Hike with a Guide in a Day

Hiking with a guide is the best way to experience the Black Forest. Our local guide will meet you at your hotel to take you on a private hiking tour. Depending on your fitness level this can be an easy or moderate hike.

Location

Black Forest

Start / End

freiburg

Activity

sightseeing, hiking

Distance

flexible

Difficulty

easy-moderate (depending on the distance)

Duration

1 day

Hike with a Guide in a Day

1 Day Getaways

summer, fall

1 day

If you are looking for some activity during your stay in the Black Forest a guided hike is the best way to experience the area. Our certified hiking guide knows every trail in the area and will adjust the hiking route to your fitness level. This can be an easy or a moderate hike – it is all up to you.

We Handle All The Detail
Guided day hike included

Stay in a Black Forest mountain town
Hotel & breakfast included

If you are a beginner or experienced hiker – this is the package for you

hells valley

A Guided hike: the best way to experience the Black Forest

Upon arrival at your hotel in the afternoon we provide you with several options. Our hotel is in the most ideal location – go for a swim in the nearby lake, spend some time souvenir shopping or stay in town to experience the local culture.

On the next day, our hiking guide will meet you at your hotel to take you on a guided hike. As this is a private tour we are completely flexible. Our guide will sit down with you for a few minutes to find out what you have in mind, how fit you are, how easy/difficult you want this hike to be. Then the guide will propose some options. This is a private hiking tour just for you. No one else will be joining the tour.

For example, if you are looking for an easy hike, we might propose a 5 mile hike starting from your hotel. This is one of our most popular hikes because you really get it all: Besides the classic, dark Black Forest gorge hike next to waterfalls, you get a lot of Black Forest history, a few touristy things, the oldest chapel in the Black Forest, the areas largest cuckoo clock. The guided hike takes you down into a valley famous for its ancient mills that once made everything from rope to spoons. You will see how people thrived hundreds of years ago. Your local guide has lots of stories to tell. You are in for a real treat! (good to know: depending on your fitness level and interests our guide may change the itinerary and choose a different hike for you)

If you are looking for a longer, more challenging day hike the guide might propose to hop on a bus to take you to the highest mountain in the Black Forest – here you will head to a glacierr lake and enjoy lunch at a local farmhouse.

These are just some examples of what is possible on our guided hikes.

Flexibility it is!

Our Hike with a Guide in a day Package provides you with a lot of flexibility. You are staying in a family-owned small hotel in a beautiful mountain town, less than 60 minutes away from Freiburg. Perfect base to explore sights and do some hiking.

What’s the area like?

The terrain of the Southern Black Forest (where you will be hiking with our guide) is postcard perfect. This area has the sunniest and warmest weather in Germany. The terrain is composed of mountain meadows while thick forests and steep ravines dominate the higher elevations.

Looking for a longer hiking adventure?

Our Hike with a Guide in a day Package is laied out as a 1 day/ 2 night package. There is always the option to add-on more days. This will give you the opportunity to hike on your own on day 2 – or do some sightseeing instead. If you are looking for a longer hiking experience, have a look at our Multiple Day Hiking Tours. These are self-guided hikes of various length, different hotels and luggage transfer. Keep in mind that these are all private tours, we do not offer any group tours.

Is it for me?

This is a good package if you are a beginner or experienced hiker.
Start hiking with a private guide who shows you a bit of the area and explains you how it all works!
Also a great package if you want a combination of hiking & sightseeing

This package is not available for solo travellers.

Itinerary

Arrival Info

Arrive in Freiburg by train. Here you switch to a regional train which will take you into the mountains. Within less than 60minutes you will arrive at your destination.

You are staying in a cute mountain town with cafes and restaurants. If you are traveling by car you can drive directly to the hotel.

Accommodation

We work with a cozy family-owned hotel in the middle of town, only steps away from the train station.

The hotel restaurant offers a la carte dinners, but there are several other restaurants close-by, so you have lots of options.

Description of your day

In the morning our hiking guide will meet you at your hotel. He will then take you on a hike exploring the countryside. This is a private hiking tour just for you. No one else will be joining the tour. Your local guide has lots of stories to tell as he knows the forest like no one else. You are in for a real treat!

Hotel

same hotel as last night

Departure Info

Depart from your hotel after breakfast. You will take a train back to Freiburg (train ride to Freiburg included). From here you continue to your next destination

Good to Know

Accommodation in double room with private bathroom
Breakfast
Free public transportation pass while staying in the Black Forest
detailed route descriptions & maps, tour route available in app also
Welcome Bag with useful items for your tour (water bottle, etc)
Guided half day hike with our certified hiking guide
Complimentary piece of Black Forest cake & Coffee at the hotel

Travel to and from start/end of your Black Forest vacation (Freiburg)
Lunches and dinners
Travel insurance. Make sure you have travel insurance covering you against illness, injury, loss or damage to property and cancellations.
Personal expenses such as drinks, tips, telephone calls

Season. The Hike with a Guide in one day Package is available from mid-May to mid-October.
Starting day. Our hotels are often not available on the weekends so we recommend starting beginning of the week or mid-week.

1 days/2 nights.

please email us your exact dates so we can send you pricing

Hotel Location

The hotel is located in the middle of a mountain town with easy access to everything.

Hotel Category

our hotel is a small family-owned hotel. It is not a fancy hotel, but clean and very friendly.

Hotel Rooms

Double Rooms. If you are booking a double room there is one double bed with 2 individual mattresses (not 2 twin beds). If you require separate beds we recommend booking 2 separate rooms. In rare cases twin beds are available, please inquire.
Single Rooms. If you are traveling by yourself we charge a single room supplement. You will either be provided with a single room. Or with a double room for single use – based on availability.
Bathrooms. All rooms have private en-suite bathrooms.
Air-Conditioning. Summers can be very warm. Most hotels in Germany do not have air-conditioning. Sometimes hotels can provide a fan for your room. Usually the hotel owners will tell you to sleep with the window open during the night – this is very common in Germany.
Elevators. Please note that our hotels most often do not have elevators – you will have to walk a flight of stairs to get to your room.

good walking boots and socks
swim suits (you might want to jump in the nearby lake)
warm and waterproof clothes
water bottle
sun glasses, sun hat, sun block

Mobile Phone Coverage. Please note that the Black Forest is a mountainous area. Often there is no mobile phone coverage when touring the Black Forest.
Wi-Fi in hotels. All of our hotels have wi-fi but sometimes it can be spotty in your room – depending on the location of your room.
If you require constant online access we do NOT recommend touring the Black Forest. Consider staying in a large town like Baden-Baden or Freiburg instead.

Where you will be touring

hells valley trail germany

See what some of our customers say who have done this tour before:

Black Forest Tours

Average rating:

21 reviews

Gloria H

Jun 25, 2024

by Gloria H on Black Forest Tours

Private Guided Tour - Black Forest Experience

This tour went above and beyond our expectations! We did a private guided hike and Simone had all the details planned out for us, including the hotel, which was a huge help. We came from the US so having the tripped planned for us was a great benefit.

We got a goody bag of information for the planned hike, which had hats, water bottles, a flashlight, and brochures for other attractions in the area. The hike was wonderful and our guide Giselle was so wonderful. She is from the area so has a lot of local knowledge, and she made a picnic lunch for us. Homemade sourdough rolls and real black forest bacon! So incredible!!!

Giselle was patient and never pushed for a certain pace. We extended our halfway hike into a full day because we were having such a great time.

We stayed in a small town in the mountains and it was a picture perfect. Close to many trails and Lake Titisee, which Simone added trip ideas for both. We ended up going to the alpine coaster about 45 minutes away, which was really fun!

We loved working with Black Forest Tours, and 10/10 recommend for seeing the forest.

Scott

Jul 12, 2022

by Scott on Black Forest Tours

We loved our tour guide, Gisela, who guided us through our one-day hike of the Hells Valley Trail. We only devoted one day to our Black Forest exploration, and Simone was extremely responsive to our requests every step of the way. Simone will happily work with you as you figure out what you want when you visit the Black Forest region!

Melissa

Aug 10, 2019

by Melissa on Black Forest Tours

You're in Good Hands with Simone

Simone was quite helpful in organizing a trip for four days through the Black Forest and Alsace helping line up drivers and hotels and giving us good suggestions. There is quite a lot to choose from and definitely enough for another week or two sometime in the future. The hiking trails were awesome and the Black Forest is a beautiful place to be on a misty Tuesday morning.

Sara O

Jul 29, 2019

by Sara O on Black Forest Tours

Black Forest Tours

Black Forest Tours exceeded my expectation. Simone provided brilliant trail notes and the hikes she selected were spectacular. I would highly recommend Black Forest Tours.

Hilary

Jul 2, 2019

by Hilary on Black Forest Tours

Hells Valley Trail

Dear Simone,

The Black Forest was an extremely nice place to be, thank you. The information pack you left me very helpful and informative and I was happy with the hotel too. I had a lovely day with Gisela she was very good company. I really hope to come again.

Best wishes

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