Hiking guide training Compact course Zollernalb

Preparing hikes, safely guiding groups, facilitating nature experiences—you can learn all this and much more in the hiking guide training program. A hiking guide must be able to do many things: for example, orient themselves in the terrain, plan a tour with the help of topographical maps, be able to talk about landscape history, nature and its protection, and the cultural landscape, and ensure a good atmosphere in the hiking group. Interested parties can learn all this in the hiking guide training course offered by the Heimat- und Wanderakademie Baden-Württemberg (Baden-Württemberg Home and Hiking Academy). The course concludes with a one-day final exam. The training ends with the BANU certificate from the Baden-Württemberg Environmental Academy and, for members of the Swabian Alb Association, additionally with the certificate from the German Hiking Association, which is recognized by the Ministry of Culture in Baden-Württemberg. Educational leave can be requested for the 10-day course. The entire hiking guide training course comprises a total of 80 teaching units, taking place from September 25 to October 3, 2026, plus a final day on November 7, 2026. Course times are always from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Heimat- und Wanderakademie is a joint educational institution of the Swabian Alb Association and the Black Forest Association.