The best running trails around Pfalzgrafenweiler

The Bömbachsee near Altensteig-Spielberg is idyllically situated, surrounded by forests in the middle of the countryside, and invites you to swim. The small lake is easily accessible via the Ziegelweg, and parking is available. A large sunbathing lawn with shady trees adjoins the eastern shore.

The Bösinger Wasserhäusle was a pumping station and was used to transport fresh spring water from a source in the Waldach valley via cast iron pipes to the village of Bösingen (a district of the municipality of Pfalzgrafenweiler), located 1.4 km away and 140 meters higher up. The pumps were driven by the water power of the Waldach. A water wheel with a diameter of six meters was used. The facility went into operation in 1894. In 1911, it was supplemented by an 8 hp gasoline engine, which could now also drive the pumps during low water levels in the Waldach. In 1948, it was connected to the power grid via a transformer station, after which a newly installed electric motor could serve as a backup drive. The Bösingen's own water supply was taken out of service in 1991 due to drinking water contamination. The entire facility, including the weir, the power channel, and the pumping station, has been protected as a cultural-historical monument since 2000. The pumping station can be visited all day on the Day of the Open Monument. Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%B6singer_Wasserh%C3%A4usle

The Silberbrünnle spring 🌊 in Pfalzgrafenweiler-Bösingen is an idyllically located spring at the foot of the Schlosswald forest. It is a popular excursion destination in the Black Forest, known for its year-round bubbling, crystal-clear water, which soon flows into the Waldach. The resting bench invites you to linger,

Stitch Trail Adventure Trail - Stitch Trail An adventure trail to marvel at with currently 13 stations over approx. 2.5 km, an idea by Anne Krimmer. A colorful world of animals and plants made of crocheted and knitted motifs accompanies you through the forest. The start is at the Schloßwald at the barrier Nördlinger Hütte, continuing over the zig-zag path to the end of the path below the Mandelberg ruins. The stitched story of the Knitterbibus Can be seen as a stitch trail in the Schlosswald in Pfalzgrafenweiler. Sources: https://www.pfalzgrafenweiler.de/tourismus-freizeit/erlebniswege/maschenpfad https://wollklunker.blogspot.com/

Schlossquelle 🏰🌊 from 1974 - Off the beaten path behind a pasture fence - Pfalzgrafenweiler - LKR. Freudenstadt

Maschenpfad Experience trail - Maschenpfad An experience trail to marvel at with currently 13 stations over approx. 2.5 km, based on an idea by Anne Krimmer. A colorful world of animals and plants made of crocheted and knitted motifs accompanies you through the forest. The start is at Schloßwald at the barrier of Nördlinger Hütte, continuing over the Zick-Zack-Weg to the end of the path below the Mandelberg ruins. The unraveled story of the Knitterbibus Can be seen as the Maschenpfad in the Schlosswald in Pfalzgrafenweiler. Sources: https://www.pfalzgrafenweiler.de/tourismus-freizeit/erlebniswege/maschenpfad https://wollklunker.blogspot.com/

The Vörbach ruin is a ridge castle near the municipality of Pfalzgrafenweiler in the district of Freudenstadt in Baden-Württemberg, above the Waldach valley. Remains of the keep, the shield wall, and a flanking tower have been preserved. The castle is first mentioned in a document in 1140 as the property of the Counts Palatine of Tübingen. The brothers Albrecht and Diem von Steinhilben were named as the first named owners in 1330. Their father Dietrich von Steinhilben likely received the castle as a fief from the Count Palatine. In 1360, Vörbach was sold by Count Burkhard to Count Palatine Ruprecht I. of the Palatinate. The complex was sold by Count Otto I. in 1440 to Counts Ludwig I. and Ulrich of Württemberg. The fief was granted to the Lords of Emershofen until 1483. They sold Vörbach for 1,800 guilders to the Lords of Ehingen. In 1485, Jörg von Ehingen was enfeoffed with Vörbach by Count Eberhard im Bart. Rudolf von Ehingen sold, among other things, the castle in 1498 to Hans von Neuneck zu Glatt. Wildhans von Neuneck sold the Vörbach castle estate in 1625 for 70,000 guilders to the Duke of Württemberg. After the great village fire of Pfalzgrafenweiler on April 24, 1798, the stones were used to rebuild the town. In 1906, the Schwarzwaldverein built the Nördlinger Hütte on a tower stump of the surrounding wall, named after a founding member, as a resting and shelter hut. It was last renovated in 1990 and is now used as the clubhouse of the Schwarzwaldverein Pfalzgrafenweiler. A curved ditch cuts off the castle site from the corner of the mountain. The foundation walls of the square keep are found on a hill. Rough-hewn ashlar blocks were used to build the tower, suggesting a late Staufen construction. The exact height is not known, but is estimated to be around 30 meters. A large castle complex with numerous outbuildings can be seen on a historical forest map from 1584. A description from 1625 mentions a summer house, a gatekeeper's house, cattle and horse stables, and a well, among other things. Two buildings used as cattle stables and a sheep barn were located outside the castle. No remains of these are visible anymore. Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruine_V%C3%B6rbach

Weir on the Waldach, 300-meter-long drive channel, iron, backward-acting water wheel with spur gear transmission, 6 meters in diameter (originally lined with wooden paddles), 3 meters of head in the drive channel, pump output: 3-5 HP depending on water inflow from the drive channel, double-acting plunger pump from Maschinenfabrik Esslingen from the year 1893 with a high-performance suction and delivery pump and pressure vessel. In 1991, the plant was shut down as a private water supply due to contaminated spring water. Depending on the water level of the Waldach, the pumping station managed to pump 160,000 liters of fresh spring water directly into the houses and into the water reservoir in Bösingen, 2.3 km away and 140 meters higher, in 8 to 14 hours. The spring yields 1-2 liters per second depending on the season.