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Pilgrimage Path Michelbach - Moosbronn
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Pilgrimage Church of Mary Help in MoosbronnPhoto: Andrea Fels, Im Tal der Murg
Pilgrimage path with a length of 3.6 - 5 km (depending on the starting point in Michelbach).
The beginnings of the pilgrimage route date back to around 1683 to the veneration of Mary in Moosbronn. The prayer stations along the way are as follows: High Cross Bergacker on the Michelbach monastery path from 1867, wayside shrine at Rück from 1854, wayside shrine on Hardbergweg from 1751, wayside shrine on the Mönchkopfsattel Moosbronn 1826.
Many thousands of pilgrims have overcome the 250 steep meters of elevation over the past centuries, contemplatively, praying or singing on the way. The revival of the pilgrimage took place from Michelbach's side in 1978 by the local pastor Gerhard Waibel with his parish council chairman Hans Anselm.
The pilgrimage church Maria Hilf is the best-known pilgrimage site in the Northern Black Forest and has had a chapel dedicated to the Mother of God since 1683.
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Track types
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Caution when rainy weather: hiking trail becomes very slippery.
Tips and suggestions
Further information is available from the Gaggenau tourist information (Tel. 07225 962444), www.gaggenau.de and the Zweckverband "Im Tal der Murg" (Tel. 07225 9813121), www.murgtal.org.
Information also available at www.gaggenau.de/michelbach.684.htm,
Roadbook
From the starting point of the route, the pilgrimage path leads along Otto Hirth Street by the Michelbach initially towards the edge of the town. On Klosterstraße, we follow the later partly quite narrow, root-covered hiking trail steadily uphill. We pass numerous prayer stations along the way (High Cross Bergacker on the Michelbach monastery path from 1867, wayside shrine at Rück from 1854, wayside shrine on Hardbergweg from 1751, wayside shrine on the Mönchkopfsattel Moosbronn 1826) until we finally reach Moosbronn with its pilgrimage church.
Hilsberg
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Mönchkopfsattel
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
Karlsruhe-Rastatt-Freudenstadt light rail (S81 or S8) and bus line 253 (Gaggenau - Michelbach), detailed information at www.kvv.de
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Directions
Car: Autobahn A5, exit Rastatt Nord. Continue on B462 to exit Gaggenau-Mitte, L 613 to Michelbach.Parking
Parking facilities are available in town at Lindenplatz or at Wiesentalhalle (Heilweg).Coordinates
Author’s map recommendations
“Murgtal hiking experience” at a scale of 1:25,000, available through the tourist information offices in Murgtal or via the Zweckverband "Im Tal der Murg" (Tel. 07225 9813121), www.murgtal.org for the price of 8.90 Euros.
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Equipment
Sturdy footwear absolutely required. Clothing appropriate to the weather.
Localization
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
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