Along the Mossig
Wolxheim: Cemetery and Old Chapel
Winter Vineyards
Paddling on the Bruche
Upper Sasbachwalden
Gaishoelle Water
Hills of Sasbachwalden
Gallery January 2018
Tag Archives: Black Forest
Christmas in October!
Imagine a Christmas tree lot on a crisp day in December. Then recall the wonderful smell of pine and pitch, with needles crunching underfoot, releasing even more fragrance as you walk along, searching for that perfect Christmas tree, and you have a fair idea of the first leg of the Ortenauer Weinpfad in the magical Black Forest.
Wine Notes: Baden’s Ortenau District I
What I Learned
Within the Baden wine region, there are several distinct wine areas. One of these is the Ortenau, from the famous spa town of Baden-Baden south to Gengenbach. Between these two towns, on an undulating landscape, lies bucolic countryside, punctuated by picturesque wine villages. The rolling hills which protect the grape-bearing slopes from too much wind, and the relatively mild and sunny climate, make this one of the best areas for growing grapes in Germany.
Ortenauer Weinpfad I: Trail in a Nutshell
Trail Name: Ortenauer Weinpfad
Trail Type: Long distance; almost exclusively paved or hard-packed earth, well maintained, mostly very well-marked, (but bring a map anyway).
Length:
Total: 101 kilometers/ 62.75 miles
Northern half: approximately 51 kilometers/31.7 miles
Convenient to: Baden-Baden and Offenburg, Germany
Marking: Blue grapes on a red diamond on a white background
Biking the Magical Weinsagen Tour
Hills and hidden dales, fields and dark forests, quiet vineyards and orchards, the Ortenau wine region is quite enchanting. Set in the foothills of the Rhine-side of the Black Forest in the state of Baden, it has a long history of wine making. When I recently came across a wine-themed bicycling circuit, the Weinsagen (Wine Myths), I had to try it.