1 Day Wine Hike

Relaxed 1 day adventure for wine lovers and foodies. If you like walking through the vineyards surrounding a beautiful town while tasting the local wine varieties, this is the perfect hike for you. This package provides a very local experience way off the beaten path, but with all the best things in life: several wines, good food & great ambiance.

Location

Black Forest

Start / End

Offenburg

Activity

hiking, culinary

Distance

8 km

Difficulty

easy-moderate

Duration

1 day

1 Day Wine Hike

Culinary Tours

summer, fall

1 day

The Wine Hike is a good choice if you are looking for a medium walk with some elevation through beautiful scenery, while taking in good food and great wine. The walk allows that you have plenty of time to take it easy and immerse yourself in the local Black Forest wine culture of the town in the evening.

We Handle all details
Hotel included

Self-guided wine hike
4 wines and 4 snacks during hike

If you enjoy the good things in life: food, wine, scenery – this is the experience for you

A bit of background. There are 13 wine regions in Germany with more than 23,000 vineyards. The wine area of The Black Forest is the 3rd largest and southern-most wine region in Germany (called Baden). The climate in this area is warm, as the vineyards are sheltered by the surrounding mountains. Due to this warm climate, Baden produces the only wine-zone B class wines in Germany. Wine-zone B is the same category as the famous French wine areas of Alsace, Champagne, and the Loire Valley.

wine tasting in the black forest

Wine Hike – what’s not to like about it?

The highlight of your stay is a wine hike that includes 4 meals and numerous wines at different locations in the vineyards and in town.

We recently set out on the wine hike ourselves:

Is it for me?

If you enjoy the good things in life: food, scenery and wine – this is the adventure for you. Ideal package if you are touring in a larger group. The more people the more fun!

Itinerary

Arrival Info

Arrive in the Black Forest Wine Region by train (destination train station is Offenburg or Baden-Baden, from here you switch to a regional train which takes you wine area within a few minutes). The hotel is located very close to the train station,

Accommodation

Our hotel is brandnew – it just opened in 2021 which means your room has A/C – a very rare thing in the Black Forest. The hotel is located in town – you can walk to several restaurants from here. Your wine walk starts outside of your hotel.

Description of your day

Enjoy breakfast at your hotel. Then have a walk through town to get your self familiarized.
Later morning you will start your wine hike in town.
At the first stop you start out with a small appetizer and a glass of wine. Then you will head up into the vineyards.
Good to knwo: The length of the hike is only 8 km – but there is quite a hill to climb. Although the hike itself is only 8 km/5 miles long, it will take you several hours to complete it due to all the stops included.
We have included 4 stops in the area where we serve you food and wine. There are several more stops on your way back into town – you will even pass by a castle ruin.

Overview wine hike

First wine stop. To kick off your wine hike we invite you to an appetizer and a glass of champagne. Crossing through town you will arrive in the vineyards. Wine in the Black Forest grows on hillsides – which means there is quite a bit of elevation to this tour.
Second wine stop. A walk through the vineyards will bring you to the next stop – a restaurant overlooking the wine area. This is a busy place on weekends – great way to do some local-watching
Third wine stop. Now it is up up up the hill. After a steep climb up the vineyards you get to walk through portions of the Black Forest – a great way to cool down. The next stop offers a surprise – an old castle ruin!
Fourth wine stop. This is easy – a straight shot down the vineyards back into town. Time for dessert!
More wine stops. There are many more interesting stops on the wine trail for you – we recommend exploring all of them and will provide you with recommendations. Today is a good day to see how the locals live.

After 4 courses and 4 wines your hike ends in town in the evening.

Accommodation

same as last night.

Departure Info

After breakfast you will hop on the train to get to the next large town. From there a train gets you to Offenburg, Baden-Baden or any other destination in Germany.

Good to Know

accommodation for 2 nights
double Room with en-suite bathroom
breakfast
wine tasting at local winery on arrival day
8 km wine-walk (self-guided) including several food courses (vegetarian option available) and wines
detailed route descriptions & maps, tour route available in touring app also
welcome bag with useful items for your tour (water bottle, etc)

Travel to and from start/end of the wine hike (Baden-Baden or Offenburg are good train stations to get into, from there you switch to a local train to get to the hotel)
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, extra transfers (such as by taxi).

Mid-May to Mid-October is the best time to do a Wine Hike. If you are touring on a weekend during September you might even run into a local festival of which there are several that celebrate the seasonal harvests (wine, strawberries, asparagus, cherries, etc).
Please note that arrival days are limited to Wednedsdays through Saturdays.

Our Wine Hike is offered as a 1 day/2 nights package.

This package can easily be added-on to some of our other offerings, e.g. the Black Forest Trail or a Guided Tour

Hotel Location

Our hotel is located in a typical wine towns. !

Hotel Category

standard 3 star hotel

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. Our hotel has a/c
Elevators. Our hotel does have an elevator

Breakfast each day included.
Lunch. 4-course lunch (during your hike)
Dinner. not included

warm and waterproof clothes
a day pack
sun glasses, sun hat, sun block

You will receive detailed route notes and maps from us upon check-in at your hotel.

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

wine walk black forest

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