Stream crossing – Bad Herrenalb monastery ruins loop from Bad Herrenalb

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Stream crossing – Bad Herrenalb monastery ruins loop from Bad Herrenalb

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Stream crossing – Bad Herrenalb monastery ruins loop from Bad Herrenalb

04:01

12.6km

490m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly walkable paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Schwarzwald Mitte/Nord

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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445 m

Children with Flutes sculpture — Kurpark Bad Herrenalb

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These two figures are sitting on a bench directly beside the Alb River. Other benches invite you to sit down and simply enjoy.

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513 m

The Alb in the Bad Herrenalb spa gardens

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The Alb River flows through the spa gardens of Bad Herrenalb.

There are plenty of opportunities to take a dip in the river. Benches along the banks invite you to …

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1.08 km

View of Bad Herrenalb

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Nice view back to Bad Herrenalb

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1.17 km

Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) near Bad Herrenalb

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Sequoias in the Black Forest? This is possible thanks to King Wilhelm I of Württemberg. The nature-loving ruler was a great friend of giant trees. So he had seeds sent …

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3.47 km

Albtal Adventure Trail, section

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Challenging steep climb - sometimes you have to find the path. This is a logging forest aisle - smaller trees and twigs were simply left lying and the forest area should be left to its own devices in the future.

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7.26 km

Stream crossing

Highlight (Segment) • River

A path not taken by the "average" hiker, which makes it all the more exciting. It's fun, but you should definitely look for and find the markers!

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8.76 km

Viewpoint

9.47 km

View of the Black Forest countryside with cows

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Very beautiful landscape - always a brook.

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11.7 km

Bad Herrenalb monastery ruins

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The entrance to the Protestant monastery church is reached through the ruins of the former late Romanesque vestibule, built around 1200.
The porch, known as Paradise, was raised in the …

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12.6 km

End point

Train Station

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