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Panorama path at Wattkopf

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    The view is impressive: Ettlingen, the Rhine plain up to the mountains of the Palatinate and the Northern Vosges. Texts on 17 information boards along the varied circular route provide information about history and landscape.
    easy
    Distance 2.5 km
    0:49 h
    106 m
    106 m
    297 m
    191 m

    From the parking lot at the wayside cross (16) at Kaisereiche, ascend to the Bismarck Tower (13) and then continue on an almost flat path over Friedrichshöhe (12) to a narrow footpath surrounded by beeches and oaks descending to the storm damage area caused by the "Lothar" hurricane on the Wattkopf slope (10).

    Continue following the upper Robberg path downwards to the "White Little House" (7), where there is again a magnificent panoramic view. This last short section of the path is cobblestone-paved, passing former vineyard terraces, and ends at the old water reservoir (3). Opposite, a few steps lead up from the wayside shrine on the "White Little Mountain" (2). Past the former excursion restaurant Vogelsang (17), you return to the nearby Kaisereiche.

    Stations: 1 Bismarck Head; 2 Wayside Shrine on the "White Little Mountain"; 3 Old Water Reservoir / Seufzerallee; 4 Robberg; 5 R. Betsch – Board; 6 Dry Stone Walls; 7 White Little House; 8 View of the Town; 9 Panoramic View of Albtal; 10 "Lothar Hurricane"; 11 City Forest; 12 Friedrichshöhe; 13 Bismarck Tower; 14 City Forest; 15 "Kaisereiche"; 16 Wayside Cross at Kaisereiche; 8 View of the Town; 17 Vogelsang

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    easy

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

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    Highest point
    297 m
    Lowest point
    191 m
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    Track types

    Asphalt 20.08%Dirt road 28.83%Forested/wild trail 37.27%Path 13.80%
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    501 m
    Dirt road
    720 m
    Forested/wild trail
    930 m
    Path
    345 m
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    Safety information

    No special measures required

    Tips and suggestions

    City Information Ettlingen, Schlossplatz 3, 76275 Ettlingen, Tel. 07243 101 380; Web: www.ettlingen.de Email: info@ettlingen.de

    Black Forest Club Ettlingen e.V. www.schwarzwaldverein-ettlingen.de

    Roadbook

    Sequence of signposts: Kaisereiche – Bismarck Tower – Friedrichshöhe – Upper Mittelberg – Upper Robberg Path – Robberg – At the wayside shrine on the "White Little Mountain" – Kaisereiche
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    Kaisereiche
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    Public transport

    Public-transport-friendly

    City station Ettlingen ZOB – Bus 107 or Bus 112 to Friedhof Ettlingen

    From there about 500 m on foot to Kaisereiche

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    Directions

    From Friedhof Ettlingen city, drive up Vogelsangweg to the forest edge, parking lot Kaisereiche on the left there.

    Parking

    Parking lot Kaisereiche UTM 32U E 457607.033 N 5421655.873

    Coordinates

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    48.946348, 8.420761
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    48°56'46.9"N 8°25'14.7"E
    UTM
    32U 457587 5421653
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    Author’s map recommendations

    Map of the Black Forest Club "Green Series" Albtal Karlsruhe Ettlingen Bad Herrenalb Scale 1:35 000 ISBN 978-3-89021-810-6 available in bookstores, the tourist info, and the main office of the Black Forest Club in Freiburg www.schwarzwaldverein.de Email: verkauf@schwarzwaldverein.de

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    Overall difficulty
    easy

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Distance
    2.5 km
    Duration
    0:49 h
    Ascent
    106 m
    Descent
    106 m
    Highest point
    297 m
    Lowest point
    191 m
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