View of Glottertal – President Thoma Trail loop from Buchholz (Baden)

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View of Glottertal – President Thoma Trail loop from Buchholz (Baden)

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View of Glottertal – President Thoma Trail loop from Buchholz (Baden)

07:58

23.5km

1,010m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 4, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 9.84 km for 498 m

After 13.2 km for 498 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.10 km

Wissereck Panorama Bench with View of Föhrental

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Rest on the Wissereck, try out the comfortable sky bench and enjoy the view of the Föhrental.

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3.65 km

Viewpoint

5.74 km

View of the Rhine Valley from Naturpark Südschwarzwald

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Magnificent views across the forest to the Rhine plain

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10.3 km

Thomashütte with a great view

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The Thomashütte is located at the "kleinen Kandelfels" and offers a fantastic panoramic view. Besides the hut itself, there are some benches and a fireplace outside.

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10.3 km

View of the Valley from Naturpark Südschwarzwald

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Great vantage point from here.

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11.8 km

Kandel Summit and Lookout Pavilion

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In clear weather, the freestanding Kandel is a superb vantage point with fantastic views over the Rhine plain, the Vosges or the Black Forest.

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11.9 km

Bench With View of the Rhine Plain

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"View of the sea..." The accompanying stele provides information about the Upper Rhine Graben sea, which was between the Black Forest and the Vosges for about 2 million years 32 million years ago.

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12.9 km

President Thoma Trail

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The path down to the cabin is beautiful

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23.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.94 km

8.25 km

4.41 km

1.50 km

381 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

15.4 km

3.76 km

2.25 km

1.37 km

690 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,230 m)

Lowest point (240 m)

Weather

Monday 19 October

16°C

7°C

26 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 5.0 km/h

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Comments

June 17, 2024,Kandel 1000

From Denzlingen to Kandel and vice versa it is exactly 1000 meters in altitude.

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July 20, 2026,Denzlingen - Präsident-Thoma-Weg⬆️ - Kandel - Glotterbad⬇️ - Unterglottertal

Today it was supposed to be a Kandel ascent again. 🤔

A longer hiking approach is associated with exorbitant costs these times. 💰

Also, a tour east of car-unfriendly Freiburg, as well as a passage through that rip-off city with countless construction sites and closures, 1st gear speed limits and highway robbery (speed cameras galore) I only undertake extremely reluctantly …

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