Gernsbacher tour - Gernsbacher Runde

The Gernsbacher tour has been a 45 km long hiking trail around since 2007 Gernsbach in the Black Forest. Among other things, the spa town will be Baden-Baden touched during the "summit crossing" of Mercury. The path, which is laid out as a round tour, can be walked in 2-3 days. By connecting the Murg Valley RailwayRastatt-Freudenstadt as well as regional bus routes, you can quickly get back to your destination.

Map of Gernsbacher Runde

Route

The eastern part leads from the beautiful Gernsbach in the Murgtal past the Laufbach waterfalls up into the Half-timbered village Loffenau. From there a panorama path follows to the Illert chapel above Lautenbach, the wild and romantic stone valley and the panoramic ones Lautenfelsen and Rockertfelsen. Descent over another idyllically situated half-timbered village - Reichental - and through the Heuhüttental on Reichenbach (Kunstweg) to Hilpertsau.

The western part leads from Hilpertsau first above the paper mill to the forest swimming pool of Obertsrot. Then the path leads through orchards into Ätzenbachtal to the Antonius chapel and up to Eberstein Castle. Next to the legendary Ore mine over to the nightingale, where the sometimes strong ascent over the rushes up to the Mercury begins. From Merkur downhill and over the vineyards on the Staufenberger Grossenberg to the Favorite rock. The descent to Gernsbach then takes place through the orchards in the Weinau.

Tour information

  • Starting and ending point: e.g. Gernsbach train station
Signage
The Ebersteiner Rose guides hikers along the Gernsbacher Runde
  • Route length: 45 km
  • Total walking time: 15-16 hours
  • Height difference: 1400 m in ascent and descent
  • Condition of the path: Asphalt 16%, forest and forest roads 70%, hiking trails 14%
  • Waymarking: The entire route is well marked by the Ebersteiner Rose (a red, five-petalled rose bloom), the coat of arms symbol of the Counts of Eberstein, and the signposting system of the Black Forest Association.
  • difficulty: The tour runs on well-developed forest roads and hiking trails. On some sections of the trail, a little surefootedness doesn't hurt. In the rocky area (Lauten and Rockertfelsen), be careful with regard to the risk of falling.
  • equipment: Hiking shoes with a good profile are advantageous, sufficient drinks, day tour backpack.
  • season: in principle all year round; but not in snow.

getting there

by car

Gernsbach is on the federal highway B462, the Rastatt With Rottweil connects. The B462 is also as Black Forest Valley Road known.

Distances:

Parking: e.g. in the Gernsbach urban area, Park & ​​Ride parking spaces at the Gernsbach, Obertsrot, Hilpertsau tram stops

by bus and train

Public transport connection
AVG light rail in Gernsbach

The hiking area is in Karlsruhe Transport Association (KVV)but not the bus route from the Enz Valley to Kaltenbronn. The applies between Kaltenbronn and Bad Wildbad / Poppeltal VGC tariff.

Holiday guests who stay overnight in Gernsbach or in another municipality in the Black Forest receive a during their stay Cone card, this entitles you to free use of regional trains (IRE, RE, RB, S-Bahn) and bus routes throughout the Black Forest.

preparation

  1. ) Obtain a weather report
  2. ) good shoes
  3. ) Day or multi-day rucksack, rucksack provisions, drinks.
  • Supermarkets is available in Gernsbach directly behind the train station (Rewe, Aldi), in the center (Nahkauf, Rossmann, and 2 pharmacies), on the way in the Hilpertsau district (Netto) and in Loffenau (Gießler's Landmarkt and the Igelbach pharmacy). Note the reduced opening times in Loffenau and, if necessary, inquire in advance.
  • 1  Tourist information Gernsbach, Igelbachstrasse 11, 76593 Gernsbach. Tel.: 49 (0)7224 64444, Email: . Brochures, hiking maps, information on possible road closures, diversions, etc. are available here.Open: June - August Mon - Fri 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. 2 p.m. - 5 p.m., Sat 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., September - May Mon - Fri 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. 2 p.m. - 4.30 p.m.
  • 3  Tourist Information Baden-Baden, Schwarzwaldstrasse 52 / on the B500. Information on Baden-Badener Urban area.Open: Mon - Sat 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Route description

Gernsbach train station - Loffenau

through Laufbachtal to Loffenau
in the Laufbachtal

The hike begins at Gernsbach train station (159 m), which you leave at the rear exit. There you turn left into Schwarzwaldstraße and after approx. 100 m right into Eisenlohrstraße. Shortly thereafter, turn left into Friedrich-Abel-Strasse and from there at the end into Nordendstrasse, which leads straight ahead to the sign “Unteres Laufbachtal” (154 m). After 1.3 km you have that Portal of the Gernsbacher Runde reached at the Laufbachtal car park. The portal is the official starting point of the hiking trail.

Now the path leads through the Laufbachtal, past paddocks, a shepherd's dog area, over the signposts Mittleres Laufbachtal (2.4 km, 191 m) and bagpipe to the Laufbach bridge (3.5 km, 216 m). There you turn left. On the way, large boundary stones point out the former Baden-Württemberg border. After approx. 700 m (4.3 km, 251 m) a narrow footpath turns right that goes through the Laufbach waterfalls gorge (293 m) steeply upwards Loffenau (4.9 km, 310 m) leads.

Public transport connection: Bus line 244, Loffenau Marktplatz stop, regular, sometimes half-hourly connections to Gernsbach and Baden-Baden and Bad Herrenalb.

In Loffenau, in addition to refreshment stops and places to stay overnight, there are also some sights waiting to be visited (including historic half-timbered houses and the Evangelical Holy Cross Church with the Loffenau frescoes, the only larger wall paintings in the Black Forest). Incidentally, star chef Harald Wohlfahrt was born in Loffenau in 1955 and grew up here on his parents' farm.

Refreshments

Hotel-Restaurant Sonne
  • 2  "Old Guild" restaurant, Lower Dorfstrasse 51, Loffenau. Tel.: 49 (0)7083 2640, Email: . Quaint village parlor from 1855, in winter with an open fireplace, game specialties from Loffenau hunt.Open: Wed - Fri from 5 p.m., Sat Sun from 12 p.m.

Loffenau - Lautenbach (Illert Chapel)

In Loffenau on the Untere Dorfstraße to the Evangelical Holy Cross Church (5.1 km, 320 m) with the frescoes that are well worth seeing. To the right over Schulgasse and Heiligenackerweg you hike out of town, past the Catholic Church, with signposts (5.5 km, 349 m). At the end of the village on the left hand side there is a riding stable, tennis courts and a Kneipp treading pool. It continues on the Gernsbacher Runde to Illert Chapel, Sign location (7.5 km, 387 m) with a beautiful view of Lautenbach below.

The Illert Chapel takes place annually on July 2nd. a Vow procession followed by prayer.

Panorama path to the Illert chapel
Panorama path to the Illert chapel

The people of Lautenbach still celebrate the miraculous salvation from a fever epidemic of 1834/1835, in which 61 Lautenbachers died, with their own holiday (Mariä Visitation). The procession to the Illert Chapel usually starts at 4 p.m. on the church square in Lautenbach.

Detour: Lautenbach

If you want to stop in Lautenbach, stay the night or break off the tour, you will have reached the place after half a kilometer.

Public transport connection: ALT / bus line 247, Lautenbach Bürgerhaus stop, the ALT runs daily and hourly, but only after prior appointment by phone, about 30 minutes before departure; Tel .: 07225/964560, regular buses without registration only run Mon-Fri on school days early in the morning and at 11.25 a.m. and 1.45 p.m.

Refreshments
  • 3  Restaurant "Gute Stube", Steintalstrasse 4, Lautenbach. Tel.: 49 (0)7224 4364, Email: . Rustic, cozy wooden house with regional cuisine, snack menu, homemade apple cider.Open: Mon - Fri 2 p.m. - 11 p.m., Sat 10 a.m. - 11 p.m.
  • In addition to holiday apartments and private accommodation, there is also the in Lautenbach Landgasthof Lautenfelsen as an accommodation establishment with breakfast.


Lautenbach (Illert Chapel) - Reichental

it goes up through the stone valley
in the stone valley

From the Illert chapel it goes up to the left; after about 200 m turn right onto a narrow path that leads down to a small reservoir. From there it goes steeply upwards on a wide path, past the Daimler Benz area, to the Steintal sign location (8.5 km, 462 m).

Of the Lautenbach town center (Sign location Alte Kirche) via the sign locations Steintalstraße and Haus Lautenbach to the Steintal location (1.1 km).

It goes up through the wild Stone valley, past rock formations and the maple meadows. Passing the sign location Im Haselbrunnen (9.7 km, 627 m) you reach the Lautenfelsen, which are under nature protection. A bench on the rock with holes invites you to linger (panoramic view). A few meters further you reach the actual ones Lautenfelsen with sign location (10.7 km, 569 m), to which a narrow rocky path leads (viewpoint).

Hikers who started down in Lautenbach have already seen the imposing Lautenfelsen, they tower almost 100 meters into the air. According to legend, the devil once threw the large granite chunks of the block dump down from the devil's mill in his fury. You can find out about its special features on three information boards. The rock group with the surrounding mountain forest and the humid meadow valley has been a nature reserve since 1991 and an important habitat for a variety of animal and plant species.

Continue on the Fortsweg down to the Heilwiesen sign (11.2 km, 521 m). If you want to shorten this, you will reach Lautenbach after about 1.2 km.

on Loch-, Lauten- and Rockertfelsen
Information board on the Lautenfelsen

Now the ascent to the next takes place on the left Climax: the Elsbethhütte (12.5 km, 591 m) in the Rockert, another vantage point from which you can see the Murg Valley.

From here you can alternatively use the Landslide Get off for the Obertsrot S-Bahn station (approx. 4 km).

The rock group on the Rockert, which rises up to 70 m in height, is also under nature protection. The Elsbethhütte got its name from a Countess von Eberstein, Elsbeth von Eberstein. In the world of legends she is known as a rocker woman Lute and rocker rocks were formed about 300 million years ago when liquid lava cooled down. Mainly through freezing water, which expanded in the crevices, the rock burst and formed today's rock formations. Geologists call this process wool sack weathering. Some rock faces look sulfur yellow, this is due to the crust and reindeer lichens that "stick" to the rock.

The subsequent path through the rocks is certainly one of the highlights of the Gernsbacher Runde. The Gernsbacher Runde also follows the path to the next signpost in Rockert (13.3 km, 635 m) Landslide, another hiking trail that starts from Gaggenau-Bad Rotenfels leads up to the Schliffkopf.

The route continues past the Haselgrundhütte (14.4 km, 634 m), past the Haselgrund and Flachsland signs to the Old Oaks (15.7 km, 623 m) with an idyllic clearing.

Descent to Reichental
View of Reichental

Now the descent to Reichental follows. Right down to the Hardbergweg sign (16.7 km, 477 m), keep right there and cross the Gernweg sign Fatima Chapel (17.3 km, 409 m) above Reichental.

The Fatima Chapel was built in 1954. With this chapel, the Reichentaler thanked Jesus Christ and the Mother of God to the returnees from captivity during the Second World War 1939-1945, some of whom only returned to Reichental 5 years later. For this reason it is also called the homecoming chapel.

The Gernsbacher Runde turns right here and reaches the L76b country road via the sign location Ruckgraben at the exit of Reichental, sign location Am Ölberg (17.8 km, 353 m).

It is more recommendable, however, for those who want to stop off, stay overnight or break off the tour, on the asphalt road (the Landslide follow) down to the idyllically situated Half-timbered village Reichental to hike. That too Forest Museum and the St. Mauritius Church invite you to visit.

Reichental is due to the picturesque location, the village architecture with many half-timbered houses and the proximity to the SWR in Baden-Baden Location of television series and films such as The Fallers and The Indian Doctor (1994–1996). Another attraction is the one housed in the former sawmill Forest Museum (Kaltenbronner Str. 35). It can be viewed from May to October on Sundays from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. or by appointment. The most valuable exhibit is certainly the cockpit of an aircraft from the Second World War that was overgrown in a spruce tree. Admission is free. But you can also pay a visit to the church hill. The is enthroned on him St. Mauritius Church, Built 1897-1900.

Public transport connection: ALT / bus line 242, Reichental Johannesplatz stop, regular buses to Gernsbach run Mon-Fri 10:51 a.m., 2:36 p.m., 5:36 p.m., Sat / Sun 10:36 a.m. to 6:36 p.m. every hour, at 7:36 p.m. only 01 April-01. November; In the rest of the time, there is a scheduled taxi service, they only operate after prior telephone appointment, about 30 minutes before departure; Tel .: 07225/964560.

in Reichental
in Reichental

Accommodation options

Vacation homes and private landlords are available in Reichental. Unfortunately, there is currently no place to stop for refreshments (as of May 2018), and there are no shops either.

Alternatively, there is that 1  Hotel-Restaurant Sarbacher, on the Kaltenbronn. Tel.: 49 (0) 7224 - 93390, Email: . or the numerous and good restaurants in Gernsbach.

If you are dependent on public transport, you can reach your destination in the late evening thanks to the good taxi connection to and from Gernsbach. In the evening, Kaltenbronn is no longer connected to the public transport network.

Reichental - Hilpertsau

From the forest museum (385 m) follow the Kaltenbronner Straße out of town, past the Auerhahn and Hailweg signs to the Am Ölberg sign (353 m), which is reached after 500 m. From here on the left through the Reichenbachtal. There are still hay huts here, which the Tyrolean immigrants built around 250 years ago when they were clearing the valleys.

in the Reichenbachtal
Reichenbachtal

The hay barn meadows of the middle Murg valley between Forbach and Gernsbach, like this one here Reichenbachtal, are a most remarkable document of cultural history. They reflect a way of doing business that has mostly become antiquated today. These huts were first mentioned in 1683. In the Reichenbachtal, a diverse fauna and flora that is unique in its composition has developed on the hay barn meadows, many animals threatened with extinction (especially birds, insects and reptiles) find optimal living conditions here. Between 1720 and 1760 there were some noticeable waves of clearing and so it came about that around 1830 the Reichenbachtal changed from a forest valley to a meadow valley.

The hiking trail in the Reichenbachtal is lined with works by well-known artists from Baden-Württemberg and other European countries. The art objects consist of the materials wood, stone, paper, metal, concrete, plastic and water. They show the current artistic work in its diversity and stand, hang and lie clearly visible along the path, a few also hidden in the water and in some hay huts. Every year the art trail is supplemented by new works that blend in harmoniously or in contrast to the cultural landscape. All works of art are on loan from the artists and therefore remain on the path with varying lengths of time.

Objects on the Kunstweg
Art path

On the Kunstweg, guided tours are offered every 1st Sunday of the month in summer, which usually start at 10.15 a.m. at the information board at the lower end of the Reichenbach Valley (after the Holzbau Wurm company). Additional Information: http://www.kunstweg-am-reichenbach.de/

Hilpertsau is finally reached on the street Am Reichenbach, it joins the country road L76b (sign location Reichentaler Straße, 21.1 km, 189 m).

Public transport connection: ALT- / bus line 242, Hilpertsau bus stop B462 / Reichental branch, regular buses to Gernsbach run Mon-Fri 10.56 a.m., 2.41 p.m., 5.41 p.m., Sat / Sun 10.41 a.m.-6.41 p.m. every hour, at 7.41 p.m. only from April 1st to 1st . November; In the rest of the time, there is a scheduled taxi service, they only operate after prior notification by telephone, about 30 minutes before departure; Tel .: 07225/964560.

Diagonally opposite, follow the path towards the center of the village. You finally reach the via Hauersäcker-, Zinsäcker- and Gartenstraße Hilpertsau S-Bahn station (300 m from Reichentaler Straße / B462).

Refreshments

  • 4  Ristorante Pizzeria Ox, Murgtalstrasse 33, 76593 Gernsbach. Tel.: 49 (0)7224 6423744. Open: Mon, Wed - Fri 11 a.m. - 2.30 p.m. 5 p.m. - 11 p.m., Tue 5 p.m. - 11 p.m., Sat Sun 11 a.m. - 11 p.m.
  • Holiday apartments and private accommodation are available in Hilpertsau and Obertsrot.

Hilpertsau - Eberstein Castle

Of the Hilpertsau S-Bahn station (184 m) right over Gartenstrasse, Zinsäckerstrasse and Hauersäckerstrasse to the signposting Reichentaler Strasse. There you cross the federal road B462 and the Murg over the bridge in the direction of the gatekeeper building of the factory, left over a zigzag path uphill to the Philosophenweg (22.1 km, 207 m). Now along the mountain slope through a wooded area with many chestnut trees, past a cemetery to the Swimming pool above Obertsrot (23.8 km, 202 m).

Stage to Eberstein Castle
beautiful panoramic path from Hilpertsau to the Obertsrot swimming pool

It is 600 m from the Obertsrot swimming pool to the S-Bahn station.

It goes left past the swimming pool and steeply uphill to the sports field (22.7 km, 262 m). There right to the sign location Rebberg (271 m) and further through orchards to Anthony's Chapel (24.2 km, 280 m). On the way you already have wonderful views of the nearby Eberstein Castle with its vineyard.

To Anthony's Chapel, Place of pilgrimage for the Countesses of Eberstein Castle, leads a procession once a year (on June 13th).

Continue through the Ätzenbachtal, to the Antoniuskapelle sign, continue straight on here. After a right turn you reach the Ätzenbachtal sign (25.3 km, 273 m).

Through the Ätzenbachtal 1.5 km to the Obertsrot S-Bahn station.

Further left, take a comfortable hiking path up to the Ochsenkopfweg sign post (325 m). Right across the parking lot to Eberstein Castle (26.2 km, 298 m).

Eberstein Castle (refreshments available)

Eberstein Castle
the Eberstein Castle

In 1272 the Eberstein Castle was built by the Counts of Eberstein, which replaced the Alt-Eberstein Castle near Baden-Baden as their ancestral seat. One reason for the castle building was the reclamation and development of the Middle Murgtal, for which the Ebersteiners were responsible. For a while they were even more powerful than the Margraves of Baden. At the end of the 14th century, the Ebersteiners had to sell half of their properties to the Margraves of Baden, as Count Wolf von Eberstein was heavily in debt. Half of the castle passed to the margraves. From now on, two noble families ruled over the county of Eberstein (rule of condominiums), but this led to massive disputes between the two lords of the castle. Margrave Friedrich, the first Grand Duke of the newly created state of Baden by Napoleon, had the complex restored for himself and his wife by the Baden architect Friedrich Weinbrenner in 1803/04, thus saving it from further deterioration. During this renovation phase, the castle complex was largely given its current appearance. The castle became a representative residential complex with the character of a castle.

In 2000 the margrave family had to sell the castle. Since 2005 there has been a 4-star superior hotel with two different restaurants and a winery. Star chef Bernd Werner runs it with his wife. The traditional castle tavern is available for hikers (in summer with a beautiful plane terrace).

Descent to Obertsrot to the S-Bahn 1.5 km (follow the signs for the Murgleiter or via Grafensprung).

Eberstein Castle - Merkur summit

Back to the Ochsenkopfweg and on to the sign location Am Zehntacker (26.7 km, 328 m), right over a grass path to the legendary Ore mine (27.1 km, 343 m).

Ascension to Mercury
View from Eberstein Castle

The tunnel in this area of ​​the Gernsberg is one of the attempts to use the ore deposits economically. The area around Gernsbach was particularly intensively searched in the 18th century when the Baden margraves tried to restore their principality, which had been battered by the previous wars. Legend has it that this is the entrance to an underground palace of the meerkats, who keep a great treasure of gold and silver in the interior of the Gernsberg.

The so-called “Erdmännlespfad” continues to the Forlenkopf sign (27.7 km, 362 m). Through old trees, follow the Ebersteiner Rose to the right and reach the Amandaschau sign (28.4 km, 394 m).

From the signs for Forlenkopf and Amandaschau, each about 1.5 km to Gernsbach train station.

on Mercury
Paraglider take-off point with a view of the Murg Valley

Right to Jägerplatz (403 m). There again right uphill to the Saulachkopfhütte sign (29.0 km, 454 m). At the fork there on the right, first flat, then downhill to nightingale, also Garbage picture named (31.2 km, 379 m).

In 2005, the 8th stage of the Tour de France from Pforzheim to Gérardmer ran over the Nachtigall / Müllenbild pass between the Murg- and Oostal. The Hotel-Restaurant Nachtigall also invites you to stop here.

The last big ascent of the Gernsbacher Runde then starts from the nightingale. Right past the hotel-restaurant over the signposts Kieferscheid (31.9 km, 394 m) and Kohlplättel (32.6 km, 449 m) to the Rushes (33.3 km, 516 m), a saddle between the Murg- and Oostal (Baden-Baden) with a refuge and beautiful viewpoints.

From Binsenwasen 1.5 km to the Neuhaus bus stop (line 244, Sattley sign) or 2.0 km to the valley station of the Merkur cable car (bus 204/205 to Baden-Baden).

Further in hairpin bends, some steeply up to the Mercury peak (34.5 km, 644-668 m).

The mountain Mercury is named after the ancient Roman god of trade and commerce Mercurius. At the highest point of the mountain is the Mercury Tower, a broadcast tower of the SWR, from whose platform one has a wonderful view. In addition to a restaurant, a lawn, barbecue areas and playgrounds, there are also two here Paraglider launch sites.

Between the mountain station and the Merkur tower you can find out in the geological Open-air exhibition "Mercury's Cube" Interesting facts about the origin, properties and use of 17 types of rock that occur around Baden-Baden.

It has been leading to Mercury since 1913 one of the longest and steepest funiculars in Germany, it overcomes 370 vertical meters with a maximum gradient of 54% and measures a length of 1.2 km. As an important international spa town of the 19th century, Baden-Baden was in fierce competition with the other spa towns and fashion spas in Europe and was therefore very interested in offering its guests the most beautiful and modern attractions. When the casino ban came into force in 1872, the city with the casino lost its main attraction and most important source of income. New ideas were necessary so that the spa town remained attractive for its guests. Back then, the valley station could even be reached by tram.

Public transport connection: with the funicular down, at the valley station with buses to Baden-Baden (lines 204, 205), change to line 244 in the direction of Gernsbach at the Ludwig-Wilhelm-Stift stop. To Baden-Baden train station with bus 205 (direct) or 204 (with change).

Refreshments

Hotel-Restaurant Nachtigall
  • 7  Merkurstüble restaurant, Merkuriusberg 5, Baden-Baden, at the mountain station of the Merkurbergbahn. Tel.: 49 (0)7221 31640, Email: . Open: in winter daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., in summer from 15.05. until 09/30/2017 daily 10.00 a.m. - 9.30 p.m.
  • 8  Hotel-Restaurant Waldcafé, Merkuriusberg 1, Baden-Baden, near the valley station of the Merkurbergbahn. Tel.: 49 (0)7221 22560, 49 (0)7221 395630, Email: . Good Baden cuisine in a rustic ambience, cakes and tarts from our own pastry shop.Open: Tue - Sat 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. (hot meals 11.30 a.m. - 2 p.m. 5 p.m. - 9 p.m.), Sun 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. (hot meals 11.30 a.m. - 2 p.m. 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.).

Merkur summit - Gernsbach

The descent from the Merkur summit begins behind the mountain station on a narrow, steep hiking path that branches off to the left of the path. The Gernsbacher Runde leads in bends down to the Wendeplatte sign (35.4 km, 570 m). Follow the hiking trail steeply downhill in hairpin bends, you cross several forest paths. At the Zig-Zack-Weg sign (36.6 km, 393 m) right, past the Nassmissweg sign (378 m) down to Sattley Ridge (36.9 km, 362 m), the Neuhaus bus stop (bus route 244 to Gernsbach, Loffenau, Bad Herrenalb and Baden-Baden) and a car park are also located here.

Descent to Gernsbach
Sattley ridge between Baden-Baden and Gernsbach, Neuhaus bus stop

Beim Sattley die Kreisstraße K3766 überqueren, links weiter über die Asphaltstraße, vorbei am Gleitschirmfliegerlandeplatz. Später bieten sich immer wieder tolle Blicke auf Staufenberg und Gernsbach. The Panorama path führt oberhalb der Gernsbacher Weinlage Staufenberger Grossenberg weiter über die Schilderstandorte Auweg (37,4 km, 334 m), Grossenberg (37,7 km, 311 m), Galgeneck (39,3 km, 269 m) und Galgenbusch (40,0 km, 239 m) zum Schilderstandort auf dem Lieblingsfelsen (40,8 km, 186 m).

Gernsbach kann auf eine lange Weinbautradition zurück blicken. Bereits 1274 hat ein Gernsbacher Notar den Mönchen im Kloster Herrenalb zwei Ohmen (etwa 270 bis 330 Liter) Wein überschrieben. Wie aus dem Kloster-Index hervor geht, gehörte der Weinbau in Staufenberg dann ab 1500 zum Kloster Herrenalb. Um das Jahr 1850 wurden die meisten Weinberge im Murgtal durch die Reblaus zerstört. Anfang der 1970er Jahre wurde der Weinbau durch Altbürgermeister Rolf Wehrle und Weinbauberater Alfred Iselin durch die Neuanpflanzung am Staufenberger Grossenberg wieder belebt. Der Weinberg wird heute nach den EG-Richtlinien für ökologischen Weinbau bewirtschaftet und die Rebsorten Riesling, Grauburgunder sowie Blauer Spätburgunder angebaut.

Unterwegs gibt es immer wieder Abkürzungsmöglichkeiten: Vom Schilderstandort Grossenberg kann man nach Staufenberg (1 km, Bus 244) oder nach Selbach (1,9 km, Bus 214) absteigen, vom Schilderstandort Galgeneck nach Gernsbach (1,6 km, S8/S81) oder Selbach (1,5 km, Bus 214) und vom Schilderstandort Galgenbusch nach Gernsbach (1,5 km).

Beim Lieblingsfelsen scharf rechts und abwärts auf die Weinau. Öffnen sich die Streuobstwiesen, lohnt sich ein Abstecher zum Aussichtspunkt vor dem Lieblingsfelsen.

Abstecher zum Lieblingsfelsen
Lieblingsfelsen bei Hörden (Gaggenau)

Die Murg hat im Bereich des Lieblingsfelsen einen Prallhang (das kurvenäußere Ufer eines Flusses, das kurveninnere Ufer nennt sich Gleithang) geschaffen und so den Felsen herausmodelliert. Der Felsen besteht aus dem Gestein „Rotliegendes“ welches sich vor ca. 300 bis 250 Millionen Jahren abgelagert hat. Idyllisch an der Murg gelegen ist der Lieblingsfelsen ein Geotop und ein Bestandteil eines Naturschutzgebietes, in welchem sich eine besondere Kräuter- und Pflanzenwelt entwickelt hat. Zahlreiche Löcher in den Felsen sind Zeitzeugen der Flößer. In den Löchern wurden Baumstämme verankert, welche die Flöße zurückhalten sollten. Hörden war ein Zwischenlagerplatz zur Blütezeit der Flößer im 19. Jahrhundert.

Man erkennt links einen umarkierten Wiesenpfad (41,0 km, 171 m), der hinab zum Murgufer führt, zuerst rechts halten (Murgtal-Wanderweg, blaue Raute), vorbei an der Infotafel "Der Lieblingsfelsen" und links die Murgbrücke überqueren. Auf der anderen Uferseite wieder links auf dem Hochwasserdamm zum Aussichtspunkt vor dem Lieblingsfelsen (41,7 km, 151 m).

über die Streuobstwiesen (Weinau)
Streuobstwiesen Weinau

Zurück zum Hauptwanderweg auf dem selben Weg, dort links zum Schilderstandort Weinau (42,6 km, 177 m).

Entlang des 1,7 km langen Streuobstweg in der Weinau, der vom Obst- und Gartenbauverein Gernsbach angelegt wurde, informiert auf verschiedenen Tafeln über die Streuobstwiesen rund um Gernsbach einer alten Kulturform, bei der ursprünglich gleichsam auf 2 Ebenen das Land kultiviert wurde: Hochstämme versorgen die Bevölkerung mit Obst und ließen noch Raum, das Land darunter als Acker- und Weidefläche zu nutzen. Viele Tier- und Pflanzenarten können sich dort gut entwickeln und haben Rückzugsmöglichkeiten gegenüber einer industriell betriebenen Landwirtschaft.

Bei der dortigen Weggabelung rechts durch die Weinau, auch dem Streuobstlehrpfad folgend, bis zum Schilderstandort Sonnengarten (43,3 km, 182 m). Links halten vorbei am Rehazentrum zum gleichnamigen Schilderstandort (43,7 km, 168 m). Von hier rechts zur Felix-Hoesch-Brücke (163 m), welche links überquert wird. Auf der anderen Murgseite rechts zum Bahnhof Gernsbach (44,2 km, 159 m).

Einkehrmöglichkeiten

In der Gernsbacher Kernstadt stehen eine Reihe an Gastronomie - und Beherbergungsbetriebe zur Verfügung (kleine Auswahl):

  • 9  Altstadt da Orazio, Main street 31, Gernsbach. Tel.: 49 (0)7224 3145. Trattoria und Weinbar - kleines, feines italienisches Restaurant.Geöffnet: Di-Sa 17.00-01.00 Uhr.
  • 10  Gasthaus Stern & Hirsch, Hofstätte 3, Gernsbach. Tel.: 49 (0)7224 655791. Rustikales, gemütliches Gasthaus in einem Fachwerkhaus aus dem späten 17. Jh.Geöffnet: täglich 11.30–14.00 Uhr und 17.30–23.00 Uhr, So 11.30–14.00 Uhr und 17.30–22.00 Uhr, Mi und Sa mittags geschlossen.
  • 15  Dubrovnik restaurant, Main street 34, Gernsbach. Tel.: 49 (0)7224 657367. kroatische Küche.Geöffnet: täglich 11.30-14.00 und 17.00-23.00 Uhr.
  • 17  Café am Markt, Main street 22, Gernsbach. Tel.: 49 (0)7224 916093, Email: . Das Café am Markt bietet eine große Torten- und Kuchenauswahl aus eigener Konditorei und im Sommer auch hausgemachtes Eis.Geöffnet: November – März Di – So 14.00 – 18.00 Uhr. April – Oktober Di – So 13.00 – 20.00 Uhr.
  • 18  Café Felix, Hofstätte 6, Gernsbach. Tel.: 49 (0)157 50466585, Email: . gemütliches kleines Café mit Wohnzimmeratmosphäre, hausgemachter Kuchen, Do und Fr herzhafte Mittagsgerichte, Sa und So Frühstücksangebote.Geöffnet: Mi-So 09.00-18.00 Uhr.
  • 19  Eiscafé Rizzardini, Bleichstr. 3, Gernsbach. Tel.: 49 (0)7224 657579. Familienbetrieb seit 1963, italienische Eisspezialitäten, süßer und herzhafter Imbiss.Geöffnet: Mitte Februar-Mitte Oktober 11.00-22.00 Uhr.

Weitere Wanderwege in der Umgebung

  • Panoramaweg und Themenrundweg "Natur und Geschichte pur in Reichental"
  • Schwarzmißhütte-Hohlohturm-Kaltenbronn-Wildsee-Grünhütte-Sommerberg/Baumwipfelpfad (Bad Wildbad). Tageswanderung, Busrückfahrt von Bad Wildbad nach Kaltenbronn (Bus 723 Sa/So 16.22 Uhr oder 18.22 Uhr ab Bad Wildbad Bahnhof, Mo-Fr leider nur 15.52 Uhr und nur im Sommerhalbjahr) oder mit der Stadtbahn S6 nach Pforzheim.
  • Loffenau-Großes Loch-Teufelsmühle-Plotzsägemühle-Westweg Richtung Kaltenbronn oder Richtung Plotzsägemühle-Oberes Gaistal-Bad Herrenalb (Busfahrpläne einsehen, bzgl. der Rückfahrt)

trips

  • Baden-Baden: Kurhaus/Casino, Rosengarten, Lichtentaler Allee, Caracalla-Therme, Friedrichsbad, Festspielhaus, Kloster Lichtental u.v.m.
  • Fahrt über die Black Forest High Road: Luchspfad und Wildnispfad Bühlerhöhe/Plättig, Schwarzenbachtalsperre, Mehliskopf, Mummelsee, Hornisgrinde, Geroldsauer, Gertelbach- und Allerheiligen-Wasserfälle, Klosterruine Allerheiligen, Naturschutzzentrum Ruhestein, Freudenstadt
  • Historische Dampfzüge zwischen Karlsruhe und Baiersbronn, Juni-Oktober jeden 1. Sonntag im Monat. Infos auch im Internet: http://www.uef-dampf.de.

literature

  • 111 Schätze der Natur im Schwarzwald die man gesehen haben muss, Karin Blessing, Emons Verlag 2015, ISBN: 978-3-95451-701-5
  • Wandererlebnis Murgtal, Verlag Wegweiser, ISBN: 978-3-9811016-2-1
  • Wandererlebnis Murgtal Band 2, Verlag Wegweiser: ISBN: 978-3-9811016-3-8
  • Bruckmann ErlebnisWandern Schwarzwald Steige, Anette und Lars Freudenthal, 2015, ISBN: 978-3-7654-6170-5
  • Bruckmann ErlebnisWandern Vergessene Pfade im Schwarzwald, Anette und Lars Freudenthal, 2015, ISBN: 978-3-7654-6803-2
  • Rother Wanderführer Schwarzwald Mitte/Nord Mehrtagestouren, 2013, ISBN: 978-3-7633-4420-8
  • Wandern rund um Baden-Baden, Anja Möbs, Josua Straß, Rendezvous Verlag 2015, ISBN: 978-3-936881-22-6

Hiking maps

  • Wanderkarte Murgtal des Verlag Wegweiser, 4. Auflage, ISBN: 978-3-9811016-0-7
  • Wanderparadies Baden-Baden und Rebland, Herausgeber: digitale Kartografie F. Ruppenthal GmbH Karlsruhe, Baden-Baden Kur & Tourismus GmbH und Städtisches Forstamt Baden-Baden

Web links

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