St. Peter between Baroque church and hiking trails

St. Peter combines a distinctive history of Baroque church architecture with monastery tours and a varied range of hiking opportunities. If you are looking for hotels in St. Peter, these themes can help you decide what to focus on during your trip: architecture and history, trails around the town, or other experiences in the wider Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald destination.

Baroque church and monastery tours

The former monastery church of St. Peter is now the parish church of St. Peter and Paul. Peter Thumb built it between 1724 and 1727. The Baroque church has a magnificent red sandstone façade and two onion domes. Its construction history and current function can be explored in one place: it was built as a monastery church and is now a parish church.

Monastery tours at the Spiritual Centre of St. Peter offer insights into the building and include the church and the historic library. Check the current dates before planning, as tour schedules may change. Alongside the façade, the building’s history is also a central focus.

The programme for the concert season in July and August 2026 included free 40-minute organ tours in the Baroque church. If you are visiting later, check the current concert dates.

Hiking around St. Peter

There are 27 circular and point-to-point hiking routes of varying difficulty around St. Peter. When choosing a route, you can therefore take both the route type and the stated difficulty level into account. Circular and point-to-point hikes offer different ways to plan a tour.

The St. Peter local branch of the wider Black Forest Association maintains a 95-kilometre network of hiking trails. It includes 75 location signposts and a further 195 direction signs. As signs may be updated, check the information on site before setting out.

Suggested hikes around the town lead to popular viewpoints and help you discover the surrounding landscape of mountains, valleys and forests. Farms, chapels and wayside crosses also shape the settlements. This means that, as you find your way around, you can take in not only the landscape but also the area’s built and cultural features.

More experiences in the wider Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald destination

The wider Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald destination offers other attractions, each with its own character. At Badeparadies Schwarzwald in Titisee, summer temperatures prevail 365 days a year, alongside real palm trees and turquoise-blue water. The Galaxy waterslide universe offers more than 25 attractions and water fun for all ages.

In Feldberg, Fundorena includes a trampoline park on three levels. The Fundorena X Mind Arena consists of six stations; the facility also includes its own snack bar, “Chicco’s Lounge”. This makes it possible to compare different kinds of experiences across the wider destination: water attractions in Titisee alongside a trampoline park and station-based activities in Feldberg.

Getting around the wider Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald destination

Many places in Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district can be reached by train. With the free KONUS guest card, local trains and buses can be used free of charge throughout the Black Forest. These details have different scopes: trains are an option for many places in the district, while KONUS covers local public transport throughout the Black Forest. For your specific bus and train journey, check the connection to your destination.

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View the wider travel overview: Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald.