Hiking in the Black Forest Nature Park / GPS-Tracks
Valley of the Enz river with Enz promenade
Use the center of Enzklösterle as starting point for many short or long hiking tours through the environs of Enzklösterle. Here you will have the opportunity to walk on hundreds of kilometers well signposted hiking trails and to discover the largest woodland of the northern Black Forest. Explore the unparalleled nature and the picturesque landscape by hiking over hedge and ditch.
On your hiking tours stop over at the primeval forest of Bärlochkar, the red deer park, at cosy huts where food and drinks are offered, at the open-air museum for ancient forest crafts, the wild-romantic Enz Park at Bad Wildbad, the woodcarving museum, the Nature Park information center and the big sphagnum bog at Kaltenbronn, the trout farm Petersmühle, the forest climbing garden, the Sommerberg Mountain funicular railway, the barefood path in the spa garden, the adventure minigolf park or the giant Poppel valley toboggan run.
At Enzklösterle as well as at Bad Wildbad (10 km, reachable by bus free of charge) you can take part two times a week in guided walking tours for free.
Walking at lake Hohloh in November
HIKING TOURS and GPS-TRACKS to download
In the following you will find a small part of the wide range of
possible hiking tours with starting point campsite Müllerwiese at Enzklösterle.
Some of the tours can be downloaded as GPS-Tracks in .gpx-format for GPS-navigators.
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The river Enz at Enzklösterle
- Enz promenade. Start at the campsite Müllerwiese and walk along the river Enz up the valley. The sunny path offers many sites to relax nearby the clear spring water while taking the sounds of nature. The Enz promenade ends nearby the show raft at the Rohnbachtalstrasse. Distance there and back: 3 km; course 1 hour.
View from mount "Schneckenkopf" on the short Enzklösterle walk
- Short Enzklösterle walk. Start at campsite Müllerwiese - walk up the Gernsbacher Steige - turn right and follow the path at the edge of the forest around the mount Schneckenkopf - take the Schneckentalweg down to the main road and cross the river Enz - walk up to the edge of the forest at mount Schöllkopf and follow the panoramic path to the Schöllkopfsteige - then turn down to the village and cross the main road - take the way back to the campsite through the spa garden of Enzklösterle. Distance covered 3,5 km; course 1 hour; elevation 105 m.
GPS-Track download: Short Enzklösterle walk in .gpx-format
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- Medium Enzklösterle walk. Start at campsite Müllerwiese, walk into the spa garden an visit the "Kneipp"-water-pool and the barefoot path - then take the Kirchweg to Gernsbacher Steige and further up to the romantic path along the Schneckenkopf, down to the red deer park - walk up the path from the Forest Climbing Garden to the Erdbeerplatte (strawberry place) - after a little rest with scenic view go down to the Enz valley to the historic building "Russhütte" (soot hut) - follow the Bergweg along the wood for 500 m, turn left and take the narrow path to the river Rohnbach, behind the bridge turn to left again and follow Rohnbachstr. to reach the show raft - cross the bridge over river Enz, turn left and follow the Enzpromenade back to Camping Müllerwiese.
Distance covered 6,6 km; course 2 hours; elevation 160 m.
GPS-Track download: Medium Enzklösterle walk in .gpx-format
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View from mount "Hirschkopf" on the long Enzklösterle walk
- Long Enzklösterle walk. Start at campsite Müllerwiese - cross the bridge over the Enz nearby the campsite - old hotel Hetschelhof - main road (Freudenstädter Strasse) - Rathausweg - at the edge of the forest turn left and walk along the forest edge on the panoramic path - cross the road to Simmersfeld and continue the walk down into the Lappach valley - at the edge of the forest cross the little brook and go back towards the village - take the panoramic path along the forest edge at the mount Schöllkopf (direction Nonnenmiss) - walk down to the Enz and cross the main road (Wildbader Strasse) - follow a narrow path up into the Schneckental - turn to the left and walk on the panoramic path along the forest edge at the mount Schneckenkopf - cross the Gernsbacher Steige and reach the red deer park at the Hirschtal (deer valley) - walk around the park - pass the ski run and the forest climbing garden and go up to the lookout point Erdbeerplatte - then take the path through the forest down into the Enz valley and return to campsite Müllerwiese on the Enz promenade. Distance covered 9,5 km; course 2 - 2,5 hours; elevation 313 m.
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- Primeval Forest of Bärlochkar. Start at campsite Müllerwiese - cross the bridge over the Enz nearby the campsite - walk around old hotel Hetschelhof and turn back to the river Enz - follow the Enz promenade to the sports grounds - start the walk to the primeval forest at the car park above the sports grounds at the edge of the forest - follow the signposted Bärloch path. There you will be taught about the flora and fauna of the "primeval forest of tomorrow". Learn interesting facts about the geological formation of cirques by glaciers of former ice ages - Take the Bergweg above the river Enz and return to campsite Müllerwiese. Distance covered 7,5 km; course 2 hours; elevation 218 m.
GPS-Track download: Bärlochkar in .gpx-format
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Minipark for children at Poppeltal and source of the river Enz at Gompelscheuer
- To the Source of the River Enz. Start at campsite Müllerwiese - bridge over the Enz nearby the campsite - old hotel Hetschelhof - main road (Freudenstädter Strasse) - Rathausweg - bridge of the Petersmühle - Gompelscheuer - the source of the river Enz is situated within the center of the little village. Course 1,5 hours.
Now you can continue your walk either to the minipark for children, the giant toboggan run and the Poppeltal experience museum at Enzklösterle-Poppeltal or to the historic water reservoir of the timber floaters "Kaltenbachsee" (a little lake within the forest nearby Gompelscheuer). Returning to the campsite is easy by public bus. With your Enzklösterle guestcard it is free of charge.
GPS-Track download: To source of river Enz in .gpx-format
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Lake Hohloh nature reserve
- Lake Hohloh and Emperor-Wilhelm-Tower. Start at campsite Müllerwiese - Hirschtalweg - Rindenhütte - G.A.Volzweg - Diebstichweg - Kaltenbronn (nature information center of the Black Forest nature park with museum and red deer park as well as the recommended restaurant Sarbacher) - Torfweg - Emperor-Wilhelm-Tower (1017 m) offers a fascinating view of the Rhine valley, the Vosges, the Northern Black Forest, the Swabian Jura and with high visibility even of the Alps - Hohloh moor, part of the largest sphagnum bog in Germany with unique flora and fauna (expert forest trips in summer season) - Schwabenweg - Diebstichweg - Viereichenhütte - Gernsbacher Steige - Enzklösterle - campsite Müllerwiese. Distance covered 16,8 km; course 4,5 - 5 hours; elevation 620 m.
GPS-Track download: To Lake Hohloh in .gpx-format
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On the Emperor-Wilhelm-Tower: View of the northern Black Forest mountains
- Enzklösterle - Hohloh - Rohnbach valley. Start at campsite Müllerwiese - Hirschtalweg - Gernsbacher Steige - Viereichensattel with Viereichen hut - Diebstichweg - Schwabenweg - nature reserve Lake Hohloh - Emperor-Wilhelm-Tower - Alte Weinstrasse - Torfweg - Hirschbrunnen hut within the Rohnbach valley - Rombachhof - Rohnbachtalstrasse - Bergweg - campsite Müllerwiese. Distance covered 20 km; course 5 - 6 hours; elevation 420 m.
GPS-Track download: Enzklösterle-Hohloh-Rohnbachtal in .gpx-format
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At Lake Hohloh in November
Walk to Aichelberg
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Walk to Aichelberg. Start at campsite Müllerwiese - go down to the main road - pass the hotel Hirsch and the bakery - turn to the right side and walk up the Schöllkopfsteige to the Herzogsbank - from there follow the signs to the little village Aichelberg. There you should rest in the local restaurant. Course there and back: 3 hours
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Historic water reservoir of the timber floaters "Kaltenbachsee"
- Schramberg Tour. Start at campsite Müllerwiese - Enz promenade - Rohnbachtalstrasse - path of the Bärlochkar - hiking trail to Gompelscheuer - Kaltenbachweg - Kaltenbachsee - Neuhaus hut - Alte Weinstrasse - Redoute - Schramberg - Hirschlachweg - Zwickgabel - Süssbächle valley - Rohnbach valley - Enz promenade - campsite Müllerwiese. Distance covered 22,5 km; course 6 hours; elevation 500 m.
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Hiking maps are available at the tourist office of Enzklösterle.
Hiking Brochure no 1 (GPS Tracks) to download
Hiking Brochure no 2 (german) to download
Deutsche Version
2 / 2010