Hansjakob Way II explained

Hansjakob Way II
Length:92 km
Location:Germany,
Baden-Württemberg,
Black Forest
Use:Circular walk
Elev Change:740 m
Highest:Brandenkopf
Lowest:Steinach
Difficulty:Easy
Season:Spring to autumn
Sights:Brandenkopf Tower;
Urenkopf Tower
Maintainer:Black Forest Club
Waymark:Black Hansjakob hat in white diamond

The Hansjakob Way II (German: Hansjakobweg II), also called the Great Hansjakob Way (Großer Hansjakobweg), is a five-day circular walk through the Central Black Forest in Germany, from Haslach im Kinzigtal returning to Haslach. The roughly 92-kilometre-long hiking trail is named after the Baden author and parish priest, Heinrich Hansjakob (1837–1916). The route was opened in 1983 and is sponsored and managed by the Black Forest Club.

The waymark is a white diamond with a black Hansjakob hat, the headwear in which Hansjakob is portrayed in many contemporary pictures and photographs. At all the sights along the way, information boards have been erected, that relate mainly to the life and stores of Hansjakob.

Day tours/stages

First Stage: Haslach – Wolfach

Haslach – Sandhaas Hut – HausachGutach/TowerWolfach (16.5 km)

Second Stage: Wolfach – Brandenkopf

Wolfach – Hohenlochen – Burzbühl – Bettelfrau – Brandenkopf (11 km)

Third Stage: Brandenkopf – Zell am Harmersbach

Brandenkopf – Durben – Oberharmersbach – Mühlstein (Nordrach) – Zell am Harmersbach (21 km)

Fourth Stage: Zell am Harmersbach – Höhenhäuser

Zell am Harmersbach – Niller Eck – Steinach – Heidenschlössle – Höhenhäuser (Gasthof Kreuz) (27 km)

Fifth Stage: Höhenhäuser – Haslach

Höhenhäuser – Biereck – Hansjakob Chapel – Hofstetten – Haslach (17.5 km)

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