al te ▁Her ber ge ▁▁ 2 3 . 5 ▁km , ▁c . ▁ 6 ▁hours ▁walking ▁time ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁nin th ▁stage ▁these ▁descri ptions ▁follow ▁the ▁pre - 2 0 0 6 ▁route . ▁Since ▁then ▁the ▁fork ▁between ▁the ▁eastern ▁and ▁western ▁variations ▁has ▁moved ▁to ▁Tit ise e . ▁The ▁western ▁branch ▁leads ▁from ▁there ▁over ▁the ▁r idge ▁between ▁Tit ise e ▁and ▁Hinter z arten ▁toward ▁Ober z arten . ▁From ▁there ▁it ▁follows ▁the ▁Emil ▁Thomas ▁Path ▁to ▁the ▁peak ▁of ▁the ▁Feld berg , ▁where ▁it ▁rejo ins ▁its ▁former ▁route . ▁After ▁K and ern ▁the ▁trail ▁now ▁goes ▁through ▁the ▁Wolf sch l ucht ▁to ▁W oll bach . ▁The ▁eastern ▁variation ▁follows ▁its ▁former ▁path ▁through ▁the ▁B är ental , ▁the ▁Z weise en b lick , ▁the ▁Cart itas heim , ▁and ▁then ▁on ▁toward ▁Herz ogen horn ▁ ▁N inth ▁Stage : ▁Kal te ▁Her ber ge – B är ental ▁( Pre - 2 0 0 6 ) ▁ 2 6 . 5 ▁km , ▁c . ▁ 6 . 5 ▁hours ▁walking ▁time ▁ ▁Vari ation ▁A ▁- ▁Western ▁Route ▁ ▁T enth ▁Stage : ▁B är ental – W ied ener ▁E ck ▁( pre - 2 0 0 6 ) ▁▁ 2 4 . 5 ▁km , ▁c . ▁ 6 ▁hours ▁walking ▁time ▁ ▁Ele vent h ▁Stage : ▁W ied ener ▁E ck – B la uen ▁( pre - 2