Metzgerbach Forest Stream – Forest lake loop from Rotwildpark bei Stuttgart

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Metzgerbach Forest Stream – Forest lake loop from Rotwildpark bei Stuttgart

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Metzgerbach Forest Stream – Forest lake loop from Rotwildpark bei Stuttgart

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11.2km

220m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 1, 2026

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Rotwildpark bei Stuttgart

Waypoints

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223 m

Wild Boar Enclosure at Saufang Pavilion

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Enclosures in the wild boar and red deer park, where the animals are primarily visible during feeding times. Otherwise, the animals mostly hide in the undergrowth on the large grounds or are sometimes difficult to see.

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811 m

Saufang Shelter

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Shelter with some seating that serves as shelter in bad weather.

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2.00 km

View of Botnang and historical information sign

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Information board about Botnang, as well as seating with a view of the Stuttgart district. Unfortunately, the vegetation only limits the view.

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2.68 km

Metzgerbach Forest Stream

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Just below the hiking trail with direct access. Now in August a bit little water available

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2.74 km

Forest lake

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Beautiful to look at, but there is also a low water level here at the moment

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5.71 km

Bridge Over the Feuerbach

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Bridge over the Feuerbach, which also allows a good view of the stream.

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10.1 km

Cuckoo legend on the Botnang Cuckoo Trail

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On Kuckucksweg, at the corner of Botnanger and Lindpaintnerstrasse, there are benches and a trampoline set in the ground.
Fun for the whole family.

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10.8 km

Wild Boar Enclosure in Rotwildpark

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Simply perfect and a great experience for children

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11.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.2 km

535 m

311 m

118 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.39 km

1.36 km

218 m

129 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (470 m)

Lowest point (320 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

16°C

3°C

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Max wind speed: 7.0 km/h

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Comments

July 11, 2023,Botnanger Kuckucksweg

The Botnanger Kuckucksweg is a nice shady path around Botnang, which is also good to do on a hot day.
There is also the cuckoo legend: The Duke of Württemberg once rode through the Botnanger Forest. Then he heard a cuckoo call and would have liked to see it too. The Botnanger caught one and gave it to the duke. …

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December 18, 2022,Auf dem Kuckucksweg rund um Botnang

VVS tour starting and finishing at the Lindpaintnerstraße tram stop.

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July 3, 2025,Botnanger Kuckucksweg

What a relief after the heat.😄 Perfect for this hike, especially with my girlfriend 😃.
We started at the Botnang Schützenhaus (Botnang Rifle Club) on the signposted trail, which mostly led through the forest and didn't have any particularly adventurous paths 😜🤣.
EKS at the starting point with very delicious food.

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August 25, 2023,Stuttgart-Botnang, Roundtrip

With the unstable weather today, we were looking for an area with little rain ☔️ without thunderstorms ⛈️ and 🌬 wind. It shouldn't be too far to drive either.
So I quickly put together a route in the southwest of Stuttgart.
The result was a round trip around Botnang with almost 100%
🌳🌲Forest share. After it rained lightly for the …

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March 14, 2025,Wald-"Waldiger -am Waldigsten" 😜 : einmal komplett im Wald um S-Botnang herum 🥾😃

How awesome is that? We're driving all the way around Stuttgart-Botnang 🥾 and it's all completely in the forest 🌳🌲. It's amazing. It's totally fascinating how much forest there is in and around Stuttgart 😍.

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September 1, 2024,Stuttgart - Botnanger Kuckucksweg

🥵🥵🥵 Forest tour was on the agenda again today.
Slight variation of the original tour, we started at MTV. 😀🐕

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September 8, 2024,Krähenwald - Botnanger Kuckucksweg

I wanted to go on a short hike before the rain, which is not far from my apartment. And I came across the Stuttgart Kuckuckweg. At 10km, it is a beautiful route. It is a well-developed hiking trail that you can certainly hike with several people. What I liked were the descriptions of past events along the route, which were …

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April 28, 2025,S-Botnang 🙋‍♂️ - 🌞🌳🌳🐦Kuckuckweg mit Abstecher zum 👀🌄Birkenkopf🐦🌳🌳🌞

Today I'm off to Botnang to hike the Cuckoo Trail.
Since I'd already been to the beer garden in Botnang on Sunday and enjoyed it, it was clear to me - the start and finish of the Cuckoo Trail is the Reiterstüble.

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