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To the Kreuzelberg and to the Ettlinger line

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  • Hannesenberg Pavilion with Rhine Plain
    Hannesenberg Pavilion with Rhine Plain
    Photo: Karin Marrack, Schwarzwaldverein e.V.

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    This hike follows the traces of the military conflicts in the 18th century around Ettlingen and Spessart: War of the Spanish Succession, War of the Polish Succession.

    The Ettlinger line is a 1707 built defensive system with embankment and ditch, the redoubts were defensive positions, closed field fortifications in fortress construction, the term "line" denotes a continuous fortification. The fortifications and ditches are still clearly visible.

    Numerous information boards accompany the hiking trail

    moderate
    Distance 14.7 km
    4:00 h
    323 m
    323 m
    374 m
    136 m
    Starting in Ettlingen, a detailed stroll should be postponed to the end of the hike, but observe the museum's opening hours. Initially, the path goes along the Alb, but soon leads up into the forest. The Pavilion Hannesenberg offers a wide view into the Rhine valley and in good weather into the Palatinate.

    Regarding the name "Hannesenklause," do not expect any gastronomy; it is the remains of the former hermit's cell of Johannes Schwartz, born 1657 in Rheinstetten-Forchheim. It included a stone-lined spring basin, the basic structure of which is still clearly visible on the left, the Hannesen spring.

    And what is behind the name "Pfaffenbrunnen": a spring and the designation of a main stone, presumably a sign of church property, first mentioned in 1370 as "pfaffenbunne an die fihweide."

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    At the beginning (or end) of the hike in Ettlingen there is art and culture; the Baroque castle with its massive flank towers, built on behalf of Countess Sibylla Augusta, constructed on the ruins of the old Renaissance castle, which had a medieval castle as its predecessor, only the keep remains, integrated into the castle complex. A gem of the castle complex is the Asam Hall, the former castle chapel, with paintings by the Baroque painter Cosmas Damian. The Baroque trompe-l’oeil architecture and the dolphin fountain in the Renaissance style in the castle courtyard, various exhibitions inside are remarkable.

    The Ettlingen Castle Museum includes three areas: the Albgaumuseum – it documents the almost 2000-year history of Ettlingen and its surroundings –, the Municipal Gallery, and the Collection of East Asian Art.

    Anyone still receptive to more art/history should try to get a glimpse into the cellar of St. Martin’s Church, unfortunately not accessible to the public, but possibly the Ettlingen Tourist Info can help privately. For the St. Martin Church stands on the ruins of a Roman bath from the 2nd century.

    The building also combines three architectural styles: the lower tower shaft is Romanesque, 12th century; the octagonal Gothic tower is 14th century; the Gothic choir 15th century; the tower helmet and the nave Baroque, 18th century.

    And the historic old town with its medieval alleys is simply a little gem, the many shops and abundant gastronomy invite you to linger.

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    moderate
    Overall difficulty
    moderate

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    374 m
    Lowest point
    136 m
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    Tourist Info Ettlingen: Schlossplatz 3, Tel.: 07243-101 221, www.ettlingen.de.

    Opening hours: Museum in the castle: Wed. – Sun.: 10:00 – 17:00

    Monday + Tuesday: closed

    Roadbook

    Starting point is the Bardusch parking garage at Albgaubad Ettlingen. Between the parking garage and Albgaubad there is a footpath over the Alb bridge, then turn right and continue along the Alb. Location "By the Alb, 145m" , turn right towards Saumweg, blue lozenge, which accompanies the path to the location Hannesenberg. Again over a bridge, location " Ettlingen Upper City Meadow, 145m" . Attention: the underpass of the Stadtbahn line lies inconspicuously. Location "Ettlingen Schützenkreuz,150m" , direction Middle Hell. At the end of the street, cross the wide street and continue straight, somewhat hidden on the left the location sign " Ettlingen Schützenkreuz, 150m" , continue towards the Ettlinger line along the paved path, to the right an impressive adventure playground. At the fork, continue to the right along the stream. Location "At Hellberg, 185m" , here turn right towards Horbachquelle. Location "Middle Hell, 186 m" continue straight. Location "By the Horbachquelle, 186m" , continue straight. Location "By the Hell, 170m" , turn right towards Hannesenberg. Here begins the Richard Massinger Way. Location "Hannesenberg, 230m" , turn left, from now on follow the yellow lozenge towards Pavillon Hannesenberg. Location "Pavillon Hannesenberg, 259m" , continue straight towards the Hannesenklause. Location "Wagenhohl, 290m" , continue straight. At the intersection turn left, follow the signpost Hannesenklause. Here a detour to the Hannesenklause. Attention, after about 50m the yellow lozenge points diagonally to the right. Return to the junction. Location "Jägerwiese, 358m" , continue straight towards Auf dem Kreuzelberg. Location "Auf dem Kreuzelberg, 376m" continue straight towards Ettlinger line. Location "Upper Jägerwiese, 347m ", here turn right towards Ettlinger line. Location " Ettlinger line, 374m" , turn left towards Spessart parking lot. Location "Parking lot Spessart,345m" . Attention: here a confusion of signs, Funkturm Spessart is on the right and not on the left as the signpost indicates! So: turn right, on the left side is the highway, past the "Hohenzollern Cross", information board. Past the radio tower, location "Radio tower Spessart, 345m" , here towards Pfaffenbrunnen, only now it goes to the Redoute Spessart. Location "RedouteSpessart, 357m" , right curve towards Pfaffenbunnen. Location "Pfaffenbunnen, 357m" , continue towards Hochberg, on the right a bench + info board. Location "Hochberg, 345m" , turn left here towards Redoute. Attention, there is a fork without markings here, take the left path. Location "Redoute, 312m" , turn right towards Ettlingen. Again a wide view of Ettlingen + Rhine Plain. The blue lozenge indicates the further path. An intersection, attention: here to the right, blue lozenge on the tree poorly visible, immediately left again. Location "Hannesenberg" is reached again, back the initial path.

    Public transport

    Public-transport-friendly

    KVV (Karlsruhe Transport Association): S1 towards Bad Herrenalb and S11 towards Ittersbach.

    Travel information: www.bwegt.de/

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    Directions

    Access: Conveniently located near the A 5 (Basel-Frankfurt) and A 8 (Munich-Stuttgart-Karlsruhe), also connected to the B3 (Offenburg-Heidelberg).

    Parking

    Over the Alb bridge at the bath directly or continue straight ahead to the end of the street, then left into Schöllbronner Str. L 613, on the right caravan pitches and park & ride.

    Coordinates

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    48.938892, 8.416026
    DMS
    48°56'20.0"N 8°24'57.7"E
    UTM
    32U 457234 5420827
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    Book recommendation by the author

    Dorothee LeMaire: Ettlingen. Sutton Verlag, 2005, ISBN 978-3-89702-844-9.

    Ludwig Bopp: Legends and Stories from Ettlingen and the Albgau. 2nd edition. A.Graf, Ettlingen 1949.

    Wolfgang Lorch: The Ettlinger Lines (Ettlingen Homeland Pages, Volume 1)

    Wikipedia https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ettlinger_Linie

    Author’s map recommendations

    Map of the Black Forest Association "Green Series" Albtal 1:35,000 ISBN 978-3-89021-778-9

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    Distance
    14.7 km
    Duration
    4:00 h
    Ascent
    323 m
    Descent
    323 m
    Highest point
    374 m
    Lowest point
    136 m
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