Classic meets Romance

The hike starts at the Kurhaus in Bad Liebenzell. The path leads counterclockwise around the Kurhaus into the Kurpark and then left to the Nagold river to the signpost “Kurhaus” (316 m). Along the Nagold, it goes left in a northern direction along the East Trail, passing the locations “Lengenbachmündung” and “Jägersteg”. We cross the Nagold on the “Markgrafenbrück”; then it goes left via Ulmenweg and Schillerallee to the fork at “Forchenhalde”. On Eisenbahnerweg, we reach the locations “Beim alten Bahnwärterhaus” and “Monbach”. The “Obere Monbachhalde” leads us into the Monbach valley.

After 3 km, we reach the “Monbachbrücke”, cross it, and continue hiking up the steep path on the East Trail to the junction “Oberes Monbachtal” and to the Schwarzwaldverein memorial stone for the 100-year anniversary of the East Trail. Straight ahead, the path continues to Neuhausen (504 m).

After leaving the forest, we first turn left until the end of the street, then right to the main street, then left and after 50 m right over the Riedäcker to the “St. Wendelin's Chapel”.

The detour to the chapel leads back to the path marked with the yellow diamond, then right over orchards past two trout ponds, crossing a street to Hamberg (484 m).
Behind the “chapel” the path turns right. It continues along the main street to the signpost “Hamberg”, where we turn left into Schelmenstraße. From here, we follow the East Trail again (black-red diamond) downhill into the Bußwald and the Liebenecker Berg to the Dollbronner Klinge. The path leads right over the “Dollbronner Bridge” (326 m) and up the hill on the main street to the left. In the right curve, the path sharply turns right towards “Ruine Liebeneck” (407 m). Opposite the rest area of the castle ruin begins the Bannwald.

Here the path leads left down the hill to “Liebenecker Kopf” and after about 3 km crossing the main street via Arkbrücke (300 m). Directly behind the bridge, we turn sharply right and hike on the path into the village Würm. The “Weg der Rassler” continues along the Würm river. Passing “Würmbrücke” and “Schützensteg”, we reach the destination “Kupferhammer” (259 m) in Pforzheim after the location “Kahlhardt”.