Discovering Badenweiler

East Car Park (P-Ost) Ernst-Eisenlohr-Strasse, turn right towards the town centre.

(S/E) Go to the back of the car park and join Birkenweg, following it to the left. Take the passage between houses no. 1 and 3 on the street, cross the bridge over the Krebsenbach River and join In der Badermatt. Turn right and go to the end of the street. At Oberer Kirchweg, turn left. The entrance to the Sensory Park is 100 m away.

(1) Turn right and enter the park. Feel free to try out the installations and walk back and forth to them. First turn right then left, and go round the back of the René Schickele School, then follow Rue Mittlere Kirchweg uphill to the end. Cross Rue Römerstrasse and enter the thermal baths park. Continue to the pond.

(2) Turn left along the swan pond, then right. Pass between the Cassiopeia thermal baths building and the ruins of the Roman baths. Turn left onto the Zähringer Wanderweg. Go straight on at the next junction, then turn right to reach the Kurhaus.

(3) At the junction with the Kaffeemühle Rundweg, follow this path to the right to the viewpoint over the Vosges.

(4) There are benches, chairs and a statue of Frederick I. Take the path uphill to the left next to the statue. Then turn right, go straight on and head back up to the left.

(5) Climb up to the keep. Beautiful panoramic view. Walk around the ruins, exit via the side and return to the right to rejoin the same path as on the way there. At the fork, continue straight ahead, then turn left and go straight on until you reach the Zähringer Wanderweg. Turn left then right, cross Friedrichstrasse and enter the castle park (Schlosspark).

(6) Walk round the palace on the right. Stay on the path running parallel to Friedrichstrasse, then turn left to come back on the other side of the palace. Turn right onto Blauenstrasse. First turn right then left to reach St Paul’s Church.

(7) Continue straight on until you reach Kaiserstrasse. Turn right onto it, then, at the fork, turn right onto Luisenstrasse.

(8) Follow Luisenstrasse to the end. This is the lively shopping street. At the end of the street, turn right towards Zöllinplatz. Take Glasbachweg on the left. Then take the path on the left which leads down towards the Schwarzmatt Hotel and joins Akazienstrasse. Follow the street to the end. First turn right then left to reach Birkenweg and the car park (S/E) 150 m away.

Public toilets: south of the car park (S/E), at the entrance to the Parc des Sens (1), at the Cassiopeia Therme (3)

All about Badenweiler:

https://www.badenweiler-tourismus.de/fr/ort-badenweiler/sites-touristiques

Between (3) and (4), visit the Belvédère pavilion on the left. All the information above.

St Paul’s Church (8) is open every day.