On Jun 26, 7:15=A0am, Tom P wrote:
> Holly wrote:
> > Greetings!
>
> > I am lucky enough to be headed to Germany for some work in mid-July,
> > and decided to hike some of the Westweg over the weekend after work is
> > done, before flying home. I have a few questions I am hoping folks
> > here can help me with.
>
> > I like the idea of a Roman-Irish spa in Baden-Baden after a couple
> > days hiking, but I'm a novice hiker and the two northern stages of the
> > Westweg (to Dobel and then to Forbach) look kind of long. I could
> > probably do them, just probably not in the official time estimated by
> > the Schwarzwaldverein.
>
> > So, can y'all recommend where to jump into the Westweg on a Saturday,
> > hike the day, stay overnight somewhere, hike Sunday, and be able to
> > get to an international airport on Monday sometime for a return to the
> > US Monday (to Houston)? I'll be coming into the Black Forest from work
> > in Dueren (near Koeln). What's the best way (either cheapest OR
> > fastest) to get between towns around there (or down there from where
> > I'll be working)?
>
> > Also, I've seen references to having luggage shipped ahead to
> > destinations while out hiking, but haven't yet located resources on
> > who does that, where they service, how much it is, etc. Clearly, I
> > don't want to haul my laptop bag and luggage through the woods :)
>
> > Thanks all!
>
> This place organizes hiking tours where they transport your luggage for y=
ou:
> Schwarzwald Tourismus GmbH
> Schwenninger Str. 3
> 78048 Villingen-Schwenningen
> Tel.: 07721-846415
> Fax.: 07721-846411
>
> Go to this pagehttp://www.fernwege.de/d/westweg/wandern/leistungen/index.=
html
>
> to get the e-mail and internet links.
>
> =A0 I have done this kind of tour in the past (in other areas, not Black
> Forest). =A0The tourist office fixes up the room bookings and arranges
> transport.
>
> OTOH I must say it seems to be an awfully long way to to go for a
> weekend hiking. D=FCren is right on the edge of the Eifel region, which i=
s
> also great hiking country.
>
> T.
Tom,
Thank you! Part of what's driving me to chose the Black Forest is that
I'm flying in and out of Frankfurt, so since the free time is on the
way back home, and I have to head that way anyhow... plus, I just want
to see it. My maiden name is Sommer, so I've got some level of that
"in my blood" I suppose :)
Thanks for the link to the luggage transportation folks. That helps me
out immensely!
Regards, |