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Durbacher Weinpanorama Trail

 

Durbach is the name of a quiet village set among the hills of the Ortenau wine district in Germany.

This village, on the edge of the famous Black Forest, attracts active vacationers who enjoy being outdoors. Dark green woods, bright green vineyards, and tufts of wildflowers set against contrasting shades of green, or bright blue sky, form a large part of this summertime color palette. Snaking through it, in shades of red or white, are thin paths leading upward. They combine, in a variety of ways, to form sections of the numerous hiking trails crisscrossing this hilly landscape. Hikers wishing to take advantage of them will need to stay for several days to explore them all!

From Above Durbach
From Above Durbach

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Wine Notes: Ortenau, Durbach

 

What I Learned

The Ortenau is a district in Germany’s Baden wine region. This district lies on an undulating landscape, in bucolic countryside, punctuated by picturesque wine villages. Durbach is one of these villages, renowned for its excellent vineyards, and justly famed for the quality of its wines. Ridgelines here are less lines, than semi-circles, creating several small natural bowls with steep sides. Most of the growths have ideal exposure to the sun. Additionally, these bowls protect the grape-bearing slopes from too much wind. The climate here is exceptionally mild and sunny in summer. In short, this is one of the best areas for growing grapes in Baden.

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Weinpanorama Weg: Trail in a Nutshell

 

Trail Name: Durbacher Weinpanorama Weg

Trail Type: Medium distance circuit; tarmac or hard-packed (albeit some loose gravel here and there), well maintained, fairly well-marked, albeit not always easy to see. (Also see comments below.)

Length: total: 16 kilometers / 10 miles

Convenient to: Offenburg, Germany; Strasbourg, France

Marking: Signs with white letters spelling “Durbacher Weinpanorama”

Durbacher Weinpanorama Signs
Durbacher Weinpanorama Signs

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