Wutach Valley Railway, Railway line in Black Forest, Germany.
The Wutach Valley Railway extends 61.5 kilometers through Baden-Württemberg, connecting Waldshut-Tiengen on the High Rhine Railway with Immendingen on the Black Forest Railway.
Engineers constructed this strategic railway between 1887 and 1890, designing multiple curves and loops to maintain gradients below one percent for military transport purposes.
Local residents named the railway Sauschwänzlebahn, meaning Pigtail Line in English, referring to its winding path through the mountainous Black Forest terrain.
The railway museum at Blumberg-Zollhaus station displays historical locomotives and carriages, while regular train services operate every two hours from Waldshut to Weizen.
This railway features Germany's only spiral tunnel and requires 25 kilometers of track to cover a direct distance of 9.6 kilometers between Blumberg and Weizen.
Location: Baden-Württemberg
Part of: Strategische Umgehungsbahnen
GPS coordinates: 47.83787,8.55641
Latest update: June 6, 2025 14:51
Baden-Württemberg features remote nature reserves, medieval towns, and geological formations. The region presents historical castles, monasteries, waterfalls, and hiking paths. Visitors discover caves, botanical gardens, mines, and architectural elements from medieval to modern times.
Wutachschlucht
9.3 km
Hagenturm
7.2 km
Fürstenberg Castle
5.9 km
Sender Donaueschingen
5.8 km
Sauschwänzlebahn
4 m
Schwarzer Stein
3.4 km
Fürstenberg
5.9 km
Burg Blumegg
5.6 km
Castle Old Blumberg
2.6 km
St. Vitus (Fützen)
3.9 km
Burg Tengen
8.2 km
Hagen
7.1 km
Zollhausried
961 m
Wutach und Baaralb
5.4 km
Wutachflühen
4.8 km
Ortsburg Aitlingen
5.4 km
Hondinger Zisiberg
3.5 km
Südliche Baaralb
5.6 km
Reformed Church
8 km
Augustinuskapelle
5.9 km
Wutachflühen
4.2 km
Gmaandhuus
6.4 km
Gemeindehaus (1595)
9.4 km
Aalt Gmaandhus
8 km
School house
6.5 km
Lion's Inn
6.5 km
Wohnhaus
9.4 km
Vielzweckbauernhaus
9.2 kmReviews
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