Editing Black Forest (section)

=== Hiking trails ===
The Black Forest has a great number of very varied trails; some of pan-regional significance. The [[European long-distance path]] [[European walking route E1|E1]] crosses the Black Forest following the routes of some of the local long-distance paths. Their framework is a network of long-distance paths with main routes and side branches, many of which were laid out in the early 20th century by the [[Schwarzwaldverein|Black Forest Club (''Schwarzwaldverein'')]]. The best known of these is the challenging West Way (''Westweg'') with its many steep inclines. After 1950, circular walks were constructed to meet the changing demand, initially from the relatively dense railway network and, later, mainly from locally established hiking car parks. Currently, special, more experience-oriented themed paths are being laid out, such as the Dornstetten Barefoot Park (''[[Dornstetten#Barefoot park|Barfußpark Dornstetten]]''), the Park of All Senses (''Park mit allen Sinnen'') in [[Gutach im Breisgau|Gutach]] ([[Black Forest Railway (Baden)|Black Forest Railway]]), as well as those designed to bring the walker more directly in contact with nature (e.g. the ''Schluchtensteig''). Roads and wide forest tracks are thus less often used than hitherto.

There are numerous shorter paths suitable for day walks, as well as [[mountain biking]] and [[cross-country skiing]] trails. The total network of tracks amounts to around {{convert|23000|km}}, and is maintained and overseen by volunteers of the [[Schwarzwaldverein|Black Forest Club]] (figures from Bremke, 1999, p.&nbsp;9), which is the second largest German hiking association. As of 2021, the club counts 65,000 members.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Der Schwarzwaldverein|url=https://www.schwarzwaldverein.de/allgemein/schwarzwaldverein/index.html|access-date=2021-01-17|website=www.schwarzwaldverein.de|archive-date=22 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122015514/https://www.schwarzwaldverein.de/allgemein/schwarzwaldverein/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

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* West Way (''[[Westweg]]'') Pforzheim–Basel
* Middle Way (''[[Mittelweg]]'') Pforzheim-Waldshut
* East Way (''[[Ostweg]]'') Pforzheim-Schaffhausen
* [[Rottweil-Lahr Trail]] (''Querweg Rottweil-Lahr'') (4 days)
* [[Gengenbach-Alpirsbach Trail]] (''Querweg Gengenbach-Alpirsbach'') (2–3 days)
* [[Hansjakob Way I]] (''Hansjakobweg I'', circular walk, 3 days)
* [[Hansjakob Way II]] (circular walk, 4 days)
* [[Murgleiter]] (5 days, premium trail)
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* [[Gernsbach Circular Walk]] (''Gernsbacher Runde'', 2–3 days, premium trail)
* [[Schluchtensteig]] (long-distance path, 5–6 days)
* [[Baiersbronn Lake Trail]] (''Baiersbronner Seensteig'') (circular walk, 5 days)
* [[Freiburg-Lake Constance Trail]] (''Querweg Freiburg-Bodensee'') (6–7 days)
* [[Kandel Ridgway]] (''Kandelhöhenweg''), Oberkirch–Freiburg (5 days)
* [[Two Valleys Trail]] (''Zweitälersteig'') (5 days)
* [[Black Forest-Swabian Jura-Allgäu Way]] (''Schwarzwald-Schwäbische-Alb-Allgäu-Weg''), also Main Path (''Hauptwanderweg'') 5, runs for over 311 kilometres into the [[Allgäu]]
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