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Trails
AllensbachHills
Excursion to GC4KFQN
To the lake (stairs)
To the lake (w/o stairs)

Useful
Parkings
Railway station
Public toilets

Entertaining
Cache-locations
Viewpoints
Overview
General Information
Distance 5km, circular walk, 130 metres up/down each
Duration Approx. 1h walk + time for searching
Starting point/ cache N 47.72039, E 9.06553 / GC5M59K
Equipment Sturdy shoes. Pen for logging.
Trail types Mainly small paths, partially tarmacked, partially soft paths with risk of mud in wet conditions
How to get around Best on foot. Restricted suitability for bicycles (and stroller). NO ACCESS for motor vehicles!
Sun / shade Sunny, little shade.
How to get here By car, train, bus, bicycle: There are numerous parkings (the ones close to the lake are pay-and-display, the ones closer to the starting point are free). From the train station, the bus stops and the bicycle trail around the lake, you can get to the trail within a few minutes by foot. See map.
Surroundings Meadows and fields. For a short while you walk along the edge of the village and later on through a residential area.
Views Lake Constance, Hegau, Switzerland, Alps (depending on the weather)
Geocaching Information
Caches 16+3 Tradis*: AllensbachHills #01-#15 and GC27GMT. Via a small excursion: GC4KFQN, GC21HK2 und GC4KFRC.
Cache size 15 PETlings, 1 larger box for travelbugs / coins
Feedback The same entry for all caches is welcome, especially if they are a bit more elaborate and if you evaluate the tour also on this website!
Terrain / difficulty All caches are easy to reach (cp. trail type). Finding the cache without the hints may not be too easy in some cases, but should be no problem with the hint.
Camouflage Hidden within smaller or larger constructions.
Seasonal restrictions The geocaches are available all year. Many of them are completely snow-safe, and nearly all of them can still be found as long as the cover of snow is not too thick.
Risk of mugglers High - please be careful!
Distance between caches On average approx. 300m
Equipment Pen for logging. No special tools required.
Owner cenact
Available since February 2015
Description and photos
Views

View from the Fohrenbühl:
Fohrenbühl gen Süden Fohrenbühl gen Norden

View from the Walzenberg:
Walzenberg gen Süden

View from theHöhrenberg:
Höhrenberg gen Reichenau Allensbach vom Höhrenberg Höhrenberg gen Höri Allensbach vom Höhrenberg

View to the Hegau:
Hegau Hegau

Surroundings

Along the edge of the village:
Weg am Dorfrand Blick zum Fohrenbühl Weg am Dorfrand

At the Nägelried:
Nägelried Aussichtsbank Vom Nägelried Richtung Wald

On the Fohrenbühl:
Fohrenbühl Aussichtsbank Fohrenbühl gen Osten

On the Walzenberg:
Walzenberg Walzenberg Walzenberg

Crossing the residential area:
Wohngebiet Wohngebiet Wohngebiet

On the Höhrenberg:
Höhrenberg Höhrenberg Höhrenberg

Paths

From the starting point to the Nägelried:
Weg am Dorfrand Weg am Dorfrand Weg am Dorfrand Weg zum Nägelried

Up and down the Fohrenbühl:
Fohrenbühl Westhang Fohrenbühl Osthang Fohrenbühl Osthang

Up and down the Walzenberg:
Walzenberg Westseite Walzenberg Westseite Walzenberg Westseite Walzenberg Ostseite Walzenberg Ostseite

Up and down the Höhrenberg:
Höhrenberg Nordseite Höhrenberg Westseite Höhrenberg Westseite

You follow this trail at your own risk! (see disclaimer)!

Coordinates and GC-codes of the caches
Cache Coordinates GC-Code (linked with geocaching.com)
#1 - Playgrounds N 47° 43.179 E° 009 04.046 GC5M59K
#2 - Village View N 47° 43.281 E° 009 03.883 GC5M59M
#3 - Sonnenhöhe N 47° 43.266 E 009° 03.677 GC5M1JR
#4 - Hazelnut N 47° 43.314 E 009° 03.462 GC5M596
#5 - Fir N 47° 43.326 E 009° 03.270 GC5M597
#6 - Ivy N 47° 43.461 E 009° 03.219 GC5M598
#7 - Nägelried N 47° 43.626 E 009° 03.283 GC5M59A
#8 - Fohrenbühl N 47° 43.587 E 009° 03.414 GC5KPVH
(Annabelle's Cache) N 47° 43.559 E 009° 03.537 GC27GMT
#9 - Hedgerow N 47° 43.527 E 009° 03.661 GC5M59B
#10 - Bench N 47° 43.431 E 009° 03.731 GC5M59C
#11 - Squirrel N 47° 43.378 E 009° 03.856 GC5M59D
#12 - Walzenberg N 47° 43.333 E 009° 03.990 GC5J4J6
#13 - Warm Light N 47° 43.301 E 009° 04.140 GC5M59E
(Weg nach Allensbach#12) N 47° 43.240 E 009° 04.343 GC4KFQN
#14 - Energized N 47° 43.174 E 009° 04.219 GC5M59H
#15 - Höhrenberg N 47° 43.087 E 009° 04.213 GC5J0TA
More

Two mystery-/multi-trails created by us take you along the lake and through the centre of Allensbach:
cQuiz AllensbachLakeside (GC5TTE0) and
cMem AllensbachLakeside (GC5TTF0)

Further geocaching trails - easier to find with evaluation, trail and cache infos on a specialised map: www.cenact.de.