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Fairy Tale Trail "The Cold Heart" - Sommerberg Bad Wildbad
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Fairy Tale Trail "The Cold Heart" - Sommerberg Bad Wildbad
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Entrance to the Fairy Tale Trail "The Cold Heart" - Bad WildbadPhoto: Locher Fotodesign & Manufaktur, Northern Black Forest
Anyone wanting to learn fascinating facts about the Black Forest and its inhabitants will find themselves in the right place! Mysterious stories and surprising information await visitors. The fairy tale trail begins and ends at the tower of the treetop walkway on the Sommerberg.
The fairy tale trail is largely barrier-free, gravelled and accessible with suitable strollers and wheelchairs.
The 10 stations of the fairy tale trail:
1. Fairy Tale Trail The Cold Heart, the main characters
2. At the charcoal kiln, wood is turned into charcoal.
3. Log rafting: tree trunks float all the way to Holland.
4. Trees in the Black Forest, the four most important species
5. Giants, mermaids and knights, legends and myths
6. Glassmaking in the Black Forest: Hard work, delicate products
7. Geology and the treasure of Bad Wildbad, sandstone and thermal water
8. Black Forest specialties, that tastes good!
9. The Black Forest and the Black Forest Central/North Nature Park, forests, meadows and pastures
10. Happiness and excursion tips, memorable and worthwhile sights
Author's tip
The fairy tale trail is located in the immediate vicinity of the Bad WildbadThe treetop walkway offers a spectacular 360° view of the Black Forest from an extraordinary perspective. Besides the view, there are exciting stations for climbing, balancing, and learning, as well as a 55-meter-long tunnel slide.
Also located at the beginning of the Fairy Tale Trail is the Sommerberg Adventure Forest, a forest playground for the whole family.
If you walk along the fairytale trail, you can take a detour across the WILDLINE suspension bridge. There, 380 meters of pure adrenaline await you at a height of 60 meters.
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Derived from the technical difficulty and the fitness requirement.
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safety instructions
The Glass Man Trails branch off at three points, are visible from the main path, but are unpaved and not suitable for strollers or wheelchairs.More information and links
The radio play "The Cold Heart," based on the story by Wilhelm Hauff, tells the story of boy Peter Munk's struggle for happiness at nine different stations. Among those involved are the Glass Men, the benevolent forest spirit who grants him three wishes, and the Dutchman Michel, a gigantic fellow who wants to steal Peter's heart.
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Directions
Public transportation
Accessible by train and bus
S6 light rail from Pforzheim to the stop Bad Wildbad Uhlandplatz
Regiobus X63 between Calw, Bad Wildbad, Dobel, Bad Herrenalb (10-minute walk from the train station to Uhlandplatz)
Regiobus X78 between Bad Wildbad, Enzklösterle, Freudenstadt (10 min walk from the train station to Uhlandplatz)
From the S-Bahn station Uhlandplatz it is only about 50 meters to the valley station of the Sommerbergbahn.
From the mountain station it is about a 15-minute walk to the starting point at the tower of the treetop path.
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How to find us
From Pforzheim: At the roundabout after the train station, take the first exit towards Sommerberg. Parking address: Peter-Liebig-Weg 10, 75323 Bad Wildbad
from direction Enzklösterle: Drive through the tunnel, then towards the train station, continue as above.
Parking
In parking garages P1 coming from the direction of Pforzheim or P4 coming from the direction of Enzklösterle coming.
A limited number of paid parking spaces are available directly on the Sommerberg.
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Equipment
Sturdy footwear is recommended. Easily navigable with a regular stroller, but not suitable for a buggy.Derived from the technical difficulty and the fitness requirement.
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