Illenau Arcades and Fountain – Illenau Historic Complex loop from Achern

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Illenau Arcades and Fountain – Illenau Historic Complex loop from Achern

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Illenau Arcades and Fountain – Illenau Historic Complex loop from Achern

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4.38km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 7, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Schwarzwald Mitte/Nord

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.65 km

Illenau Complex (Town Hall, Museum & Bistro)

Highlight • Historical Site

Former mental hospital, dissolved by the Nazi euthanasia program, school for South Tyrolean refugees and Polish "booty Germans" during World War II. Later French Barracks Today city administration Nice cafe and small museum

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1.68 km

Illenau Arcades and Fountain

Highlight • Historical Site

Beautiful Archtektur! In the Illenau arcades, a bistro is operated as an inclusion project. Overlooking the beautiful building, it can be sustained under the arcades even on hot days. Connected …

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1.86 km

Illenau Historic Complex

Highlight • Historical Site

Be sure to visit the old cemetery.

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2.12 km

Illenau Boiler and Engine House

Highlight • Monument

The old Illenau heating and machine house from 1904 is now a private residential building.

Its original use was to supply heat and electricity to the Illenau.

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2.90 km

Plauelmatte and Hanfbau Historical Information Sign

Highlight • Historical Site

The importance of the commercial plant hemp shaped the urban image of Achern from the 14th century onwards.
Here, in what is now Plaukelmatten, the first hemp mill (Plauel) was mentioned.
Today an information board commemorates it ℹ️.

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3.54 km

Bertolt Brecht House

Highlight • Historical Site

Berthold Brecht's grandmother lived in this house, and he spent some time with him as a child.

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3.61 km

Brunnen-Philipp Fountain, Adlerplatz

Highlight • Monument

The well-Philipp stoically squats on a granite block and stares straight ahead. Probably the best-known sculpture in Hornisgrindestadt is located where the geographical center of the Grand Duchy of Baden …

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3.69 km

Grand Duke Leopold of Baden Monument

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Monument erected in 1855 in honor of the Grand Duke of Baden, Leopold. Basically, it was an attempt to bring the Achern citizens to the monarchy after the time of the Baden Revolution in 1848.

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4.38 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.10 km

1.00 km

965 m

312 m

Surfaces