Discover Bärenthal

For a stay in Bärenthal, nature trails and distinctive cultural sites take centre stage as different themes. The selection ranges from St. John’s Catholic parish church and the historic Schlößlemühle mill to hiking options, a cycling connection and the landscape around Gnadenweiler. You can tailor your trip to your interests: architectural and local history, a hiking route with a specified length, or trails that pass through varied landscapes.

Culture and History

St. John’s Catholic parish church in Bärenthal was built in 1758. In the district of Gnadenweiler, the modern Chapel of Mary, Mother of Europe offers a different historical perspective; it is a destination for many worshippers and day-trippers. The historic Schlößlemühle mill in Ensisheim, in the Bära Valley, is also part of Bärenthal’s cultural landscape. A restored undershot waterwheel still powers the auxiliary mill there today. These sacred buildings and milling technology offer different perspectives on Bärenthal’s cultural sites.

Hiking Trails, Cycling Connection and Landscape

Four themed hiking trails lead through open fields, forests and valleys, past caves, rock arches and former castles, with views across the Bära Valley along the way. The hedgerow landscape in Gnadenweiler, a district of Bärenthal, adds its own distinctive character. Alongside the trails’ features, hedgerows are a defining landscape theme.

A 3 km family hiking trail offers nature experiences including a cave, a fairytale forest, a tufa cascade, a barefoot trail and a forest water-treading station. At 3 km, this route has a specified length, while the four themed hiking trails are characterised primarily by their landscapes and features. This helps you compare the different hiking options based on their descriptions.

The Way of St. James to Beuron runs through much of Bärenthal’s municipal area. Its named destination gives this route a different sense of direction from the themed hiking trails, whose descriptions highlight landscapes, natural features and views. For cyclists, a cycle path connects Bärenthal and Fridingen and links to the Upper Danube Valley. While the hiking trails focus on the landscape along the route, the cycle connection names two places and a regional link. Check the current condition of the path before setting out.

The wider destination of Tuttlingen

The wider destination of Tuttlingen encompasses a district covering 734.4 square kilometres, including the southwestern foothills of the Swabian Alb, parts of the Baar region and the valley of the Young Danube. In the northern part of the district are juniper heaths and the region known as the 10-Tausender, with ten mountains over 1,000 metres high. Landscape highlights include the Danube breakthrough valley and the Höwenegg volcanic crater; white limestone cliffs also rise above the Danube Valley. The Neuhausen ob Eck Open-Air Museum features 25 historic buildings that were dismantled at their original sites, moved to Neuhausen ob Eck and restored to their original condition. The wider Tuttlingen area thus encompasses both diverse landscapes and an open-air museum with historic buildings.

Discover more destinations: Spaichingen, Buchheim, Mahlstetten, Neuhausen Ob Eck, Tuttlingen, Balgheim, Kolbingen, Reichenbach Am Heuberg

Go to the wider travel overview: Tuttlingen.