The Alpine Path runs through mixed woods, which consist of beech, rowan, sycamore, spruce, silver fir and Douglas fir, with the conifers predominating. The path runs across rock faces, avalanche slopes and the open cattle pastures typical of the Black Forest (at the Hüttenwasen and below the St.-Wilhelmer Hut) where today pioneer species may be found in places. Especially clear is the environmental damage of recent years in the numerous dead trees that stand below the Feldberg summit and the Stübenwasen. The path ends immediately behind the Stübenwasen cross.