Rundweg "Roter Bär"

Wonderful circular hike around Bärenthal and Gnadenweiler

A pleasant afternoon tour with surprising alpine views above Gnadenweiler (weather permitting). On the way, you will come across a whole series of Bärenthal "gems".

At first glance, it doesn't offer spectacular views. views, the Bäratal, such as the neighboring breakthrough valley of the Danube, but it offers a multitude of wonderful gems of natural beauty and natural beauty and landscape formations, unexpected views and and cultural-historical evidence.
The small municipality of Bärenthal Bärenthal may be the smallest in the district of Tuttlingen, but it stands out as a as a recreational area, as it has a number of such gems to offer in its surroundings. a whole series of such gems that can be discovered on hikes along various local can be discovered on various local circular routes.

The hamlet of Gnadenweiler, which belongs to Bärenthal, was given its name due to the "grace" of the then lord of the manor, the Prince of Hohenzollern, who in the 19th century, who gave the barren land on the plateau to some Bärenthal Bärenthal citizens "by grace" for cultivation. In recent years years, the chapel "Maria - Mother of Europe" has become a much-visited a much-visited excursion destination on the Gnadenweiler plateau. Combined with with a stop at the neighboring Café Kapellenblick, this often provides many visitors, this is often the program for a successful afternoon excursion. afternoon excursion. Of course, the tour on the trail of the red bear can also be started and ended up here. can also be started and finished up here.

Life for the inhabitants of the hamlet was inhabitants of the hamlet was hard, water was scarce and the ground was stony. and the ground was stony. The stones had to be painstakingly cleared away to had to be cleared away to cultivate the land. This can still be seen today the many stone bars (also known as "Lesesteinhaufen"), which were created by piled up at the edge of the field and are now a valuable habitat for insects habitat for insects, reptiles and small mammals. The Gnadenweiler families had to carry the water up from the valley on foot. the other hand, the grain had to be carried down into the valley for milling be carried or driven by cart. The mill on the Bära, the 900-year-old old "Ensisheim Castle Mill", was in operation until the 1960s. in operation. Until 2013, it was restored for several years thanks to the commitment of the local Swabian Alb Association, it was always open to the public on Mill Day. open to the public on Mill Day. Today it is a listed building and is privately owned.