Dobel High-Altitude Route

From the starting point "Westweg gate" at the Dobel Kurhaus, a short climb leads to the Dobel observation tower. This is open during the day from May to October. On the Westweg route, it goes downhill to the Plant Garden Shelter. Slightly to moderately ascending, after about 1 km you reach the Otto-Ochner-Weg, which leads us east and south below the Lerchenkopf to the Weithäusle. Weithäusle is a large "path junction" with a shelter. No fewer than 9 forest paths converge here. On the Hahnenfalzweg, very beautiful views of Bad Herrenalb are offered up to the Schweizerkopf Shelter. It is worth mentioning that on this section we move above the Hirschgrasloch cirque, a somewhat hidden relic from the last ice age. Since July 2015, shortly before the destination "Schweizerkopf Shelter", which is the second observation platform after the Dobel observation tower, you can relax lying down and enjoy the view. 300 m further, directly on the slope of the west side of the Schweizerkopf, which was cleared of trees by the storm "Lothar", the glazed shelter also offers a wonderful view. Below the hexagonal shelter with explanatory panels lies the Gaistal, a district of Bad Herrenalb. With good visibility, the view in the west can wander from the Baden-Baden mountains over the Rhine Plain to the Vosges. To the north lie the Albgau, Karlsruhe, Odenwald, and on the other side of the Rhine Graben, the Palatinate Forest.

The return route follows the already walked panoramic route back to the Weithäusle. Over the paved path, the Stier Shelter is then reached. From there, the path continues to the Pfützenhäusle Square, where the "Lothar Cross" also stands. Past the sports field, we proceed along the road to the former water tower and from there back to the Westweg gate at the Kurhaus.

From the Karlsruhe area via Bad Herrenalb and the L340.

From the Pforzheim and Calw area through the Enz valley (B294), from the Eyach bridge via the L340

Bus 719 (Bad Wildbad - Bad Herrenalb)

Bus 716 (Pforzheim - Bad Herrenalb)

Bus X63 (Calw-Bad Herrenalb)

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