Schliffkopf

Schliffkopf
View from the Schliffkopf looking south
Highest point
Elevation1,054 m above sea level (NHN) (3,458 ft)
Coordinates48°32′07″N 8°12′55″E / 48.53528°N 8.21528°E / 48.53528; 8.21528
Geography
Parent rangeNorthern Black Forest

The Schliffkopf is a mountain in the Northern Black Forest between Baiersbronn, Ottenhöfen and Oppenau. It is 1,053.6 m above sea level (NHN)[1]. The Schliffkopf lies on the Black Forest High Road in the National Park and is the site of an eponymous four-star "wellness" hotel. Various long-distance paths, including the West Way, run over the Schliffkopf.

At the end of June 2003 a nature trail, the Lothar Path (Lotharpfad), was opened at the Schliffkopf on the topic of storm damage. Along an 800-metre-long educational and experience trail, visitors can see how this ten-hectare area, heavily damaged by Hurricane Lothar in 1999, has gradually recovered and been recolonized. The Lothar Path runs along footbridges, ladders and steps and shows how the forces of nature act, how nature deals with destruction in such an area and what naturally regrows.

The Schliffkopf is a source region for the Acher and the Murg.