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I am wondering if anyone has experience walking any of the Jakobsweg routes in SW Germany that go over the border to France. I am thinking in particular of routes in the Black Forest region from Würzburg (or Rothenburg) to Strasbourg or down through Freiburg and over the border to Thann. I am wondering about difficulty and accommodation. ... And I have found the posts by Kitsambler extremely helpful!
If you come to the Lake of Constance, Marie-Louise, please stay in our Albergue:
Greetz from a bar 3 km before Santiago,
Andrea
Thank you for your kind words, and I'm glad my "trail of breadcrumbs" is paying off.
Although I haven't walked the Jakobswege in that part of Germany, I have been there on other travels. The terrain was the same gently rolling, with forested hills, I saw in Bavaria. The routes are well-maintained and well-marked, but a map-app is always helpful here, as elsewhere. That is a well-settled part of Germany, so the distances between towns is small, and accommodation is plentiful.
I have walked a number of Jakobweg routes. The one that had the most pilgrim specific accommodation was from Leipzig to Köln. I have walked from München to Rome, but I didn't find much pilgrim specific accommodation there (it was a few years ago). When I walked on the Via Romea Germanica I did not see any yellow arrows in Würzburg, but I did see them in (and a pilgrim statue!) outside Jakobs Kirch in Rothenburg. There is a VERY active amigos group near Donauworth, and a delightful albergue next to the bell tower in Jakobs Kirch in Augsburg. You will find a bit of info from my travels here.from Würzburg (or Rothenburg)
I understand the Mosel Camino is fab and has some pilgrim accommodation, but also an abundance of commercial guesthouses and hotels.
Great! Like the look of this myself!The Mosel Camino does look beautiful! It is on the list for some point! I think for this trip I have decided to do a route that goes from Würzburg through Rothenburg and Rottenburg (how confusing is that?) and then goes across the Kinzigtäler camino to Strasbourg in France. It is about 21 days - so fits my timeframe perfectly - and is described in this guide book: https://www.rother.de/rother%20wanderf%FChrer-jakobswege-4363.htm
The Kinzigtaler route seems to have a good friends' group: https://www.jakobusweg.com/.
Looks like a fair bit of both pilgrim-specific accommodation (in homes) and guest houses, small hotels.
Easy access to Frankfurt for the airport both coming and going. Hills and a good mix of big and small towns. And the border! All of this appeals!
Thanks for all the info and suggestions!
Hi there, @mla1Hello,
I am trying to plan a 21 day trip in late April/early May this year and I am hoping to walk somewhere other than France or Spain. I am wondering if anyone has experience walking any of the Jakobsweg routes in SW Germany that go over the border to France. I am thinking in particular of routes in the Black Forest region from Würzburg (or Rothenburg) to Strasbourg or down through Freiburg and over the border to Thann. I am wondering about difficulty and accommodation. And, yes, I have already searched this forum for everything related to Germany. And I have found the posts by Kitsambler extremely helpful!
Thanks!
Mary Louise
Hallo Purky,
I am happy that you liked the Saar-Hunsrück-Steig as much as I do.
In the moment I'm hiking on the Natursteig Sieg. It starts not far away from Cologne and goes along the river Sieg, less than two hours away from home. But to be honest - it's not the same "high level" of nice.
Best wishes.
Maybe just a few in this thread?
The section of my blog on crossing Germany -- including photos -- begins here:post photos you know we would love to see them!
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