschlucht gorge and up a partially steep hiking trail to the Hintereckhütte. It starts at the parking lot at the bridge over the Wilde Gutach near the Gasthaus Engel in Obersimonswald. You follow the Wilde Gutach upstream; behind the historic Elektrizitätswerk Obertal power plant building,…

Last updated: July 14, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Naturpark Südschwarzwald

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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4.84 km

Teichschlucht Waterfalls

Highlight • Waterfall

Between Gütenbach and the Pfaffmühle in the valley, the Teichbach plunges over 250 meters in several stages into the valley. The stream bed with its large, moss-covered boulders and the …

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7.73 km

Hintereck Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

In the hut, be sure to try one of the burgers, whether it's beef, Black Angus, or bison. Simply delicious.

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7.97 km

View of the Simonswälder Valley from Hintereck

Highlight • Viewpoint

There is also a bench here. Simply rest and enjoy the view.

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9.02 km

Spitzer Stein Viewpoint

Highlight • Natural Monument

Beautiful viewpoint above the rocks. Partially quite steep passages that are not entirely safe. Non-slip shoes are highly recommended.

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9.41 km

Bench with a view of the Simonswälder Valley

Highlight • Viewpoint

On a beautiful singletrack you reach a stunning view towards Obersimonswald. The bench is in the right spot.

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11.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.49 km

3.03 km

2.87 km

747 m

678 m

Surfaces

6.36 km

3.23 km

1.52 km

495 m

139 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

14°C

2°C

0 %

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Comments

June 8, 2023,Wildbach-Tour, Simonswald

The torrent tour is given as 686 meters in altitude.
Of the 11km, more than 6km are on natural paths and paths.
On the descent, the paths are sometimes very steep, so hiking poles are an advantage.
A very special highlight of this tour is the Teichschlucht. I particularly liked this section.
Today was another great round.
Clear recommendation 👍

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April 23, 2023,Simonswald_Wildbach Tour ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Description of the tour see here

komoot.de/tour/620119900?ref=itd

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October 20, 2021,Simonswald: Gütenbach - Wildbachtour

a nice quiet tour, not that long, can be done well in between.
The inner and outer calm also came from this - Komoot was at all forced.

Everything is very well signposted.

Very nice, you hardly hear anything from the road that goes down into the valley.

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May 23, 2025,Wildbach-Tour im Simonswald – Qualitätswandertour im Schwarzwald

Some of the paths were very steep and rocky. Nevertheless, the scenery was very varied, and the nature was beautiful. Especially the protected forest with its mosses and ferns.

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December 5, 2022,🌿 Zweitälerland 🌿 Wildbach-Tour 🌟 Simonswald

Rightly a Black Forest quality trail 🤩 Bannwald included 🌲 along the Wilden Gutach. The steep and narrow descent on the Wildsaupfad was very demanding and attractive due to roots, stones and leaves 🌟

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June 6, 2025,Wildbach-Tour im Simonswald – Qualitätswandertour im Schwarzwald

Beautiful, varied route with a lot of difference in altitude, paths are sometimes difficult to find, probably due to the heavy rain and wind, which caused many stones to fall down.

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October 29, 2024,Wildbach-Tour im Simonswald – Qualitätswandertour im Schwarzwald

The hardest tour I've done so far. It was so steep in places that I had to climb on all fours. It was a lot of fun and my legs are now like jelly.

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December 31, 2021,Simonswald_Wildbach Tour ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

At the end of the year, another nice tour with my daughter 😍

▶ ️ Directions:

It starts along the "wild Gutach" ............. quite a run and perfect for warming up, but nothing earth-shattering now. It only gets really interesting from km 4.5 when you dive into the dreamlike forest of the pond gorge .......... this rustic path along the …

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April 9, 2026

You hike through the wild Teichschlucht gorge and up a partially steep hiking trail to the Hintereckhütte. It starts at the parking lot at the bridge over the Wilde Gutach near the Gasthaus Engel in Obersimonswald. You follow the Wilde Gutach upstream; behind the historic Elektrizitätswerk Obertal power

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