Tour Germany's Black Forest with an adventurous hike. Active Journeys offers self-guided tours from May to October. The excursion lasts for eight days and the hikes are considered moderate to intermediate. Explore alpine forest filled with streams, lakes and valleys located within the 125-mile stretch of the Black Forest. The hike starts and ends Freudenstadt. The initial welcoming hike takes you around the lake of Mummelsee for a greeting party featuring local cuisine, including breads, honey, jams, jellies, fine beers, wine and fruit juices. For the rest of the tour, you set your own itinerary and pace as you explore the Black Forest and neighboring communities. Each morning you will discuss your daily hike plan with Active Journeys to ensure your safety and accommodations. Active Journeys also provides you with daily breakfast, notes and maps for hikes and luggage transfers to each new destination along your hike.
Active Journeys
4891 Dundas St. West #4
Toronto, ON
Canada, M9A 182
1-800-597-5594
activejourneys.com
Bredeson Outdoor Adventures offers a hiking tour of Bavaria and Germany's neighbor, Austria. Departures are available June through September for self-guided and guided tours. Visit fairytale castles in Bavaria and Tynolean mountain huts in Austria as you venture across the German border. On all of the hiking tours with Bredeson Outdoor Adventures, you explore the European Alps and the Bavarian forests of southwest Germany. You have access to self-guided hikes in Innsbruck, Salzburg, Koenigsee and Berchtesgarden. The trip cost includes four-star accommodations, breakfasts and dinners, on-tour transportation and lifts and information for hikes.
Bredeson Outdoor Adventures
14 Cliffview Drive
Norwalk, CT 06850
866-533-4361
bredeson.com
The Sierra Club offers a hike of the Bavarian Alps. This 11-day vacation is available for departure during the summer months. Experience the wildflowers in peak bloom, a two-day excursion to the Alps' highest peak, a Mozart dinner concert, German folk music and tours of Bavarian castles and Salzburg. Trip cost covers all meals, accommodations, tips, on-trip transportation and a boat ride on Lake Konigssee. This hiking adventure follows a detailed itinerary through the Bavarian Alps and local communities along the way.
Sierra Club
Outings Department
85 Second St., 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
415-977-5522
sierraclub.org/outings/national/brochure/11630a.aspx
