Main drop
About 60 metres.
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The Todtnau Waterfall, also called the Hangloch Waterfall, lies between the villages of Todtnauberg and Aftersteg, both part of Todtnau in the Black Forest, about 19 km southeast of Freiburg in a straight line. Its water drops over five steps for a total of 97 metres, making it one of Germany's highest waterfalls. The fall is formed by the Stübenbächle stream, which rises in the Feldberg area and first crosses the meadow-covered high valley of Todtnauberg. The waterfall was shaped in the ice ages by glacial erosion along a geological fault line. Silver ore was mined in the area until the 18th century. White water pours over dark rocks between green forest. The highest step, the second to last, is about 60 metres high, by far the tallest single drop in Germany's central uplands. Wooden footbridges cross the stream above and below it. Visitors follow a path that climbs beside the falls and cross the bridges to see the water up close. About 300 metres east of the top step stands the Schatzstein, a rock carved with old marks for the silver mines. The path is steep and can be slippery, and in winter the falls may freeze.
About 60 metres.
Over the stream.
Climbs beside it.
Between Todtnauberg and Aftersteg, Todtnau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
97 metres over five steps.
Steep and can be slippery.