Forest hiking trail – Rötelbach Valley loop from Calw

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Baden-Württemberg

Forest hiking trail – Rötelbach Valley loop from Calw

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Forest hiking trail – Rötelbach Valley loop from Calw

02:37

8.60km

280m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Schwarzwald Mitte/Nord

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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279 m

Calw Market Square

Highlight • Historical Site

It's really nice to see all the proud half-timbered houses lined up here around the market square. In summer you can sit outside at one of the restaurants.

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975 m

View from Gimpelstein overlooking Calw

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Flat steps lead up to the Gimpelstein. At the top you can expect a beautiful view down to Calw and the surrounding landscape.

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4.00 km

Forest hiking trail

Highlight • Trail

Beautiful, natural forest path above the Rötelbach valley as a connection that leads directly to the Rötelbach.

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4.29 km

Stone crossing over the Rötelbach

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On the hike through the Rötelbachtal you will pass three to four such stone crossings.

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4.47 km

Root Path Along the Rötelbach

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What a wonderful path! When you dive into the valley, you feel like you're in a fairytale forest. The path is wildly romantic, with roots and rocks in places. It …

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4.86 km

Rötelbach Valley

Highlight • Gorge

When planning your trip, be sure to include the small paths that cross the Rötelbachtal!

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5.06 km

Stone Bridge over the Rötelbach

Highlight • Bridge

You can already see on the pictures how incredibly beautiful green this highlight is. The Rötelbach softly babbles to himself. Rarely found on my tours such a quiet and beautiful place that really invites to rest and enjoy.

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7.15 km

Calw Scaffold

Highlight • Historical Site

A former execution site on the Genießerpfad.

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8.60 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.52 km

2.98 km

539 m

387 m

107 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.60 km

3.54 km

851 m

431 m

181 m

Elevation

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Highest point (550 m)

Lowest point (340 m)

Weather

Monday 19 October

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Comments

September 18, 2022,Durchs Rötelbachtal mit Pilz-Polonaise

Had the Rötelbachtal all to myself - an exception and beautiful. Not a soul, but all the more mushrooms. 🍄

Calw market square - Teuchelweg - engagement path - Rudersberg - Rötelbachtal - Zavelsteiner Brückle - wild boar enclosure - Wölflesbrunnen - scaffold - Gimpelstein - city garden - 100 Stäffele - Calw old town

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June 22, 2025,🥾 CW Panoramasteg-🏞Rötelbach 🔄 loop

Today with the 🌡☀️ there was only a short 🥾 hike from Calw 🔄.
🅿️ and starting at the Stadtgarten, it goes straight up ↗️ to the panoramic bridge, from here you have your first fantastic view of the city 👀.
We continue to the Gimpelstein in the Sandsteiquarter, which offers the next central view of Calw.
Further up we …

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September 19, 2025,Rötelbachtal mit Abstecher (auf der Rückfahrt) zum Kloster Hirsau

Idyllic hike along the babbling Rötelbach stream.
Light and shadow. Ferns, lichens, and rocks, and finally, an old monastery... Perfect.

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October 13, 2023,Von der Walter-Lindner-Sporthalle in Calw durchs Rötelbachtal zum Schafott und zum Caféhäusle

Today we landed in Calw. From the Walter Lindner sports hall we went along the Nagold over a first climb into the Rötelbachtal. Really very beautiful, idyllic valley with lots of squirrels scurrying around. The hiking trail leads along the stream up to the top and from there we decided to head towards Calwer Schafott. Past the wild boar enclosure …

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July 28, 2023,Rötelbachtal -Kentheim

The Rötelbachtal is so beautiful that we really wanted to show it to our visitors from Berlin.
The weather held up and it was another great trip to the northern Black Forest. 🌲🌲🌲
Stones, ferns, wilderness and a beautiful, rustic forest along the Rötelbach. 🌲 🌲🌿☘️🍀
The path partly follows the path: Gourmet paths in the Black Forest:
Forest-water-meadow path

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May 24, 2025,🥾🌲Rudersberg, Rötelbachtal,Schafott & Cafehäusle 😋😍

Fyi, the distance is exactly 10km. komoot, in cooperation with GPS, has once again planned a break with a straight line 😅🙈.
So, this time I went to the Rötelbachtal for the second time in a week... Only without a bike and a completely different tour 😅. The reason was to stop by the little cafe with my better half …

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September 8, 2024,🥾 BF🌲 Oelländerle CW loop

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Small Sunday exercise session
We start at the Hermann Braunhütte in the Nagoldtal in Oelländerle and take the hiking trail to Rudersberg ↗️ here the oldest settlement history in the entire area was proven 3000-4000 BC (information board) the excavations on top of the ring wall were not completed (cost reasons) and were filled up with earth for preservation …

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