The best dog-friendly hikes and walks around Waldenbuch

Wonderful resting place with a Hollywood swing and view towards Waldenbuch on the Knaupwiesen as part of the Herzog-Jäger-Pfad. There is even a guestbook available to sign.

Life tree with an information board about its significance as part of the "Herzog-Jäger-Pfad", which refers to the former hunting area Bezenberg, which the Dukes of Württemberg often and gladly visited due to the legendary richness of game until the beginning of the 19th century. Duke Friedrich I (1557 - 1608) in particular was a frequent guest and was very connected to Waldenbuch and its surroundings.

Three imposing giant sequoias from the Wilhelma sowing, located directly at the Weißes Häusle forest hut. In front of it, there is a barbecue area and a resting place.

Good view of Waldenbuch-Liebenau above. You can also see a part of Glashütte. However, the town center was not visible on our hike

Do they communicate with each other, whisper, gossip, laugh, cry? Surrounded by a dozen pieces of wood? One can well imagine it. Standing so close together, the three ladies from the USA. They have been living here for over 150 years. In the middle of the Schönbuch near Waldenbuch, far from their actual home. The three giant sequoias at the Weißen Häusle, known as the "Three Sisters" in the Schönbuch, are the legacy of a royal initiative. In 1864, King Wilhelm I of Württemberg commissioned the royal garden directorate to order a pound of seeds from these forest giants from California/USA. What the botanists probably didn't know at the time: The Sequoiadendron Giganteum, as the giant of the forest is called, has the smallest seeds. 100,000 seeds weigh only 500 grams. The consequence: they had more seeds than necessary. In the end, about 5000 young plants were raised in the Wilhelma. Even today, 35 of these graceful trees still stand there.

Flour was produced here until 1925. The old millstones are still there. The mill wheel continued to generate electricity until the war year of 1945, when the mill building and the mill wheel were severely damaged.

One of the few mills accessible by car via the "Alte Poststrasse" (Old Post Road). Parking is available. The mill boasts a lovely self-service beer garden.

"Beautiful stream in the forest" - it's the Reichenbach! The Reichenbach originates at approximately 409 m above sea level (NN) through the confluence of the Schmellbach and Mahdenbach streams south of the Sindelfinger Spitze. The approximately 2.6 km long Schmellbach originates near Stuttgart-Rohr and flows into the Reichenbach from the north. The approximately 3.3 km long Mahdenbach originates in the Beckenhäule forest area east of Böblingen and flows into the Reichenbach from the west. From there, the Reichenbach flows predominantly southward through or along the edge of the municipalities of Böblingen, Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Steinenbronn, Filderstadt, and Waldenbuch. South of Burkhardtsmühle in the municipal area of Waldenbuch, it flows into the Aich from the left and finally to the north at 328.5 m above sea level.