Neubulach: Mining History and Half-Timbered Houses

Neubulach combines a historic town center with themed trails about mining. Half-timbered houses and fountains are part of the townscape; the Kilians Erzweg trail tells the story of mining. This gives you different ways to experience your stay: you can focus on the town center as a destination for an outing, or choose one of the trails and explore its particular themes.

Historic Town Center and Townscape

Neubulach’s historic town center is a destination worth visiting. Its features include half-timbered houses and fountains. This makes it an architectural focal point alongside the themed trails: here, the focus is on the townscape, while the routes explore the history of mining and other related themes. If you enjoy historic places, you can make the town center a destination in its own right; the half-timbered houses and fountains offer specific points of interest.

Neubulach and Its Mining History

In the Middle Ages, Neubulach was a leading mining town in the Northern Black Forest and the seat of the mining office and mining prefecture. The Kilians Erzweg leads through Neubulach to the mine as a themed trail about mining. Several information panels explain the history of mining. The route thus connects the town’s administrative history and mining past with a themed trail. The trail is particularly suited as a focus in its own right if you want the day to center not just on the historic townscape, but on the history of mining itself.

The Bat Trail Loop

The approximately 45-minute Bat Trail loop offers a different thematic perspective. From the portal of the Hella-Glück adit, it runs along the “Arbeitsdienstweg” to the portal of the water adit. An old hiking path then leads back to the Stollenklause along the Ziegelbach valley. Along the way, the trail shares interesting facts about native bats and historic mining features. Nature and traces of mining technology therefore come together on the same route. The approximate duration is a useful guide for planning your time; the route also makes clear that its individual trail and stops shape the visit.

The Ostweg Through the Town

The Ostweg runs directly through Neubulach. Its connection to the town differs from that of the themed trails: when planning, the key point is that it passes through the town. Before setting out, check the current trail markers and guidance for the Ostweg.

When comparing the trails, you have different points of reference: the Kilians Erzweg leads to the mine and explains mining on several information panels; the Bat Trail is an approximately 45-minute loop featuring information about bats and mining-related features; and the Ostweg runs directly through the town. You can choose based on the theme, approximate duration, and connection to the town.

Another Historic Highlight in the Wider Destination of Calw

In the wider destination of Calw, Nagold offers another historic highlight. The ruins of Hohennagold Castle on Nagold Castle Hill still contain the foundations of various buildings in the castle’s inner bailey, dating from the 12th century. This adds a castle clearly located in Nagold as a separate regional point of interest; it is a distinct topic from Neubulach’s mining history.

Discover more destinations: Unterreichenbach, Schömberg, Nagold, Althengstett, Ebhausen, Wildberg, Oberreichenbach, Ostelsheim.

Go to the overview of the wider destination: Calw.