Staatliche Naturschutzverwaltung Baden-Württemberg vor 25 000 Jahren Where the wild river rushes … The formationEichber ofgB the Wutachuchberg Gorge nal hurdle to the valley of the Ur-Wutach, the original Wutach it impossible to build bridges or roads that would last. The River, to the south. For about the last 12,000 years, this sharp first evidence of a temporary wooden bridge dates only from The “ wild Wutach Gorge”, located between Neustadt and Let’s take ourselves back 25,000 years to the last ice age, when u turn southward towards the upper Rhine has been irreversible, the 15th century. Small settlements developed around such na Wutachmühle, was, for a long time, feared for its rough ter- the higher-elevationdo areas of theUr-Wutach southern Black Forest were rg e b establishing the present-day course of the river with the dis- crossings or near the scattered gypsum mills, flour mills, and d l rain. Even today only few roads cross the gorge, but marked covered by a e thick ice shield, with glacier tongues also stret- F tinctive knee of the Wutach (Wutachknie) near today’s village sawmills. Hikers can still spot ruins of medieval castles high hiking trails maintained by the Schwarzwaldverein (Black For- ching eastwards. Meltwater was carried down by the so-called of Achdorf. After its diversion, the Wutach River carved a up on the edges of the gorge, such as the ruin of Neu-Tann- est Hiking and Mountaineering Association) make it readily new bed for itself down to 180 m (600 ft) below the old valley accessible. Observant hikers will be treated to a wild Ger- bottom of the Feldberg-Danube. To this day, through erosion, man river environment unique for its geology and landscape high waters, and flooding, this untamed and unspoiled wild history. The Wutach Gorge offers a congenial habitat for many vor 18 000 Jahren river continues to shape the face of the landscape. rare animals and plants, some of them endangered. Due to its (KS) unspoiled nature, its geological distinctiveness, and its flora EichbergBuchberg The deepening of the Wutach River (MS) and fauna, the gorge was declared a nature reserve in 1939 in u Published by: order to preserve it as a natural environment and recreational na A 30-km hike (about 20 mi) along the Wutach River offers a do rg Regierungspräsidium Freiburg (RP FR) e b d area for future generations. It thus ranks as one of the oldest l richly varied journey through several hundred million years e Referat 56 - Naturschutz und Landschaftspflege F nature reserves in Germany’s southwestern state of Baden- of geological history. Like a geology textbook example, the Bissierstraße 7, 79114 Freiburg, www.rp-freiburg.de Württemberg. Under the Natura 2000 initiative, the area is The terrain before the Wutach River‘s sharp diversion at the end of the last The wild Wutach River continues to shape the face of the gorge (MS) Wutach cuts through almost all the rock strata to be found in Overall concept and text: now also protected by the European Union. ice age (25,000 years ago) with Feldberg-Danube (Feldbergdonau) and southwestern Germany. From a narrow bedrock gorge of Black RP Freiburg (F. Tribukait) und Wutach-Ranger M. Schwenninger Original Wutach (Ur-Wutach) Forest gneiss and granite, the river flows over the distinctively Photo credits and map: Berg (Be), Dannenmeyer (Dan), Geisenhof (Gei), hoyerdesign (hd), Feldberg-Danube,vor 15 000 Jahren the headstream of the Danube catchment, trach Valley. By about 18 to 20,000 years ago, sediment deposits colored Buntsandstein (sandstone from the Lower Triassic pe- Kersting (Ker), Klüber (Klü), Kretzschmar (Kre), Rasbach (Ras), which gently descended through the Blumberg Gap (Blum- had built up the Feldberg-Danube channel and, after one or riod) into the Muschelkalk (shell limestone from the Middle Schwenninger (MS), Steegmüller (KS), Ullrich (Ull) berger Pforte) between Eichberg and Buchberg into today’s Ai- several extreme instances of high water, the river cleared the fi- Triassic period) gorge with its bright, often steep walls. Close Translation: vor 25 000 JahrenEichbergBuchberg The Wutach Gorge – Neu-Tannegg ruin, popularly known as “Burg Boll” („Boll Castle“) (Gei) The Wutach River near Gündelwangen (Gei) Michael Mundhenk Production: Stages of diversionau Geological strata, schematic cross-section Nature Reserve and on Repro-Service & pk-Verlag Peter Klüber, 79348 Freiamt d rg e b above sea level EichbergBuchberg Feldberg 1493 m www.klueber-repro-verlag.de d l e Wutach Gorge egg, located below the village of Boll, and the remains of a Natura 2000 Protected Area F 1500 Feldsee to where Gauchach Creek spills into the Wutach River, the Distribution: 1108 m stone wall of Stallegg Castle, near Göschweiler. In the Wutach Wutach finally enters Keuper strata (from the Upper Triassic This brochure can be obtained through: u Titisee Neustadt Mouth of Räuber- Schatten- Mouth of Achdorf Eichberg na Fo Bad Boll Wutach- Gorge alone, there is evidence of seven castles with pre-Chris- Landesanstalt für Umwelt, Messungen und do Ur-Wutach rm 847 m 812 m Rötenbach schlössle mühle 619 m Gauchach Creek mühle 538 m 913 m rg er period) and then, further downstream, Lower and Middle e F e Creek 657 m 574 m 570 m WUS_UmschlagBezug_RZ_482x310 11.07.14 08:54 Seite 1 b ldb Naturschutz Baden-Württemberg (LUBW) d er tian fortifications. These castles asserted and protected claims l g G 713 m Blumberg e 1000 laci F er Jurassic strata. Early Ice Age Seebach 705 m to power. Postfach 10 0163, 76231 Karlsruhe Gutach Former http://www.lubw.baden-wuerttemberg.de/servlet/is/6649 vor 10 000 Jahren (hd) Feldberg-Danube Donau Living and working in the gorge Wutach Wutach Water power was often the only available source of ener- July 2014, 1st English edition 7,000 copies 500 D W EichbergBuchberg allerersten Ranges“– einer der letzten Wildflüsse Deutschlands, ein The Wutach Gorge has always been an impediment for gy, and it was used early on in the Wutach Gorge. Even so, landschaft heißt. Entlang, wie es ihres schon Oberlaufs 1971 in derbis erstenzur Mündung Monografie in den über Hochrhein diese Fluss - bietet die Wutach Einblicke in Jahrmillionen der Erdgeschichte,„Naturphänomen zeigt ihre lebendige D W Ent wicklung als „Grand Canyon“ des Schwarzwalde reiche Tier- und Pflanzenwelt. Bereits seit 1939 steht das beliebte Tourismusgebiet Wutachschlucht unter Natur - working people. Until the Middle Ages, the Wutach River schutz, 1979 wurden die beeindruckenden Wutachflühens und beherbergt und 1989 die eine Schluchten facetten - millers had a hard life, due to storms and associated flood- der Wutach-Seitenbäche in den strengen Schutzstatus mit einbezogen. Erfahren Sie in diesem umfassenden, reich bebilder WildeWil Wasser – über eine einzigartige Natur- und Kultu de W vor 18 000 JahrenAitrach asser – Sie ein auf eine spannende Reise zu geologischen Besonderheiten, einer bewegten ssteileteile Schluchten Land schaftsgeschichte, einer vielfältigenrlandschaft. Flora und Fachkundige Faunaten Buch und viel informieren Autoren Wissenswertes laden nicht Schlu Bedrock zuletzt über histo rische und heutige Nutzungen im Kontext jahrzehntelanger Natur - chte Porphyr Muschelkalk between Kappel and Grimmelshofen could only be crossed ings. Once the “mill obligation” or “mill soke,” guaranteeing n schutzbestrebungen. gorge gorge Wilde Wasser – steile Schluchten • Detaillier te, allgemeinverständliche Erläuterungen von renommierten Experten Wutach der jeweiligen Fachgeb West East • Geeignet für jeden Naturinteressierten, ob als Reisender zur Urlaubsvorbereitung D W iete und fachkundigen Wutachkennern „vor Or EichbergBuchberg at fords; annual high waters and constant ground shifts made income, was rescinded in 1848, the mills located in the gorge oder als vertiefende Lektüre für bereits Ortskundige • Zahlreiche brillante Fotografien und aussagekräftige Grafiken machen das Buch auch zu einem ästhetischen Genuss t“ Today • Mit Glossar der Fachbegriffe und ausführlichem Register zur Schnellorientierung 10 20 30 40 50 60 km (hd) • Zum Blättern, Schmökern und Nachs chlagen (KS) (hd) www.thorbecke.de 10 x vertical exaggeration crystalline bedrock Buntsandstein Muschelkalk Keuper Lower Jurassic (Lias) Middle Jurassic (Dogger) Upper Jurassic (Malm) DIESES PRODUKT WURDE IN DEUTSCHLAND HERGESTELLT u ISBN ---- 2 Euro vom Erlös dieses Buches fließen a an die Stiftung n Naturschutzfonds. do rg e More about the Wutach River b d l e REGIERUNGSPRÄSIDIUM FREIBURG F in this new book! heute EichbergBuchberg Blumberg could not survive. Today, only the Schattenmühle mill is still English fishing club that subsequently promoted opening up Thevor 15Wutach 000 Jahr Gorge:en generating power from the Wutach River. Stallegg, a hydrau- the gorge for hikers. Over time, Bad Boll’s popularity waned A paradise for plants and animals (Leucojum vernum) cover the forest floor. In summer, they’re re- lic power station on the Wutach and a new facility close to and the buildings were used for other purposes until they EichbergBuchberg Unique climatic influences, diverse landforms, and a variety of placed by perennial honesty (Lunaria rediviva), baneberry (herb Ewattingen show that using the steep drop of a wild river (a were finally demolished. In 1991, it became the property of Wutach soils result inAc hdorfa colorful mosaic of gorge microhabitats, ranging Christopher, Actaea spicata), and other plants that love humus- gradient of 1% compared to 0.1% found in more level river the state of Baden-Württemberg. u na from extremelyd odry (for instance, around the limestone rocks) rich, moist soil. The older trees with their thick layers of moss rg e channels) for power generation is still a valid proposition. Today, forestry is the most important industry in the gorge. b d l to extremely wete (e.g. in the floodplain) and offer a home to and lichen make the woodlands look like an enchanted forest. Though today we enjoy the beauty of nature in the Wutach Attempts are under way to nurture the species-rich woodland F varied plant communities.