Picturesque 3-day e-bike tour through the Northern Black Forest

Starting from the train station in Bad Liebenzell, follow the cycling logo (green/white) of the Nagold Valley cycle path. The route gently goes uphill, then gently downhill through the village of Ernstmühl to the first highlight, the Hirsau Monastery. A small detour from the Nagold Valley cycle path to the Hirsau Monastery and its café invites you to take a break.

Continuing to follow the marking of the Nagold Valley cycle path, you reach the Hermann Hesse town of Calw with its beautiful pedestrian zone and picturesque half-timbered houses (attention: push-bike passage through the pedestrian zone).

We continue to follow the course of the Nagold River and reach the shepherd town of Wildberg. Past the Maria Reuthin Monastery, the route continues uphill along the Nagold Valley. In the town of Nagold we leave the Nagold Valley cycle path for a short detour to Hohennagold Castle, where a great view of the town and the picturesque surroundings with Nagold Valley and Waldachtal awaits us.

From the castle, the Nagold Valley cycle path leads downhill through Rohrdorf and Ebhausen to Altensteig. Here we also leave the valley cycle path to better view the wonderful old town scenery from the viewing platform. Once back in town, an exciting visit to Altensteig Castle can be planned before tackling the last elevation gains of the first day's stage to the Bett+Bike Country Inn Hirsch in Altensteig Überberg.

Day two leads over Heselbronn and Beuren and returns to the Nagold Valley cycle path. Past the Pfaffenstube, it goes to the Erzgrube reservoir, where you can refresh wonderfully. Next, the route descends towards Göttelfingen into the Poppeltal. From Gompelscheuer, a new river cycle path, the Enz Valley cycle path, begins. We follow this to Rohnbach, where our tour turns left and ascends to the viewpoint at the Hohlohturm (Kaiser Wilhelm Tower).

From the Hohlohturm, the route passes the Hohlohsee towards the Kaltenbronn information center, then past the wildlife enclosure to the next natural highlight, the Wildsee. If you feel hungry now, you won't have to wait long because delicious regional dishes await hungry cyclists and hikers at the Grünhütte.

From the Grünhütte, the tour continues to the Sommerberg and down to Bad Wildbad. The Sommerberg cable car can be used for this descent. You arrive in the middle of the royal spa and bath town. Then we meet the Enz Valley cycle path again and follow it towards Calmbach and then further to Höfen, where our second day's stage ends at the Bett+Bike Hotel Ochsen.

The third and final day entails a short stage. It goes from Höfen along the Forellenbach up to Langenbrand and later through the Eulenbach Valley to the Nature Park inn Mönchs Waldhotel, where a break can be taken. Afterwards, it goes downhill into the Nagold Valley to Dennjächt and then back on the well-known Nagold Valley cycle path to the starting point of the tour at Bad Liebenzell.

The traffic regulations (StVO) apply

Helmet is mandatory

The traffic safety obligation lies with individual municipalities

Please carry your ID card (France)

The second day stage is relatively sporty; you should watch the range of the e-bike battery and avoid continuous high assistance while cycling.

Via the A8

Exit Pforzheim West (Pforzheim East exit also possible) onto B463 towards Calw

Exit Leonberg onto B295 towards Weil der Stadt

Via the A81

Exit Herrenberg onto B296 towards Calw

Culturbahn (Pforzheim - Horb - Tübingen)

From Pforzheim via Unterreichenbach to Bad Liebenzell

From Tübingen or Horb via Calw to Bad Liebenzell

Line S6

From Stuttgart to Weil der Stadt, then by bus (Line 880) to Bad Liebenzell

Parking at Paracelsus Thermal Baths

Parking at Kurhaus

This tour is not marked with a specific cycling logo. Please use a suitable bike map, our Northern Black Forest cycling experience flyer, and the available GPS data for the tour.

Since the tour is designed as a circular route, you can choose the starting point at several locations. Bad Liebenzell offers a very suitable starting point due to the public transport connection via the Culturbahn from Pforzheim to Horb, and because e-bikes are also available for rent in Bad Liebenzell.

The wooden plank path through the Wildsee Moor Kaltenbronn: Here you have to push your bike, but this way you have more time to enjoy the magnificent nature!