Hegau region

After a bright but quiet night I started early after sunrise leaving the lake Constance region into the Hegau. A region with ruins on top of old volcanos formed over 10 million years ago. After a few hours I had a late breakfast just out of town. I continued after a while only to end up at a hut a bit later. There I had another break watching videos and eating snacks until an older couple came to sit and talk with me. Their grandson just finished a hike from Munich to Venice and the woman was really interested in my adventure. She even took photos of me as she does portrait pictures of people she meets and listens to their stories.
In the next town I went to a mall to charge my phone where I had another long break feeling mentally down. In the end I left and stayed at a carpark in the forest after it got dark. 2 cars came late but left after a while. I heard some weird noises and I first thought there might be wild boars but sometimes it sounded like it was coming out of the trees.

Leaving early in the morning I walked up and down hills, ate some plums and corncobs for breakfast after realising the next town is further away than expected.
I climbed to the top of one volcano with a fantastic view even though it was hazy and the edge of the alps were barely visible. Lake Constance still appeared close and the biggest island named Reichenau was clearly visible.
In the next town I bought lunch and after a short climb I had my lunch break at a barbecue area (no BBQ for me though).
For the next few hours I had great views of the Hegau region, lake Constance and the outlines of the alps. After a short break I went down into the next village and refilled my bottle at one of many water springs and found my dinner there. I met two other hikers on the next mountain walking a short trail (109km) and in the evening I met another two hikers, who shared the hut with me. I really didn't expect company, but the view from that place was fantastic so the decision to stay was easy.Lue lisää