Raimartihof, the Feldsee farm

A 1710 farmhouse at the foot of the Feldberg

The Raimartihof is the farm you see from the shore of the Feldsee, the glacial lake beneath the east face of the Feldberg. It stands at 1,108 m, inside the protected area, and cannot be reached by car: only on foot, by bike or, in winter, on cross-country skis. That is why it works as a walkers' inn, and why the Feldbergsteig, the 12.4 km loop to the summit, passes in front of it.

The house was built by Martin Faller in 1710. The Andris family bought it in 1825, held a tavern licence from 1892 and gave up the dairy cows in 1999; since 2001 it has been only a restaurant. In 2024 the seventh generation took over, Claudia Andris. Beside it graze its Galloway cattle, which end up on the menu.

What to eat

You order at the counter and are given a buzzer for when the dish is ready; cutlery, bread and sauces you fetch yourself. The 2026 menu has mountain dishes at hut prices: grass-fed beef goulash with Spätzle (€22.50), a pair of farm sausages with Brägele, Baden's sautéed potatoes (€18.20), Bibiliskäse fresh cheese with herbs, Kaiserschmarrn with plum compote (€12.50) and cold-cut boards from its Galloway from €9.50. At midday there are dishes of the day on a separate blackboard: in November, new wine with onion tart, ragout of Feldberg chamois from its own hunting ground and smoked trout. They also make their own Black Forest gateau.

Getting there

The shortest access by car is from the Feldberg car park (Haus der Natur): 2.5 km along the Feldsee path, with steps and roots, which is not suitable for pushchairs. With small children, leave the car at Rinken, above Hinterzarten (3 km and 100 m of ascent, pushchair-friendly) or at Kunzenmoos, in Feldberg-Bärental (3.8 km). Without a car, the nearest station is Feldberg-Bärental, about 6 km away, and the Caritashaus bus stop is 2.9 km along a track.

Nearby

The Feldsee is about 10 minutes' walk away; swimming is forbidden. If you do the Feldbergsteig in the waymarked direction, you reach here in the second half, after the huts at the summit; from here you return to the Haus der Natur by the lake and the protected forest.