A forty-metre spiral tower
A view over the Enz valley and the northern Black Forest.
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A raised walkway through the treetops above the town of Bad Wildbad in the Black Forest, about twelve hundred metres long and reaching some twenty metres above the forest floor. The route ends at a spiral observation tower about forty metres high, wrapped in gently rising ramps — meaning it is climbed without stairs, which makes it accessible to pushchairs and wheelchairs, unusual for a structure of this kind. From the top there is a view over the Enz valley and the northern Black Forest. Inside the tower is a long spiral slide for the descent — optional. Access from the town is by a historic funicular climbing the mountain, and that is half the pleasure. The Black Forest itself is a dense forest region in south-west Germany, its name from the darkness of the firs that block the light. The area is known for walking, hot springs, cuckoo clocks and cherry cake. Open year-round with seasonal hours.
A view over the Enz valley and the northern Black Forest.
A long spiral slide inside the tower — optional.
The climb from the town on a historic railway is half the pleasure.
Above Bad Wildbad, the Black Forest
Yes, and it is among the best things in the area with them. The walkway uses ramps rather than stairs and the barriers are high, and the slide draws children. The surface is mesh in places so you see the ground below — which may unsettle anyone afraid of heights, though it is entirely safe. Pushchairs pass without difficulty.
Walking first — the marked network is very extensive. Then the Mummelsee lake and the Triberg waterfalls, the cuckoo clock museums, and the Black Forest High Road with its viewpoints. From Baden-Baden the northern edges are under an hour away; the interior needs a car.
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