The Hansjakob Way II (German: Hansjakobweg II), also called the Great Hansjakob Way (Großer Hansjakobweg), is a five-day circular walk through the Central Black Forest in Germany, from Haslach im Kinzigtal returning to Haslach. The roughly 92-kilometre-long hiking trail is named after the Baden author and parish priest, Heinrich Hansjakob (1837–1916). The route was opened in 1983 and is sponsored and managed by the Black Forest Club.

Hansjakob Way II
Information sign at Biberach station
Length92 km
LocationGermany,
Baden-Württemberg,
Black Forest
Trailheads
UseCircular walk
Elevation change740 m
Highest pointBrandenkopf (945 m)
Lowest pointSteinach (205 m)
DifficultyEasy
SeasonSpring to autumn
WaymarkBlack Hansjakob hat in white diamond
Waymark
Waymark
SightsBrandenkopf Tower;
Urenkopf Tower
Maintained byBlack Forest Club

The waymark is a white diamond with a black Hansjakob hat, the headwear in which Hansjakob is portrayed in many contemporary pictures and photographs. At all the sights along the way, information boards have been erected, that relate mainly to the life and stores of Hansjakob.

Day tours/stages

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First Stage: Haslach – Wolfach

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Haslach – Sandhaas Hut – HausachGutach/TowerWolfach (16.5 km)

Second Stage: Wolfach – Brandenkopf

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Wolfach – Hohenlochen – Burzbühl – Bettelfrau – Brandenkopf (11 km)

Third Stage: Brandenkopf – Zell am Harmersbach

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Brandenkopf – Durben – Oberharmersbach – Mühlstein (Nordrach) – Zell am Harmersbach (21 km)

Fourth Stage: Zell am Harmersbach – Höhenhäuser

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Zell am Harmersbach – Niller Eck – Steinach – Heidenschlössle – Höhenhäuser (Gasthof Kreuz) (27 km)

Fifth Stage: Höhenhäuser – Haslach

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Höhenhäuser – Biereck – Hansjakob Chapel – Hofstetten – Haslach (17.5 km)

Literature

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  • Martin Kuhnle: Schwarzwald Mitte/Nord. Bergverlag Rother, München 2013, ISBN 978-3-7633-4420-8, S. 166–187.
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  • Black Forest hiking service: web facility of the Black Forest Club for visualising the Black Forest trails on Google Maps with various overlays (trail network, waymarks, accommodation, …)