Water trail along the Nagold

Along the nearly five-kilometer-long water trail along the Nagold, information boards address the topic of “water” from various perspectives. The information boards are titled “Monhardter Bach forest biotope,” “floodplain forest habitat,” “fish in the Nagold,” or “flower sea meadow” with clearly prepared information on the animal and plant world.

Another group of information boards deals with the technical aspect of water. This includes energy generation today and in the past, a sewage treatment plant, and of course also rafting. The water trail also passes the Monhardter water chamber between Altensteig and Ebhausen, from where in earlier years Black Forest firs were bound into rafts and set off on their journey.

Over generations, Black Forest firs were rafted on the water trail from the Nagold via the Neckar and the Rhine to the Netherlands. The Rafting Guild Upper Nagold Valley keeps the craft memory and its historical significance for the region alive to this day.