Hike from Hausach railway station to the Institute

by H. Biesenbach

map of the Wolftal From the Hausach railway station (altitude 196 m) leave the main road to the east (turn right when leaving the station) and follow the signs to Westweg which is marked with a red line on a white paralelogramm. Wanderzeichen It is marked with a red line on the map. Follow the Westweg northward (to Pforzheim) for about 12 km passing Mt. Hohenlochen (alt. 686 m) to Kreuzsattel (alt. about 750 m) (yes, Sattel means saddle and it is a saddle point) near the north-west corner of the map. From Kreuzsattel go down the  Erzenbach and Rankach valley to Oberwolfach-Walke (7 km, alt. 300m). In Walke pass the Church, the Town Hall, Hotel Hirschen until you see the sign to the Institute pointing across the bridge.

For those who are not as ambitious, there is a nice stroll along the river Kinzig from Hausach to Wolfach (4 km) and further on along the river Wolf to Walke (7 km).

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Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach   updated: August 15th, 2003