Autumn (September/October) is a perfect time to go on a hike in the Kaiserstuhl area, as the leaves are in a yellow, orange and red color. The region is located in the south of Germany in the black forest and is a small low mountain range of volcanic origin. Due to the volcanic background the ground is perfect for growing wine in the region. Hiking path in the wine area The…
Germany has several wine regions, Heppenheim (Bergstraße) is one of it. It is a beautiful region that has several vineyards. It is possible to take different hikes in the terrain, that is connected between several towns. At the 1. Mai there is the event called "Weinlagenwanderung", which is a hike in the vineyards from Heppenheim to Zwingenberg. Around ~12 km the whole way. During the hike it is possible to stop…
Our next days led us to the Lake District or Queenstown-Lakes District which contains Lake Wakatipu, Lake Wanaka and Lake Hāwea. Our first stop was Queenstown. There we wanted to hike up to the Queenstown Hill and the Bob's Peak but sadly we only got rain, rain, rain. Which was actually ok because Queenstown itself is a pure tourist city. Full of Lord of the rings tours and other highly touristic…