The first day of the year is always a bit quiet and nothing really happens. On 01.01.2025, the weather in southern Germany was excellent, so it wasn’t a bad idea to drive through the Black Forest from north to south alone if possible.
The Black Forest (Schwarzwald) in southwestern Germany is one of Europe’s most enchanting landscapes, famed for its dense forests, rolling mountains, charming villages, and a cultural heritage that has inspired legends and traditions for centuries. Located in the state of Baden-Württemberg and stretching roughly 160 kilometers from north to south, the Black Forest is bounded by the Rhine Valley to the west and south and rises to heights of over 1,400 meters. Its name comes from the thick canopy of fir and spruce trees that once made the region appear almost impenetrably dark when viewed from afar.
❄️ Neubulach & Bad Liebenzell Hike | Black Forest Adventure
For this hike we went this time to the Black Forest to Neubulach near Bad Liebenzell. Especially in the Black Forest the temperatures were already quite low, but the sun came out and the landscape was not so depressive at the beginning of winter 2020. This time the tour was again about 20 km long, with about 700 m altitude ascent and 700 m descent as a round trip. Basically this tour was very scenic, but the car traffic was very exhausting and needed getting used to because of the high noise level. We did the tour on a Saturday. In the summer on a Sunday it should probably be even more exhausting with all the loud motorcyclists. I would like it to be as quiet as possible and I wouldn’t recommend this again for the summer because of the high noise level.
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