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Bad Herrenalb Spa Park – Bad Herrenalb monastery ruins loop from Bad Herrenalb

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Bad Herrenalb Spa Park – Bad Herrenalb monastery ruins loop from Bad Herrenalb

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Bad Herrenalb Spa Park – Bad Herrenalb monastery ruins loop from Bad Herrenalb

04:12

13.4km

520m

Mountaineering

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

Last updated: May 21, 2026

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Naturpark Schwarzwald Mitte/Nord

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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214 m

Artesian well at Bad Herrenalb station

Highlight • Monument

The spring room was built by monastery builders in 1150 and was in use up until the 16th century. In 1781 the well, which worked on the artesian principle, was restored.

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598 m

Bad Herrenalb Spa Park

Highlight • Rest Area

A beautiful, large spa park through which the Alb River flows.

The Alb is accessible at many points, which is very popular in the summer.

Numerous benches and weatherproof hammocks invite visitors to linger.

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690 m

Drinking Pavilion at the Kurhaus (spa house)

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In the drinking pavilion, you can sample free healing water. The water, with drinking instructions, is particularly suitable for gallbladder and bile duct diseases.

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821 m

Dragon sign at the Klosterschänke

Highlight • Monument

The monastery tavern, probably founded in 1148, is one of the oldest inns in southern Germany. At the entrance, there's a distinctive sign featuring a dragon figure.

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964 m

Devil of Herrenalb

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On the facade of the former monastery administration building is the stone sculpture "Devil of Herrenalb." The sculpture was donated in 1999 by the Gernsbach artist Rolf Michels for the …

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1.03 km

Bad Herrenalb monastery ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

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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1.10 km

Bad Herrenalb Evangelical Monastery Church

Highlight • Religious Site

The originally Romanesque monastery church was completed in 1177. It had the form of a three-aisled basilica.

(see model in the monastery courtyard).

After the monastery was severely damaged in 1642, the current, smaller church was built in 1739.

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13.3 km

Bad Herrenalb station

Highlight • Rest Area

The railway line opened in 1898. And Bad Herrenalb remains a popular tourist destination. The KVV S-Bahn (commuter train) operates hourly services to the Northern Black Forest.

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13.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.20 km

2.23 km

1.17 km

539 m

270 m

Surfaces

8.39 km

1.79 km

1.77 km

1.17 km

230 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (850 m)

Lowest point (350 m)

Weather

Friday 26 June

37°C

20°C

6 %

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Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Bad Herrenalb Spa Park – Bad Herrenalb monastery ruins loop from Bad Herrenalb

Artesian well at Bad Herrenalb station

Bad Herrenalb Spa Park

Drinking Pavilion at the Kurhaus (spa house)

Dragon sign at the Klosterschänke

Devil of Herrenalb

Bad Herrenalb monastery ruins

Bad Herrenalb Evangelical Monastery Church

Bad Herrenalb station

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