Welcome,

to my small home page, which is as much a "work page" as it is a home page. It mainly spins around moving forward on foot. And - which a "home" page ought do - around my home town. So, under the topic "Karlsruhe" there is a subjective and unbalanced introduction to the city and its history, partly related to the three (or four) pedestrian topics.

I live and work in Karlsruhe as a product manager for PTV Group with a focus on the simulation of pedestrian dynamics. If "Karlsruhe", "product manager", and/or "simulation of pedestrians" creates nothing but question-marks in your mind, you're lucky, as this is exactly what the following pages will deal with.

Tobias Kretz


New on these pages

2015 July 29th
     Publications
          two publications
          some updates

2015 January 16th
     Publications:
          year++
          two new publications
          some updates
          moved all remaining downloadable files to researchgate
    Hiking:
          new track: La Gomera: Imada (Somewhere else)
          new track: La Gomera: Playa de La Caleta (Somewhere else)

2014 December 7th
     Hiking:
          new track: La Gomera: Agulo (Somewhere else)
          new track: La Gomera: Vallehermoso (Somewhere else)
          new track: La Gomera: Valle Gran Rey (Somewhere else)
          new track: La Gomera: Garajonay to Hermigua (Somewhere else)

2014 November 4th
     Hiking:
          new track: Neckargemünd - Heidelberg (Neckar)
          new track: Gengenbach - Offenburg (Northern Black Forest)
          new track: Around Weinbiet (Palatinate)
          new track: Hoher Ochsenkopf (Northern Black Forest)

2014 October 3rd
   Publications:
      some updates

2014 July 12th
   Publications:
      some updates
   Hiking:
      new track: Sand - Mummelsee (Northern Black Forest)

2014 June 18th
   Publications:
      new publication (PED 2014)
   Hiking:
      new track: Ile de Ré (Somewhere Else)
      new track: Ahrweiler - Alte Mauer (Somewhere Else)
      new track: Round trip at Carnac (Somewhere Else)

2014 May 5th
   Publications:
      new publication (ICE)
   Hiking:
      new track: From Le Palais to Sauzon (Somewhere Else)

2014 April 5th
   Publications:
      updates (PED12) and corrections (TGF13, DVWG13, PED08)
   Hiking:
      new track: Boucle de Quiberon (Somewhere Else)
      extended introducing paragraph

2014 February 27th
   Publications:
      new publication (PANAM)
      some updates
      fixed broken links

2014 January 10th
   Publications:
      year++
      four new publications
      minor updates and corrections

2013 November 1st
     Publications:
          two new publications (ETC)
          updated three publications (TGF, PED)

2013 July 18th
     Hiking:
          new track: Around Baden-Baden (Northern Black Forest)
     Publications:
          minor updates

2013 June 1st
     Hiking:
         new track: Liedolsheim to Leopoldshafen (Kraichgau)

2013 May 3rd
     Hiking:
       new track: Bad Dürkheim to Neustadt (Palatinate)

2013 March 15th
     Publications:
          added Bibtex data

2013 February 4th
     Publications:
          new publication
      Hiking:
          new track: Sand to Schönmünzach (Northern Black Forest)
          added remaining elevation data and exchanged remaining gpx for zip files

2013 January 1st
     Publications:
          year++
          two new publications
          repaired some links; occasionally when saving the pages in "1&1 Homepage-Baukasten"
               some links end up broken
      Hiking:
          continued to add elevation data and exchange gpx for zip files (Vosges)

2012 December 2nd
     Publications:
          new publication
     Hiking:
          new track: from Hinterzarten to the Feldberg (Southern Black Forest)
          continued to add elevation data and exchange gpx for zip files (Palatinate Forest)

2012 November 21st
     Hiking:
          new track: Around Dahn (Palatinate Forest)
          continued to add elevation data and exchange gpx for zip files (Neckar)
     Publications:
          updated some data
          fixed a broken Bibtex link (don't know why from time to time the proper URL is replaced
               by some rubbish text string)

2012 October 3rd
     Hiking:
          new track: a day at the Königssee (Alps)
          continued to add elevation data and exchange gpx for zip files (Kraichgau)
     Publications:
          updated some data

2012 September 14th
     Hiking:
          new track: Berchtesgaden - Kessel (Alps)
          continued to add elevation data (Alps)
          exchanged more gpx with their zip files, now wherever there is elevation data gpx files
               are zipped
     Publications:
          corrected a false arxiv link

2012 August 30th
     Hiking:
          changed name of sub-page "Suisse" to "Alps"
          new track: Wimbachgries (Alps)
          continued to add elevation data (Southern Black Forest)
     Publications:
          corrected a false bibtex link

2012 July 15th
     Publications:
          new publication
     Hiking:
          continued to add elevation data (Northern Black Forest)
          continued to replace reduced by full data

2012 June 4th
     Publications:
          added Rimea (2009)
          corrected some data
          brought Springer proceedings data into line with Springer guidelines
     Hiking:
          new track: Bad Wildbad - Forbach (Black Forest)
          continued transformation of page
          started to add information about total elevation along tracks (for now only for the
               Bergstraße tracks)
          exchanged some tracks with reduced data by those with full data; these are zipped

2012 May 10th
     Publications:
          new publication
          fixed mistakes in bibtex files
     Hiking:
          continued transformation of page (does anyone know why the link display changes
               when one copies a link and how this can be corrected again?)
          new track: Saverne - Dabo (Vosges)
          new track: Dabo - Oberhaslach (Vosges)

2012 April 15th
     Hiking:
          continued transformation of page
          new track: Ingwiller - La Petite Pierre (Vosges)
          new track: La Petite Pierre - Saverne (Vosges)
     Publications:
          corrected and modified some data

2012 Feb 8th
     Publications:
          new publication
     Hiking:
          split up page, as the large page caused problems in maintanance; it will also load
          quicker. I'm doing this carefully and step by step. The change is not yet
          complete.

2012 Jan 7th
     Publications:
          year++ (i.e. modified some publication data)
          new publication (2011)
     Hiking:
          new track: Titisee - Lenzkirch

2011 Dec 4th:
     Publications:
          new publication
          updated some data
          corrected some data
     Hiking:
          new track: Forbach - Unterstmatt
          new track: Unterstmatt - Alexanderschanze

2011 Nov 11th:
     Publications:
          new publication
          updated some data
     Hiking:
          new track: Bussalp - Bachalpsee - Grindelwald
          new track: Hornberg - Triberg

2011 Oct 10th:
     Publications:
          new publication
          updated some data
          fixed two broken links
     Hiking:
          new track: Dürrenbüchig - Durlach
          new track: Raumünzach - Baden-Baden
          new track: Bern - Emmental
          new track: Oeschinensee
          track: fixed broken link to "Around Trifels"

2011 July 12th:
     Publications:
          two new publications
          fixed broken download link
          updated some of the "2011 or in press" bibtex data
     Hiking:
          new track: Kaltenbronn - Bad Wildbad    
          new track: Siebeldingen - Bad Bergzabern
          new track: Bad Bergzabern - Wissembourg
          new track: Wissembourg - Niedersteinbach
          new track: Niedersteinbach - Baerenthal
          new track: Baerenthal - Ingwiller

2011 Jan 4th:
     Publications:
          year++ (i.e. modified some publication data)
          new publication
     Hiking:
          new track: Esslingen - Bad Cannstatt
          added link in introducing paragraph
          fixed wrong link at Binau - Eberbach tour (now it connects to the correct GPX file)
          added overview map for Northern Neckar region
          added combined track from Bad Wimpfen to Heidelberg for download

2010 Sep 27th:
     Hiking: updated Karlsruhe Ridge tour
     Publications:
           two new publications
           modified some publication data

2010 Aug 31st:
     Publications: link fixes

2010 Aug 12th:
     Publications: new publications
     Hiking:
          overview map of Northern Black Forest tracks
          new track: Hausach - Hornberg

2010 Jul 24th:
     Hiking: new tracks:
          Gernsbach - Bad Herrenalb (Devil's Mill)
          Castle Spangenberg
          Oppenau - Baiersbronn
          Bensheim - Zwingenberg
          Forbach - Geroldsau
          Felsenwanderweg
          Hongkong Peak Walk
          Chesapeake and Ohio Canal + Seneca Trail
          Via degli Dei

2010 Feb 17th:
     Publications: new publications

2009 Dec 29th:
     General: page online