The term Hotzenwald for the region through which the trail passes is derived from Joseph Victor von Scheffel's novel Der Trompeter von Säckingen ("The Trumpeter of Säckingen").

The hiking trail is sponsored and managed by the Black Forest Club.

Its waymark is a white and black diamond on a yellow background.

On the second day the walk goes from there through the Murg and Alb valleys to Waldshut.

On the mountains and hills between the valleys there are extensive views of the High Rhine, the Swiss Jura and the Alps to the south as well as the mountains of the High Black Forest to the north.