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Observation tower treetop walk – Treetop Walkway Bad Wildbad loop from Bad Wildbad

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Observation tower treetop walk – Treetop Walkway Bad Wildbad loop from Bad Wildbad

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Observation tower treetop walk – Treetop Walkway Bad Wildbad loop from Bad Wildbad

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2.58km

60m

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 1, 2026

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Naturpark Schwarzwald Mitte/Nord

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771 m

Whimsical Birdhouse Figures on the Baumwipfelpfad

Highlight • Structure

Between the start and the observation tower of the treetop path, the attentive visitor will find these rather amusingly designed bird box men in several places. I don't know whether the boxes are actually used by the birds as nesting aids. It is certainly a nice idea between the start and the observation tower👍.

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Observation tower treetop walk

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A beautiful path to the tower. Once you reach the top, you'll have a fantastic panoramic view. You can walk back down or take the slide that runs through the middle of the tower (cost: €2 per person). 👍🏼

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1.19 km

Treetop Walk Tower Slide Black Forest

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The Baumwipfelpfad Schwarzwald (Black Forest Treetop Path) is a 1250 m long treetop path on the Sommerberg west of Bad Wildbad in the district of Calw, Baden-Württemberg, at an altitude of about 750 m above sea level (NHN) and was built according to the plans of the Schönberg architect Josef Stöger. The facility, opened in 2014, offers information about the forest and its wildlife at various information stations, as well as an observation tower. It is operated by the company Erlebnis Akademie AG.

The entrance to the path can be reached from the mountain station of the Sommerbergbahn via the Emmaweg or from the public car park via a zigzag path.
The treetop path has a length of about 636 m and a height above the ground between about 4 and 20 m. It follows the terrain with a constant gentle incline and offers various didactic stations as well as experience stations such as balance beams or wobbly elements. In addition, there are 15 comic panels along the path, which are intended to provide excitement and convey knowledge, especially to children, as part of a treetop path comic rally.

The entire path, including the ramp access in the observation tower, is barrier-free and reaches a maximum gradient of 6 %.
At the end of the path, you reach a 38.5 m high observation tower, which is predominantly made of wood and, due to the arrangement of the twelve doubly inclined, layer-glued main supports, looks like a large twisted cup. The supports are arranged rotationally symmetrically at the same distance from each other and are inclined both outwards and clockwise. They are connected to each other by steel tubes, braced several times crosswise, and partly protected against the weather by sheet metal cladding.

The access from the path into the tower takes place at a height of about five meters on the second winding of the 614 m long access ramp, which runs within the support columns, and which, after a total of nine windings, reaches the twelve-sided, approximately ring-shaped observation platform. This is attached to the outside of the supports with steel cantilevers and offers a view far into the Black Forest, the Rhine Valley, and the Swabian Jura. Orientation arrows to sights and to the other treetop paths of the operating company are attached to the parapet.
At a height of 25 m, between the access ramp and a steel tube support standing in the middle of the tower, there is a triangular platform, from which a 55 m
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1.26 km

Fairy Tale Trail

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1.30 km

Stone Cairns on Märchenweg

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1.31 km

Fairy Tale Trail 'The Cold Heart' (Märchenweg Das Kalte Herz)

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The ten stations of the fairy tale path bring young and old closer to the most famous fairy tale from the Black Forest: The cold heart of Wilhelm Hauff.
See also:
bad-wildbad.de/maerchenweg/maerchenwegstationen

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Treetop Walkway Bad Wildbad

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Find it expensive but once you can do it

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1.67 km

Sommerberg Ski Slope

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Good to drive for everyone

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2.58 km

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Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

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1.58 km

630 m

250 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.40 km

695 m

327 m

< 100 m

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Weather

Friday 28 August

23°C

12°C

38 %

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Comments

February 19, 2026,Baumwipfelpfad Bad Wildbad

Due to snow and slush on the Sommerberg, the originally planned hike was cancelled, and we spontaneously decided to take the interesting treetop path. Unfortunately, there were hardly any views because of the dense fog, but the main thing was the fresh Black Forest air.

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March 31, 2024,Baden-Württemberg: Bad Wildbad Baumwipfelpfad

The treetop path costs 12€ entry, children up to 6 are free, for a nearly 5 year old it was a great experience and easy to manage.

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December 25, 2025,Tour Waldwipfelpfad Bad Wildbad

Winter Splendor Above the Treetops
BAD WILDBAD. The Black Forest Treetop Walk invites visitors to marvel during the winter season. On the Sommerberg mountain in Bad Wildbad, the Black Forest Treetop Walk shines with the glow of hundreds of thousands of lights. From November 29th, this magical display of lights invites visitors to experience the winter forest from a completely …

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September 1, 2022,1.9.22 MuTo 👩‍👧🌲 Baumwipfelpfad Sommerberg

Final tour on the way home.
Parking €5
Entry 11€
slides 2€ ...
Great grounds and the tower is really impressive.
Barrier-free. 👍

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January 28, 2024,Lichterglanz am Baumwipdelpfad Bad Wildbad

The illuminated forest night is now over for 23/24. The campaign was started in Advent 23 and was well received. The planned end of the treetop path campaign was on the last weekend in January. Our impression: it's worth it. After the cold days of the past few weeks, the current mild temperatures at the end of January were pleasant …

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January 24, 2025,Lichterzauber am Baumwipfelpfad in Bad Wildbad

The way back from the observation tower is only poorly lit.

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Observation tower treetop walk – Treetop Walkway Bad Wildbad loop from Bad Wildbad

Whimsical Birdhouse Figures on the Baumwipfelpfad

Observation tower treetop walk

Treetop Walk Tower Slide Black Forest

Fairy Tale Trail

Stone Cairns on Märchenweg

Fairy Tale Trail 'The Cold Heart' (Märchenweg Das Kalte Herz)

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