connects the southside of the area with the French border, A 5 and Freiburg i.B. The area is also served by Breisgau S-Bahn. The Kaiserstuhl Railway runs past the range to the east, north and west, whilst the Breisach Railway passes it to the south. Hiking There are many opportunities for hiking in the Kaiserstuhl. The best known trail is the North-South Trail (check mark: blue rhomb on yellow background) from Endingen across the Katharinenberg and the Totenkopf and the Neunlinden viewing point to Ihringen. From the trail there are panoramic views over the Black Forest, the Upper Rhine Valley and the Vosges. In 2007, eight trails were opened, each with a special theme. They have a total length of 140 km and were integrated into the existing trail network (check mark: yellow rhomb on white background) of the Black Forest Club. In doing so, the network was provided with 430 new signposts. Large information boards with an overview map and site information are placed at central points, for example in railway stations, which the trails link to, or through built up areas. Every trail is distinguished by its own colour and the names have a corresponding symbol displayed on entranceways and signposts. A further 120 smaller themed paths illuminate local attractions along the way. Local paths such as the Brunnenpfad (7 km) in Bötzingen were integrated into the new network of themed paths. Neunlindenpfad (North-south trail): Ihringen-Endingen, 16,8 km. Steinkauzpfad: Wasenweiler-Riegel, 17,9 km. Wiedehopfpfad: Breisach-Sachbach/Limberg, 31,5 km. Knabenkrautpfad: Breisach-Bötzingen, 21,5 km. Kirschbaumpfad: Sasbach-Riegel, 18,4 km. Katharinenpfad: Vogtsburg-Oberrotweil-Bahlingen, 12,6 km. Badbergpfad: Vogtsburg-Oberrotweil-Nimburg, 14,9 km. Bienenfresserpfad: Ihringen-Königschaffhausen, 16,1 km. In 2010, the Kaiserstuhlpfad was added to the eight theme trails. This trail was given a special status as a "Quality Trail of Wonderful Germany" (Qualitätswanderweg Wunderbares Deutschland). The trail, which has a length of 21.7 km, was adapted to the Neunlindenpfad (North-South Trail) and leads from Endingen through the Ehrle Valley to St. Catherine's Chapel (Katharinenkapelle), across the Badberge hills to the Eichelspitz Tower, onward across the Vogelsang Pass to the Neunlinden Tower, through the Eichgasse to Bickensohl and across the Kreuzbuck through the Lenzengasse to Ihringen. References External links Kaiserstuhl: History and images Kaiserstuhl: images of landscape, orchids, other plants and animals Official website of Kaiserstuhl Tourist Board Further reading Sabine Schellberg: Parapotamic Systems of Use. Irrigation of Meadows at the Foot of the Kaiserstuhl. 273 pages. Freiburg 2011. Volcanoes