Schwarzwald-Nordrandweg 3: von Langensteinbach nach Durlach
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The 59.5 kilometre long Black Forest North Rim Trail is the northernmost cross-country trail of the Black Forest Association. Starting in Mühlacker, it leads in three scenic stages via Pforzheim and Langensteinbach to Karlsruhe-Durlach. The route is uniformly marked with a white diamond with a stylised N on a yellow background.
From Langensteinbach town hall, the route runs via the Rittnerthof and Turmberg to the centre of Durlach and on to the railway station.
Worth seeing and knowing along the way
Langensteinbach is a district of Karlsbad. Margrave Karl III. Wilhelm von Baden-Durlach had a princely spa built here in 1719 below St Barbara's Chapel. He was the founder of Karlsruhe and gave his name to the municipality of Karlsbad, which only came into being in 1971.
Part of the residential tower of the former Langenstein b ach castle (also known as the Roman tower) still stands near the ruins of St Barbara's Chapel. The neo-classical Ludwigskirche Protestant church, built in 1826-28 to a design by Friedrich Weinbrenner, is well worth a visit. The Conrath half-timbered house was declared Monument of the Month by the Baden-Württemberg Monument Foundation in 2006.
The only larger settlement on the way is bypassed by the Nordrandweg in a wide arc: Stupferich is one of Karlsruhe's so-called "mountain villages", all of which are much older than the city centre. The Old High German name of the village, which was first mentioned in a document around 1100, indicates that it was set up as a horse breeding centre.
The Turmberg is the northernmost mountain in the Black Forest, Durlach's local mountain and landmark. The ruins of Durlach, whose keep from the 12th century has been preserved and now serves as a lookout tower, stand atop it. From here, you can enjoy a sweeping view of Durlach's old town and across Durlacher Allee to Karlsruhe and the Rhine plain. On a clear day, the Palatinate Mountains can be seen in the distance and, to the north-north-east, the Königsstuhl near Heidelberg, around 48 kilometres away. To the north-east, the view falls back to the Pfinztal valley. The Turmberg railway has been running up the Turmberg from Durlach since 1888.
At the end of the Nordrandweg trail is Karlsruhe and its district of Durlach. Worth seeing here is Karlsburg Castle, built by the Margrave of Baden, with the Pfinzgau Museum and the Carpathian Museum. At the southern end of the palace gardens is the Durlach Fountain House, built by Friedrich Weinbrenner. Old town houses characterise the medieval town centre. The Protestant town church from the 12th century stands on the market square, next to the town hall and the Liebesbrunnen fountain.