verein ▁( Black ▁Forest ▁Society ). ▁Pro pos als ▁for ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁north – s outh ▁h ik ing ▁trail ▁along ▁the ▁cr est ▁of ▁the ▁Black ▁Forest ▁go ▁back ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁West weg , ▁which ▁was ▁complement ed ▁by ▁the ▁Ost weg ▁( E ast ▁Tra il ) ▁from ▁P for z heim ▁to ▁Sch aff hausen ▁and ▁the ▁Mittel weg ▁( Middle ▁Tra il ) ▁from ▁P for z heim ▁to ▁Wald sh ut ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁has ▁become ▁the ▁model ▁for ▁many ▁other ▁long - distance ▁h ik ing ▁tra ils . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁the ▁West weg ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁cert ification ▁of ▁" Qual itä ts weg ▁W ander bar es ▁Deutschland ". ▁( Qual ity ▁Tra il ▁of ▁H ik able ▁Germany ). ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁meet ▁a ▁criter ion ▁for ▁this ▁cert ification , ▁that ▁no ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁trail ▁could ▁be ▁p aved , ▁several ▁st ret ches ▁of ▁the ▁trail ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁re located ▁or ▁re built ▁in ▁a ▁more ▁natural ▁setting . ▁ ▁Day h ikes / St ages ▁ ▁St ages ▁Shared ▁by ▁Vari ations ▁A ▁and ▁B ▁ ▁First ▁Stage : ▁P for z heim – D ob el ▁ ▁Main ▁Vari ant ▁▁ 2 4   km , ▁c . ▁ 6 ▁hours ▁walking ▁time ▁ ▁High er ▁Vari ant ▁▁ ▁In