Boucle de Seibelseckle par Hinterer Langenbach et Wildsee

Beautiful hike, mainly through shaded forest. Some technical sections with ascents/descents over stones or roots. Magnificent Wildsee lake and beautiful view of the Rhine plain towards the end. The climb after Wildsee is a little difficult, with the last 4 km mainly in open terrain.

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Date of your route : Oct 19, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Very beautiful hike, not many people
path quite technical in places
the interesting thing about the Black Forest is that the different trails are marked in kilometres

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Date of your route : Sep 22, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike, mainly through forest, except for the last 4 km which are open. The Wildsee is magnificent, but be careful on the climb back up, which is quite steep and technical (stony path cluttered with roots). You then have a beautiful view over the Rhine plain.

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Date of your route : Apr 27, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Beautiful hike with a wide variety of landscapes. A small crowd near the Wildsee lake. Nice, but nothing more.

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Date of your route : Aug 08, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very nice hike! Quite technical in the second part.
I recommend keeping dogs on a lead as a park warden warned me of the presence of small poisonous snakes when I was at Wildsee.
Many thanks to the author.

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Date of your route : Jun 18, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Lovely walk today. Alternating woodland and open stretches, pleasant in warm weather.
It should be noted, however, that between points 10 and 11, the climb after the lake, should be reserved for people who are used to hiking and are well shod, due to the nature of the terrain (rocks, stones, etc.) and also the fact that the terrain is uneven. There are also signs indicating this.
Apart from that, the walk was very pleasant. Thanks to the author for sharing it!

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Date of your route : Aug 14, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A very nice walk that I would recommend. Only the last quarter is not very interesting (from point 13 to the finish, wide paths with no shade, avoid in the middle of summer in the afternoon). Otherwise, the rest is very pleasant, very pretty and varied. At a time when all we talk about is drought and heatwaves, there's nothing but greenery, little fountains and streams, which are super refreshing. The scenery is superb, with the highlight of the hike being the Wildsee. We were supposed to go to the Vosges, but we found out the day before that there was a prefectoral ban on access to the forests in the Bas Rhin because of the risk of fire, so we decided to go to the Black Forest, which is not our usual destination. Well, we'll be going back because it's really very pleasant. In terms of difficulty, it's really a medium level hike (and not an easy one, as I've read) because between points 5 and 9 it's all uphill (45 mins approx.) and the steepest (and rockiest) part is on the way back from Wildsee to point 11: this probably won't pose a problem for a seasoned hiker, but if they say it's easy, I'm not so sure it's easy for families with children, for example. In any case, I'd do it again.

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Date of your route : Jun 12, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

While the second half of the hike is very nice, with the Wildsee and its surroundings looking very pretty, the first half is really uninteresting.

On the first half, the path is a gravel track, in other words a motorway for walkers. There are no difficulties, the terrain is smooth and uneven, the slope is gentle, and the scenery is not particularly interesting, as there are rows of pine trees on either side of the path. It's just monotonous and not at all interesting.

On the other hand, the second part is nice, more like a classic hiking trail, and the lake is magnificent (and the water is good). In particular, the climb back up the Wildsee is relatively technical, which is a big plus.

In the end, I wouldn 't recommend this route, preferring alternatives that bypass the first part by taking more winding paths. I'd also downgrade the difficulty a notch, as this hike is really easy (apart from perhaps the climb up the Wildsee, but that's really short compared to the total distance).

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Date of your route : May 18, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful route through sumptuous countryside.
Beware of the signposting, which is sometimes haphazard as can happen in the Black Forest (yes, nothing beats our Club Vosgien), especially after Wildsee where the route sign is non-existent at the spring catchment reservoir.
No regrets, it was just too good!

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Date of your route : May 19, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Personally, I'd downgrade the advertised difficulty of this walk a notch: only the descent and ascent to the lake is a little technical, the rest is extremely easy on wide, well-maintained paths. Very good signposting.

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Date of your route : May 18, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very fine route, demanding in places, particularly the climb up from Wildsee lake; hiking boots recommended, as many of the paths are very stony.
Plenty of opportunities to take breaks (as is often the case in the Black Forest).
A wonderful discovery. Thank you

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Hello
On the Visorando site there is a function to reverse the direction, but only for subscribers.

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Date of your route : Mar 21, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Hello

I'm looking for hikes in the Black Forest near Strasbourg!
So this hike seems interesting to me, but I still need to do a recce.
Then I can judge it and, if I'm interested, suggest it to a group of walkers from the Vosges walking club.

Functional point of the Visorande application
On the old Club Vosgien Georando application, you can use the "reverse direction" function and see the direction arrow on the trail.
I find this interesting
Is this function available in visorando?

Thank you in advance for your reply.

Best regards

Marcel Loesch

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Date of your route : Feb 21, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A very nice route, snow-covered on the day of the hike, so a good part of it had to be done with crampons.
The only regret was that there was no way to get to the Wildsee, as the section was banned to protect wildlife.
I plan to do it again in the spring with a different setting.

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hello visorando the hike is planned for spring. A warm and sporting welcome!

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