Gauchach Gorge Trail

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

Baden-Württemberg

Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis

Hüfingen

Gauchach Gorge Trail

Moderate

4.8

(612)

1,695

hikers

Gauchach Gorge Trail

01:40

5.38km

130m

Hiking

Short but demanding: This could be a headline for this tour through the Gauchachschlucht nature reserve. Look forward to paths with an alpine character and narrow trails very close to the river and rocks.

The tour starts at the Wanderparkplatz Burgmühlenweg in Mundelfingen. Even here, you have a great overview…

by Hochschwarzwald

Last updated: July 16, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Naturpark Südschwarzwald

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.90 km

Waterfall where the Balgenbach meets the Gauchach

Highlight • Waterfall

Fairytale beautiful scenery there, but please visit only with good shoes as there are some slippery spots and the paths change depending on the height of the water level.

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1.92 km

Gauchach Gorge

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

Absolutely fantastic and recommended for the summer months. With a lot of water, there is a risk of wet feet in some places.

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Narrow trail along the Gauchach in the Gauchach Gorge

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The narrow paths near the bank, often located under a protruding rock face, sometimes even going directly through the water, are the spice of a hiking tour through adventurously appearing …

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5.38 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.95 km

1.78 km

530 m

132 m

Surfaces

2.51 km

1.23 km

796 m

554 m

188 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (760 m)

Lowest point (630 m)

Weather

Friday 16 October

12°C

6°C

90 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 20.0 km/h

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Comments

July 6, 2024,Genießerpfad Gauchachschlucht

Short and awesome 🥰😎 The access is via a wide path down into the gorge...and that's where things really get going...narrow paths, very narrow paths...over tree trunks, slippery and muddy sections, sometimes quite impassable...and at the end of the gorge you even get coffee and cake 🥰 Then it goes back up on a wide path 😉

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September 12, 2022,SW Mundelfingen RW Gauchachschlucht kurz

Very scenic short hike, which can also have tricky spots depending on the water level of the Gauchach and after heavy rainfall. Presumably "frequented by tourists" during holiday periods and at weekends. Approximately at KM 3.8 was a catered hut situated in the gorge.

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April 27, 2025,Premiumwanderweg - Gauchachschlucht

On the Gauchach Gorge Trail

A wonderful, challenging trail through the Gauchach Gorge.
You often had to be careful to stay on the trail and avoid slipping.

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June 30, 2022,Die wild-romantisch-glitschige Gauchachschlucht

And again it was a gourmet path today. We walked along the Gauchach over narrow paths and stones. The path was mostly wet, very muddy in parts. The path was very broken in several places, we had to be extremely careful not to slip. In spite of this, or precisely because of this, the 85 points awarded by the Wanderinstitut …

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June 18, 2022,Genießerpfad Gauchachschlucht

Very nice round through the Gauchach Gorge.
However, it is also a bit demanding.
You have to go over narrow ledges, through the water and up various stairs.
It can be a bit slippery so I would recommend trekking poles.
But all in all very nice and a wonderful natural circuit.
With a stop at the Burgmühle.

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June 13, 2025,Gauchachschluchr

This tour is really only recommended after several dry days. It's really wet here, and the rock is slippery and slick. A broken bridge requires climbing.

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September 5, 2023,Gauchachschlucht

Exhausting, but very beautiful. At times you had to scramble quite a bit and the ground was slippery. Still manageable without much difficulty if you look where you step. We had a lot of fun and Shiva thought the many splashing spots were great.

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July 31, 2025,Genießerpfad Gauchachschlucht

Very nice tour.
Lonely paths (Thursday morning), some of them directly along the water.
A place to stop for refreshments almost at the end.

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April 14, 2026

Short but demanding: This could be a headline for this tour through the Gauchachschlucht nature reserve. Look forward to paths with an alpine character and narrow trails very close to the river and rocks.
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The tour starts at the Wanderparkplatz Burgmühlenweg in Mundelfingen. Even here, you have a great

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