Waterfalls in the Black Forest

1 - The Black Forest is home to two of Germany’s highest waterfalls. Near the town of Triberg, the Gutach River plunges 163 metres down into a valley basin in several cascades.

2 - More than 200 years ago, people began making these waterfalls accessible by building walking trails. Today, the waterfalls at Triberg are a popular day-trip destination. They are even lit up after dark. In winter, they sometimes freeze over, forming enormous icicles. 3 - There is another tall waterfall near the town of Todtnau, known as the Todtnau or Hangloch Waterfall. Here, the Stübenbach plunges 97 metres down in four cascades. One of the cascades is 60 metres high, with water falling freely to the ground.

4 - The waterfall formed because glaciers developed here during the last Ice Age. One of them was about 500 meters thick. Its weight carved out today’s Wiesental Valley, which lies much lower than the high valley of Todtnauberg. The glaciers have long since disappeared. But a fault line formed between the two valleys. Since then, the water of the Stübenbach has plunged almost 100 meters over this edge.