German Timber-Frame Road: Bietigheim-Bissingen – Calw

Bietigheim-Bissingen on the Enz is the starting point of the next stage of the German Timber-Frame Road. Worth seeing here are the town center with the historic town hall and the railway viaduct. The path goes along the Enz westwards through the Bürgergarten to the Rommelmühle, which until the end of the last millennium was the largest grain mill in southern Germany. Further south at Hochdorf, a visit to the Celtic prince’s tomb is worthwhile. Via Vaihingen an der Enz with its historic old town and the baroque half-timbered houses, the route continues along the Enz through the wine villages Roßwag and Mühlhausen to Pforzheim, from where we follow the Nagold river through the Black Forest Central/North Nature Park. At Dillweißenstein, you circle along the riverbank around the Dreizelgenberg, continue over the tiny settlement “Maria Königin,” and then cross to the Nagold side via a wooden bridge. From Unterreichenbach, you proceed to the spa Bad Liebenzell with the well-known Paracelsus thermal baths, then uphill along the spa park to Ernstmühl. From there, it’s not far to Hirsau with its significant monastery complex. Finally, the stage destination Calw is reached, the birthplace of the poet Hermann Hesse. Worth seeing are the poet’s museum and the many picturesque alleys and half-timbered houses of the town.

Bicycle helmet, repair kit, cycling gloves, sun protection, provisions, and drinking water

Accessible via A81 and B27

By regional trains and S-Bahn from Stuttgart

Parking in the city area of Bietigheim-Bissingen

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At the top near the Markgröningen water tower, there is a great view of the Hohenasperg.