Quality Trail 7-Mountains-Route around Nagold

Schlossberg

The Schlossberg with its castle ruin lies in the middle of the nature reserve “Heiligkreuz and Schlossberg.” The medieval castle ruin Hohennagold is prominently and clearly visible from afar above the town of Nagold. It is one of the largest and most beautiful castle ruins in the region. From the ruin, you enjoy a wonderful view over the town at the confluence of Nagold and Waldach rivers. In good weather, the view extends to the Swabian Jura and far into the Black Forest.

Killberg

The word part "Kill-" means "church-" and is often found in composition with "-berg." Here it points to the early medieval Nagold Remigius Church, past which an ancient road connection from Stuttgart and Ulm over the “Killberg” to Strasbourg led. The Killberg is climbed via the so-called Hunter’s Path (Jägersteig), which was laid out in 1937 when Nagold wanted to become an air spa. An impressive experience occurs when you reach the ridge and cross a sound barrier. Suddenly, no traffic noise from the town is heard anymore – absolute silence prevails.

Lemberg

The large settlements on the parcels “Vorderer Lemberg” (Front Lemberg) and “Hinterer Lemberg” (Rear Lemberg) denote the residential areas between Iselshausen over the ridge to the Nagold valley. The place name “Lemberg” derives from “Lindberg” (“linden tree” and “mountain”). For centuries, the so-called “Dead Man’s Path” led over this hill from Iselshausen to the Remigius Church, on which the inhabitants of Iselshausen had to carry their dead to Nagold until they could build their own burial ground.

Ziegel-/Steinberg

Along the southern ridge runs the 7-Mountains-Route steeply uphill. Many workers of the Calw blanket and cloth factories in Iselshausen had to walk this path twice daily on their way from their nearby villages to their workplace in the 19th and 20th centuries. In the area of the nature reserve Ziegelberg, magnificent orchids bloom in late spring. A wonderful view opens up from the upper Steinberg towards the south, where the blue mountains of the Swabian Jura are clearly visible. To the west, the view wanders far over the heights of the Northern Black Forest.

Wolfsberg

The mountain is named after the once-feared predator native to the region. The spelling with an ‘s’ appears incorrectly in the 1836 cadastral map of the Württemberg land survey. The development of the large industrial and commercial area on the high plateau, on the border to the Stuttgart and Neckar-Alb regions, began in 1973 and has since been expanded repeatedly by further parts.

Galgenberg

The name Galgenberg (gallows mountain) refers to a place of execution which existed until 1840. The last public execution in Nagold took place in 1827 by beheading at the old slaughterhouse on Emminger Straße. The Nagold school children had to watch the punishment being carried out “as a horrible example.” The corpse of the murderer of his wife was laid on a cowhide and pulled up to Galgenberg, placed on a wheel, and left to decay.

Eisberg

The place name derives from “Eis” (ice) and “Berg” (mountain). It is assumed that “Eis” is not a reference to cold terrain but has the Celtic root ‘Is’ meaning ‘shining’ or ‘highly located.’ The terrain on Eisberg is a former military training area. Today, the barracks area is converted into an industrial and commercial area. The high plateau offers the best views to the west over the forests of the Northern Black Forest to the Hornisgrinde and to the south to the elongated mountain range of the Swabian Jura. In the wide natural areas of the hill facing the Nagold valley, a remarkable diversity of low herb and semi-shrub plants grows on the dry nutrient-poor grassland.

Philosopher’s Path:

Along the way, philosophical verses are sporadically installed to stimulate reflection. They were thematically selected by a class of the Otto-Hahn-Gymnasium. The boards for the philosopher’s sayings were milled by the Nagold Vocational School Center.