Pocketguide for Walkers Welcome to the Walking Paradise of Bad Herrenalb!

Pocketguide for Walkers Welcome to the walking paradise of Bad Herrenalb!

Dear Guests and Walkers, Our „seven valleys“ town is the ideal starting point for your walk through the unique landscape of the Black Forest Nature Park Central/North. Unspoilt nature as far as the eye can see, great panoramic views of the surrounding hills and the healthy climate air make every walk a very special experience.

During or after your day’s walking the local gastronomy provides you with culinary delights. Regional specialities, fresh food from the monastery kitchen or the classic slice of Black Forest gateau – here is food for the road for everyone. You can relax and unwind after an eventful day outdoors with the varied wellness offers in Bad Herrenalb. Experience soothing relaxation and enjoy the healing waters of Bad Herrenalb well-known for their curative effects. PURE PURE 70% organic certifi70% ed PUREorganic certifi ed 70% organic certifi ed Below you will find ten suggested walks with map and short description for ENJOYMENTENJOYMENT ENJOYMENT your day out or extended walking holiday. You can view and download the BLACKBLACKBLACK FOREST´S FOREST´SFOREST´S GPS tracking to the walks and even more suggested walks on our website at www.badherrenalb.de/wandern. To be best equipped to set off on your REINTERPRETATIONREINTERPRETATIONREINTERPRETATION nature experience, we recommend in addition that you take a good walking map which you can obtain from us at the Tourist Office. Our staff are of TraditionalTraditionalTraditional ingredients ingredients ingredients implemented implemented implemented creatively creatively creatively - whether - - whether whether classic classic classic course happy to help you in any way in your holiday and walks planning. dishes ordishesdishes unique or or unique newunique creations. new new creations. creations. With love, With With creativity love, love, creativity creativity and passion, and and passion, passion, we createwe a create natural a andnatural seasonal and seasonal cuisine fromcuisine local from vegetables, local vegetables, fruits, fruits, we create a natural and seasonal cuisine from local vegetables, fruits, We look forward to being able to fi sh, meatfi sh, and meat herbs and in herbs the highest in the highestpremium premium organic organicquality possible.quality possible. fi sh, meat and herbs in the highest premium organic quality possible. welcome you here soon! Our goalOurOur is yourgoal goal culinaryis is your your culinary culinarydelight. delight. delight. Your team from the Bad Herrenalb Tourist Office

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How to get here...... 6 Themed walks and adventure trails...... 30

Signposting system in the Black Forest...... 8 Guided walks...... 34

Walks easy Walk planner...... 35 Through the Untere Gaistal to the Aschenhütte...... 10 Circular walk via the Natural Springs Trail (Quellenpfad) and Wurstberg...... 12 Even more walking opportunities...... 36

Walks medium Legal notice...... 38 Once round Bad Herrenalb...... 14 Via Rotensol into the Holzbachtal (Holzbach valley) ...... 16 Walk into the Eyachtal (Eyach valley)...... 18 To the Bernstein cliffs...... 20 Via the Frauenalb convent to Bernbach...... 22 From the Gaistal to the Teufelsmühle...... 24

Walks hard Long circular walk via the Teufelsmühle...... 26 Via Gernsbach to Baden-Baden...... 28

4 5 Bad Herrenalb is easily and quickly accessible both by public transport How to get here and in your own car.

When arriving by car, on the A 5 coming from Frankfurt or Basel take the Ettlingen exit and follow the signs to Bad Herrenalb (23 km). From Frankfurt the Stuttgart region the spa town is reached coming from the A 8 via the Karlsbad / Bad Herrenalb exit and following the signs to Bad Herrenalb

A5 (20 km).

A65 The connection to the nearest train station in Karlsruhe is made using the Stadtbahn line S1. You can reach Bad Herrenalb in approx. 40 minutes with Karlsruhe the S-Bahn directly from the Karlsruhe station forecourt. From the station in Bad Herrenalb the local buses provide a connection to the local districts of Ettlingen Neusatz, Rotensol and Bernbach and to other destinations in the S1 surrounding area. Pforzheim Baden-Baden Stuttgart The nearest airports are the airports of Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden and Stuttgart. Bad Herrenalb A8

Calw Free travel by bus and train! Strasbourg Travel free by bus and train all over the Black Forest – KONUS makes it possible!

From one overnight stay in Bad Herrenalb accommodation you will Offenburg Freudenstadt receive the KONUS guest card. This can be used as a ticket to travel 2nd class on the local public transport throughout the Black Forest and right to Karlsruhe. You can find an overview of the KONUS area Basel and a few walk tips at www.konus-schwarzwald.de

You can obtain information on connections and timetables from us at the Tourist Office.

6 7 Signposting system in the Black Forest

The Black Forest-wide walking route network, which connects all important There are signposts at every crossroads on marked walking routes. For each walking destinations and starting points with each other, makes finding direction the walker will find at least one signpost sheet with destinations your way easy. The marking and signposting system for the walking routes and details of distances. developed by the Black Forest Association is used uniformly in the whole of the Black Forest. On the signs you can read at a glance where you are and underneath the height above sea level. In addition, from the signposting for each direction, you can see the next place and under that other nearby destinations and sights. Right at the bottom is the final destination of the walk. You can also see from the signs in which places there is a car park or a bus stop.

Local walking routes connect local walking destinations and starting points to the walking route network. They are marked with the yellow diamond . The yellow diamond is the main sign of the walking signposting and guides you safely from place to place.

Regional walking routes complete the network of long-distance walking routes, they connect well-known places and landscapes. Regional walking paths are labelled with the blue diamond . Around Bad Herrenalb there are for example the Graf-Rhena path to Ettlingen and the Albtal path marked with the blue diamond.

Long-distance walking routes are marked the whole way with their own sign. The Westweg leading from Pforzheim through the Black Forest to Basel runs past Bad Herrenalb and is marked red along the whole route.

Tip: for optimum navigation we recommend taking the following walking maps: “Wanderparadies Albtal – Bad Herrenalb, Dobel, Marxzell”, scale 1:25 000 or “Oberes Enztal – Karte des Schwarzwaldvereins”, scale 1:35 000. Both are available from us at the Tourist Office.

9 Bad Herrenalb 0 1 km L564 Bad

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6 0 Length 6,9 km This simple circular walk leads along the Roten- 0 577 Tourismusbüro Ascent ▲ 198 m bach up to the Ferienheim Aschenhütte and then back into the centre of Bad Herrenalb. Sägwasenplatz

Highest point 548 m ᕡ e r g 6 0 b 5 i e n Walking time 1:57 h M a 7 5 00 50 Difficulty easy 4 Starting and end point of the walk: 50 563 714 Circular walk the walk starts and ends at the Tourist Office at the Rathausplatz. ᕣ G a Prediger- is Ascent b a weg c e h ch m Dus

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7 0 a 5 741 scheuer, there left to the Sägwasen- On the lane we walk down into the G A small surprise: a fine pine platz 1 . Across the square we turn Untere Gaistal (lower Gais valley). tree is growing from the ruins off right into Gaistalstraße. We follow After the Linde inn the route then of the “Paradise” in front of it until the Weg zum Rotenbächle goes to the left of the road on the Walk tip: the Kneipp facilities to the left of the the Klosterkirche. branches off left. We first continue on Predigerweg 3 (footpath) back Klosterkirche (monastery church) will invigorate the road. Then we follow the forest through the historical centre of Bad tired feet after the walk. track into the Rotenbachtal (Roten- Herrenalb to the starting point.

11 0 1 km Bad Herrenalb Tourismusbüro Circular walk via the Natural Springs Trail 432 Klosterkirche ᕡ (Quellenpfad) and Wurstberg 450 440 L564 G Alb a 5 is 50 b

Length 8,0 km L o f f e n a u e r a

Magnificent circular walk on the Natural Springs 4 c 0 5 5 E c k 4 h 00 Ascent ▲ 302 m 00 Trail (Quellenerlebnispfad) towards Zieflensberg 391 4 50 Highest point 616 m and over the Talwiese and around the Wurstberg Walking time 2:22 h back to Bad Herrenalb. nb Rote ach Difficulty easy 395

Starting and end point of the walk:

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s 6 0 i 5 a Ende Quellerlebnispfad G 2 Route description: from the Tourist following it right to its end . There 50 ᕢ ᕣ 670 6 Talwiese Even children like walking on Office we go through the archway we take the path to the left towards V o g e l w i e s e n the Natural Springs Trail. on Klosterstraße. Passing the Kloster- Zieflensberg and Talwiese 3 . We kirche 1 and the Paradise we first continue towards Hirschwinkelhütte follow the signposting to the Natural 4 where there is a barbecue site. Springs Trail – a blue dragonfly – Finally we follow the Schanzweg Walk tip: ideal for children as the first half of the towards Albtalweg. We walk the over the Wurstberg back through the walk follows the Natural Springs Trail. For tired stations of the Natural Springs Trail historic centre to the starting point. walkers: from the Zieflensberg or the Talwiese bus no. 116 goes back to Bad Herrenalb.

13 Once round Bad Herrenalb the Town Hall. We cross the roundabout and go up Bernsteinweg towards Falkenburg hospital to Length 10,4 km Once round Bad Herrenalb – the ideal walk to the Falkenstein cliffs 5 . On a Ascent ▲ 321 m get to know the town and the immediate well walkable route you finally surroundings. return to Bad Herrenalb station. Highest point 463 m Walking time 3:14 h Starting and end point of the walk: With a bit of luck you will discover a Difficulty medium the walk starts and ends at Bad Herrenalb station. magnificent red deer at the game reserve.

Circular walk

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5 Predigerweg 746 0 right on to Dobelbachweg. Following left. We go along Gaistalstraße until 0 W o l f s -

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0 the signposting of the Dobeltal immediately afterwards Predigerweg 5 Trail, past the game reserve 1 , we 3 goes off to the right. We follow continue to Graf-Berthold-Straße it back into the centre past the which takes us left to Dobler Straße. monastery buildings through the Walk tip: the walk is also suitable in unsettled weather as you can get Immediately afterwards a footpath archway to the Tourist Office 4 at quickly back into the town from any point. From the Falkenstein cliffs you have a wonderful view over the town, a rewarding end to the walk.

15 Marxzell 0 1 km Bahnhof Marxzell ᕥᕣ Marxzell O b e r w a l d Via Rotensol into the Holzbachtal lb Pfaffenrot (Holzbach valley) A 4 Schwarzen- 00 busch Length 12,2 km Via the district of Rotensol you go down into the B r

Ascent ▲ 235 m L565 ü romantic Holzbach valley, once one of the valleys 3 0 0 4 c 00 395 k Maisenbach l e 393 Highest point 562 m with the most mills in the northern Black Forest, b e r Walking time 3:25 h to Marxzell. L564 g Schielberg L565 Difficulty medium Muisenmühle Starting and end point of the walk: B r Frauenalb-Schielberg a c Glasberg the walk starts at the station in Bad Herrenalb h S

i 438 446 e and ends in Marxzell likewise at the station. Frauen- g e Ascent alb n m Ho 2 U n t e r w a l d lzb 3 ac 750 4 Heckmann-Hütte h

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ac 4 0 0 h Kullen- B e e r r a i n km 2 4 6 8 10 mühle SSiebentäleriebentäler 500 439 Route description: from the station towards Neusatzer Höhe 3 . Through Therme elbach ᕡ Dob 405

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we go past the Siebentäler Therme a broad-leaved forest, past the 6 0

Bad Herrenalb 0 In autumn there is a very 1 4 over the Schweizer Wiese to the Heckmann-Hütte , we go down Bad Herrenalb special atmosphere on outer limits of Bad Herrenalb, cross into the lovely Holzbachtal. Along the walking paths around the roundabout and follow the foot- the edge of the forest we take the Rotensol. path Mönchstraße up to Rotensol. path first of all along the Holzbach At the Lamm restaurant 2 we turn and then finally along the Maisen- Walk tip: the car museum at the end of the walk left and follow the road towards the bach over the Obere Maisenbachtal in Marxzell is well worth a visit. Here there are sports ground at the edge of the to Marxzell in the Albtal. From over 100 cars, 150 motorbikes and cycles, forest. Passing a pond, in summer Marxzell station 5 we go back to 23 tractors and 16 fire engines to discover covered with water lilies, we go on Bad Herrenalb by S-Bahn . and some very rare ones.

17 Walk into the Eyachtal (Eyach valley)

Length 13,2 km Herrenalb is the starting point for the walk to the Ascent ▲ 660 m Eyachmühle in the Eyachtal, an ideal place to have Highest point 718 m a break before the ascent takes you into the high Walking time 4:20 h altitude health resort of Dobel. Difficulty medium Arriving at the destination in Dobel there is still At the halfway point of the walk having a Starting and end point of the walk: the view from the water tower awaiting you. break in the Eyachtal is worthwhile. the walk starts in Bad Herrenalb at the Tourist Office

at the Rathausplatz and ends in Dobel at the school-

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3 4 8 Bad Herrenalb L340 6 0 0 L340 2 7 900 5 Dobel 1 6 ᕡ

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5 a EEyachmühleyachmühle ᕦᕥ c 692 h ᕤᕦ Route description: the walk starts at this and walk down into the Eyachtal Stierkopf 700 A Lehmanns- ᕦᕥ 6 s 7 the Tourist Office . At the round- to the Eyachmühle . After a c 00 797

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ch 6 0 about we follow Dobler Straße to Alte relaxing rest we follow the path along 0

0 0 Dobler Straße on the right. At the the Mannenbächle stream to the Aschen- Eyach 7 h c a hütte end of this we take the footpath over Mannenbachquelle 7 from where b Lerchenkopf h is c a r a Knieschnapper 1 and Brenntenwald the path leads off to the right towards G Gaistal 856 h R ö 2 forest towards Dobel. We follow Dobel via Kreuzrain. Here it is worth- the Pfützenhäusleweg path upwards while enjoying the view from the to the Pfützenhäusle 3 . At the Selten- look-out tower 8 before we can take Walk tip: two highlights make up for the route uphill and down again: E i b e r g brunnen well we turn off right onto the bus 716/719 from the village the tasty trout dishes in the Eyachtal – well-known for its trout farm. Lehmannsweg 4 until it crosses centre back towards Bad Herrenalb. And arriving in Dobel you have a breathtaking panoramic view from Stollenweg 5 path. We turn left into the water tower. 19 To the Bernstein cliffs

Length 13,7 km Impressive panoramic views reward the walker for

Ascent ▲ 522 m ascending the Bernstein cliffs. Highest point 698 m Walking time 4:01 h The summit cross on the Bernstein cliffs. From the Falkenstein cliffs you have a magni- Difficulty medium Starting and end point of the walk: ficent panoramic view over Bad Herrenalb. Circular walk the circular walk starts and ends at Bad Herrenalb station. 0 1 km Bernbach 0 1 km Bernbach L564 L564 Ascent Hartberg HartkopfHartberg Hartkopf A A chach chach l l nns ber nns ber b b Ta g 559 Ta g 559 559 559 Mm ünzberg ᕤ Münzberg ᕤ 400 400 707 707 Bernbach Bernbach 3 545 545

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b b 600 l l Mauzenstein Golfplatz ᕥ Mauzenstein Golfplatz ᕥ A A ᕣ ᕣ Be Be 00 00 rn rn 450 4 4 ba ba Bernstein P f a h l w a l Bdernstein P f a h l w cahl d ch Ecke Ecke 400 400 nba nba Kullen- Kullen- 300 ch 694 ᕢ ch 694 ᕢ Mauzenberg Mauzenberg mühle mühle Bernstein- Bernstein- L564 L564 felsen 759 felsen 759 Do Do bel bel km 2 4 6 8 10 12 ᕦ ᕦ ba ba Falkensteinfelsen Falkensteinfelsen c c Rennberg Rennberg h h Route description: from the station continue towards the Eckkopfquelle Fachklinik Fachklinik 744 744 Ren Ren Falkenburg FalkenBbuargd HerreBnad aHelrbrenalb forecourt we go via the Am andnb finally following the yellow nb ac 00 ac 00

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4 7 Ziegelbronnen path right on to the marking to the church in Bernbach 7 0 0 0 464 464 0 Rehteichweg. Towards Falkenburg 4 . Immediately after the Löwe inn 731 731Bottenberg Bottenberg hospital 1 we turn off right again on we take the stepped path downward 563 563 to the Falkenburgweg. After approx. towards Obere Kullenmühle. Passing Bad HerBraed Hnerarelnbalb 400 m we turn off left and now the golf course 5 on the left hand keep on the path to the Bernstein side we go up to the viewpoint on cliffs 2 and then continue to the the Falkenstein cliffs 6 and then Walk tip: with clear views from the Bernstein you can see far over the Mauzenstein 3 . From here we descend back to the station. Murgtal into the distance right to the Vosges and the Palatinate Forest. Nearby is the Mauzenstein, a protected natural geological monument. At one time the stone was probably used by the astral cult for worshipping the stars. 21 0 1 km

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0 0 K l o s t e r - 3 w a l d ᕣ Via the Frauenalb convent to Bernbach Metzlin- Schielberg schwander

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Length 14,5 km Circular walk to the impressive backdrop of the 0 Ascent ▲ 337 m convent ruins in Frauenalb and via the hilly

district of Bernbach back to Bad Herrenalb. S Highest point 515 m c Frauenalb ᕢ h

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00 h Difficulty medium the walk starts and ends at Bad Herrenalb station. 5 T a n n w a l d

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km 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 A very special atmosphere Rennberg ᕡ Siebentäler Therme Bad Herrenalb is prevalent today in the Route description: we walk from waymark to the Metzlinschwander 744 600 Bleiche convent ruins in Frauenalb

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3 700 5 destroyed by fire in 1853. 0 the station , over the Schweizer Hof which we reach after approx. 0 Wiese, past the Siebentäler Therme 2 km. At the fork we follow the 1 to the roundabout at the entrance signposting to Bernbach 4 . In the Bad Herrenalb to the town. Here we follow the village we go onto the road towards signposting towards Brandplattenweg the church and then turn off left up to the left fork Romeoweg. We into Sägbergweg. We follow this Walk tip: alternatively you can walk following follow this to Frauenalb, cross the Alb until after approx. 300 m the old the convent path symbol to the left of the Alb to and come to the Frauenalb convent Bernbacher Steige track starts which Frauenalb. Small chapels along the path and the ruins 2 . To the right of the path leads back via the Kullenmühle 5 Grenzhäusle tell about the life of the Herrenhalb along the wall enclosing the former to the starting point. monks and Frauenhalb nuns as it was in the past. abbess’s garden we follow the Information on this also on p. 33. 23 From the Gaistal to the Teufelsmühle

Length 15,2 km This circular walk takes you from the Oberes Ascent ▲ 432 m Gaistal to the Teufelsmühle – magnificent views and the Teufelsmühle reward for the climb. Highest point 914 m Walking time 4:13 h Unique panoramic view from the The tower of the Teufelsmühle sits at 908 m Difficulty medium Starting and end point of the walk: Schweizerkopfhütte. above sea level. Circular walk the circular walk starts and ends at the Skiheim Talwiesenschänke in the Oberes Gaistal 0 1 km (bus 116, car park). Laufbach Bad Herrenalb - Gaistal 00 Skiheim 5 L a d s t a t t Ascent Talwiesenschänke Weithäusleplatz m 3 4 5 1 2 G r o ß e s Zieflens- ᕢ ᕡ L o c h berg Schweizer-

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Route description: we start at on towards the Steinerne Sitzbank Lerchenstein 0 the Skiheim Talwiesenschänke (stone seat) and follow the sign- Steinerne ᕥ 947

going towards Bernbacher Weg and posting to the Teufelsmühle 4 . For 800 Sitzbank S t a a t s w a l d 9

0 0 take the first path branching off to the return at the start we keep towards 700 843 the left towards Weithäusleplatz 1 . Ahornwasen and in this way get At the fork in the path we go right on back to the Steinerne Sitzbank 5 . Hahnenfalzweg, past the Schweizer- We follow part of the way out back Walk tip: along the walk there are a few viewpoints from where you have kopfhütte 2 , and continue to the to the Hahnenfalzhütte. From there impressive panoramic views over Bad Herrenalb and the region. At the Hahnenfalzhütte 3 . There at the this time we walk via Axtloh 6 back weekend the Hahnenfalzhütte is mostly also open for walkers. fork in the path we continue straight to the starting point at the Skiheim. The ski club sells drinks there. 25 L340 0 1 km L564

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5 0 Length 15,5 km This strenuous walk combines some parts of 0 00 h lbac

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0 and Großes Loch to the Teufelsmühle and back Albtal- 0 Highest point 914 m ᕡ

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hütte 0 c m Lau a fbach b s Skiheim L a d s t a t t i H a G Talwiesen- ü l Großes 1200 4 5 s h e c ᕣ Loch schänke 3 600 k e Zieflens- ᕦ 1000 6 berg 2 7 800 1 00 n 6 e b renzertkopf ra 600 G g ls ü 890 H 00 7 400 800

ᕤ Teufelsmühle lb A km 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 Teufelsmühle The favourite walking 912 908 Hahnenfalz- destinations of Teufelsmühle Route description: from the Tourist Loch 3 (Big Hole). From here we hütte ᕥ and Gaistal are combined in Office we go through the archway continue to the Teufelsmühle 4 . this walk. A h o r n - A x t l o h Lerchenstein on Klosterstraße. First of all we follow We go back towards the Steinerne w a s e n 800 947 the signposting for the Natural Sitzbank and Hahnenfalzhütte 5 . 942 Springs Trail (Quellenerlebnispfad), Following the Brudesweg path we a blue dragonfly, towards Albtalweg. reach the Skiheim Talwiesenschänke The Natural Springs Trail takes us to 6 via Axtloh. Now we turn left Walk tip: on this walk on the north face of the the Albtaljagdhaus 1 where we turn towards Talwiese and continue to Grenzertkopf you walk through the unspoilt Großes off right towards Rißwasenhütte 2 . the Hirschwinkelhütte 7 . On the Loch dingle. The steep gully was formed about There we keep to the signposting Schanzweg we get back to Bad 200 million years ago and is today a natural Einstieg Großes Loch to the Großes Herrenalb. monument particularly worthy of protection.

27 Via Gernsbach to Baden-Baden Arriving at our destination the trip with the Merkurbahn (open daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.) to the Length 18,2 km 18 km of paths lead via Loffenau and Gernsbach upper station is well worthwhile for

Ascent ▲ 553 m along the Murg through the unique Black Forest a magnificent panoramic view. landscape to Baden-Baden. Highest point 542 m Walking time 5:45 h This walk takes you – seen here from the Difficulty hard Starting and end point of the walk: Bernstein cliff – through the wonderful the walk starts at the Bad Herrenalb Tourist Office Murg valley.

at the Rathausplatz and ends at the lower station h ac 0 5 km Kr Bad lb of the Merkurbahn in Baden-Baden. eb e Michel- s h b Rotenfels ic a M bach c 279 h Bad Herrenalb Ascent B462 206 Sulzbach m 349 Gaggenau ch ba lz u Tourismusbüro

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Straße out of the town and towards spa gardens at Gernsbach . 2 osb tz 0 0 ach A 1 00 00 the open-air swimming pool to There we come to the main road, 3 Oberbeuern Hilpertsau 7 B462 the left of the road. We follow the keep right and cross the Murg up B500 931 signposting uphill to the Käppele into the old town. A few steps after 2 and then descend again towards the church our footpath towards Loffenau 3 . We walk through the Munitionsplatz 5 starts on the left. Walk tip: this walk can be done in sections. Bus no. 244 between Bad picturesque village to the main Via Kieferscheid 6 and Binsenwasen Herrenalb – Loffenau – Gernsbach and Baden-Baden brings you back to road and towards the spa gardens. 7 we follow the signposting to the the starting point. Connection to line 244 from the lower station of the Past the kite flying site we take the lower station of the Merkurbahn 8 . Merkurbahn from the Merkurwald stop with local bus nos. 204 or 205. 29 Themed walks and adventure trails Bernbach Forest Trail approx. 2 km – approx. 40 min. walking time Discover nature and history “on Shank’s pony” – not including stops you can do that in Bad Herrenalb on a total of six There are forest inhabitants and native tree species nature and history trails. The well signposted paths, to discover. A sound garden, tree telephone, crops between 2 and 6 kilometres in length, have one showcase as well as the long jump competition thing in common: they turn walking into an adven- with native forest inhabitants provide a lot of ture not only because they are situated in attractive fun along the way. A place of silence has also countryside but primarily because there are great been provided to let all sensory impressions stopping points along the way that make history an have an effect on you. exciting journey in time or draw attention to secrets of nature that you previously knew nothing about. Starting and end point: approx. 100 m behind the car park of the Festhalle in Bernbach Tip: the nature trails are by the way a particular attraction for children. Go together on a voyage Natural Springs Trail (Quellenerlebnispfad) of discovery! 5 km – approx. 1 hour 30 min. walking time not including stops Listen to rushing water, trace animals and plants Discover nature or simply lie in the soft moss and look at the treetops. The “Quelli” dragonfly accompanies you Dobeltal Nature Trail on your way through one of the most attractive 2.5 km – approx. 45 min. walking time not valleys in the Black Forest. Experience the magic including stops world of the natural springs and wild waters on Walking along the Dobelbach experience the the Natural Springs Trail. idyllic Black Forest valley at various stopping points with all your senses – e.g. with an ear Starting and end point: station, then follow trumpet which amplifies the rushing sounds of the the sign “Quelli” or directly at the forest water. The path goes past the game reserve back car park on Albtalweg to the starting point – if you are very quiet you can discover red deer.

Starting and end point: below the Dobeltal school 30 31 WILDCAT Forest Activity Trail in the Dobeltal you must expect a total route 6 km – approx. 2 hour 30 min. walking time not length of 7 km and a correspondingly longer including stops walking time. Discover the forest through the eyes of a wildcat going on the wildcat path in the Obere Gaistal. Starting and end point: Rotensol village This beautiful path goes over hill and dale to square ten activity stations which draw your attention to possible wildcat habitats as well as to the dangers Monastery Trail that lie in wait for the wild animal. And if you 5 km – approx. 1 hour 30 min. walking time not have a mobile phone you can find out more including stops exciting things on the wildcat with the audio You have 1000 years of history over 5000 m guide! Tips for children: get your own wildcat between the onetime Cistercian monastery in diploma! During flooding the path is only Bad Herrenalb and the Benedictine buildings in partly passable. Frauenalb. Not only the remains of the monastery buildings tell about the past heyday of the two Starting and end point: bus stop Talwiese monastery sites but also the “mini chapels” on the (Oberes Gaistal) edge of the village and the “speaking tollhouse” that marks the Baden-Württemberg boundary between Herren- and Frauenalb. Experience history Starting and end point: the path leads from Rotensol Fox Trail the monastery church in Bad Herrenalb to the 2.5 km – approx. 50 min. walking time not convent ruins in Frauenalb and can be walked including stops in either direction. Back then with the no. S1 The fox, well known as a particularly sly animal, Stadtbahn to the respective starting point leads the visitors through Rotensol. During the voyage of discovery through and round the Tip: you can obtain more information village you find out present-day and historical about the history and nature trails at facts from the village history of Rotensol, www.badherrenalb.de/erlebnispfade or ask among other things also why the inhabitants of for the information flyer at the Tourist Office. the district are called “foxes” and those of the Guided walks take place regularly on our neighbouring place Neusatz “hares”... themed paths. If you complete the walk including the stop 32 33 Guided walks

Guided discovery tours on our themed paths

If walking through the beautiful countryside is not enough for you – come and join us on one of our guided nature or history walks. Whether in the footsteps of monks and canonesses along the Monastery Trail, hunting for water nymphs in the wild waters of the Natural Springs Trail or silently tracking like a wildcat on the Wildcat Forest Activity Trail – exciting discoveries with our expert guides are guaranteed! Even at night the voyage of discovery goes on: the Herrenalb night watchmen take you by lamplight through our town. Passing mysterious Paradies and many a dark corner, you A look into a magnifying bug box – during Walking guides with local knowledge make listen to legends and myths from past times. a walk on our themed paths there is so each walk an experience! much to discover... Tip: you can obtain up-to-date information on dates and times and group guided walks on the themed paths from the Tourist Office or at Get to know the magnificent surroundings round Bad Herrenalb in good www.badherrenalb.de/erlebnisfuehrungen. company and in the care of a walking leader with local knowledge.

You can discover the Black Forest all year round from Bad Herrenalb on the regular guided walks. The guided walks set off every Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. from the station. These “Wednesday walks” are characterised Walk planner by shorter distances of between 5 and 7 km and a stop along the way. Somewhat longer walks always set off on Mondays (all year round) and Plan your individual walking route! Thursdays (March to November) at 1:30 p.m. from Bad Herrenalb station. With our walk planner you can access all important information on There are even more walks on offer from the Bad Herrenalb local group your self-designed walking route such as approximate walking time of the Schwarzwaldverein (Black Forest Association). and ascent / descent easily from home and print out the route as required. You can also access GPS tracking for the respective walk and load it Tip: you can obtain the six-monthly programme “Guided Walks” and onto a GPS-capable device. So set off well prepared on your excursion to the annual programme of the Schwarzwaldverein from the Tourist Office or Bad Herrenalb! You can find the link to the walk planner at download them at www.badherrenalb.de/wandern. www.badherrenalb.de/tourenkarte.

34 35 Even more walking opportunities

Round Bad Herrenalb: Großes Loch, Teufelsmühle and Gaistal Length 17.9 km, walking time 5 hours 30 min. This walk takes you through gorges and fiendish holes, up to the summit of the Teufelsmühle and via the Gaistal back to Bad Herrenalb.

Moor and capercaillie walk Length 35.3 km / 2 days, walking time approx. twice 5 hours not including stops This walk leads through the unparalleled upland moorland, a unique unspoilt landscape. The sprechende Grenzhäusle (speaking border A cosy place for a rest with view over the house) on the Klosterpfad between Bad Herrenalb district of Althof. Herrenalb and Frauenalb marks the border between Baden and Württemberg. You can find more detailed information on these walks at www.badherrenalb.de/wandern Circular walk through the Rennbach valley Length 4.8 km, walking time 1 hour 19 min. Short walk through the idyllic Rennbach valley.

Circular walk via Rotensol Length 8.5 km, walking time 1 hour 18 min. Short circular walk via the idyllic district of Rotensol and on the way back past the game reserve.

Circular path Bad Herrenalb – Dobel Length 10.1 km, walking time 3 hours 05 min. The circular path leads from Bad Herrenalb to Dobel and back again and offers fine views of the surroundings.

Circular walk via the Kiefershütte At www.badherrenalb.de/wandern you can find an overview of all Length 13.6 km, walking time 4 hours 00 min. suggested walks for your excursions into the Black Forest. Using the link to You walk along the Klosterpfad via Frauenalb to the Kiefershütte and the walks portal you can get a short description, the route on the interactive back to Bad Herrenalb. map and the GPS tracking. 37 Legal notice

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