Black Forest North-to-South Self-Drive
Drive south from the spa town of Baden-Baden along the High Road, passing waterfalls and lakes to Freiburg.
This itinerary uses the popular two-base accommodation strategy: stay in Baden-Baden for the northern section, Triberg for the middle, and Lake Titisee or Freiburg for the southern section to avoid backtracking. The first half focuses on the Black Forest High Road and cuckoo clocks, while the second half covers the lake district and high mountains, leaving the final day for Freiburg's Old Town. Ideal for travelers who love driving, hiking, and small towns. Alsace is excluded.
The High Road may experience snow accumulation in winter, and the open-air museum is closed during the winter season.
Day by day
Day 1 · Baden-Baden Thermal Baths & Lichtentaler Allee
Baden-Baden（Friedrichsbad、Trinkhalle、Kurhaus & Casino Baden-Baden、Lichtentaler Allee）
Explore the Old Town and Lichtentaler Allee on foot. It takes about 20–30 minutes to reach the city center from the train station or airport.
Friedrichsbad has traditional textile-free bathing rules; read the instructions before entering.
Stay: Old Town and Spa District
Day 2 · High Road to Triberg
Baden-Baden（Mummelsee & Black Forest High Road、Allerheiligen Waterfalls & Abbey Ruins） → Gengenbach
Drive along the B500 to Lake Mummelsee, then continue via All Saints Waterfalls and Gengenbach to Triberg, about 130 km, taking around 3 hours.
Stay: Triberg
Day 3 · Waterfalls, Cuckoo Clocks to Lake Titisee
Freiburg & Southern Black Forest（Triberg Waterfalls、Eble Uhren-Park (World's Largest Cuckoo Clock)、Black Forest Open Air Museum Vogtsbauernhof、German Clock Museum）
Drive from Triberg to the Open-Air Museum and back (about 30 minutes), then continue to Lake Titisee (about 1 hour).
Stay: Titisee
Day 4 · Feldberg & Lake Schluchsee
Freiburg & Southern Black Forest（Feldberg、Feldsee、Schluchsee、Titisee）
Drive from Lake Titisee to Feldberg (about 20 minutes), then to Lake Schluchsee (about 30 minutes), and return to Lake Titisee.
Stay: Titisee
Day 5 · Schauinsland to Freiburg
Freiburg & Southern Black Forest（Schauinslandbahn、Freiburg Minster、Freiburg Bächle、Schlossberg Freiburg）
Drive from Lake Titisee via the Schauinsland cable car valley station to Freiburg, about 40 km, taking around 1 hour.
Stay: Freiburg Old Town
Day 6 · Freiburg Market & Kaiserstuhl
Freiburg & Southern Black Forest（Münsterplatz Market、Augustinermuseum、Kaiserstuhl）
Explore the Old Town on foot in the morning, then drive to Kaiserstuhl in the afternoon (about 40 km, 40 minutes) before returning your car and departing.
The Münsterplatz market is closed on Sundays; adjust your schedule if visiting on a Sunday.