Discover Seelbach in the Black Forest and its St Conrad’s Chapel

A visit to my maternal grandparents’ village will take you deep into the Black Forest; as you climb a little higher, you’ll discover the village of Seelbach in the Schutter Valley.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 2.22 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 282 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 279 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 925 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 646 ft

Description of the walk

(S/E) From the car park, go straight across the roundabout, passing the first exit on your right, and walk along the L102 road for about 150 metres. Take the second street on the right, Steinbachstrasse, which runs alongside the stream, and follow this street to the bridge spanning the confluence of the two streams.

(1) Continue straight on along Rue Steingraben. Carry on along this street, which curves to the right and begins to climb, becoming a track suitable for vehicles. Continue up the gentle slope, passing the riding centre and the sharp left-hand bend. The path now runs along the edge of the forest to reach St Conrad’s Chapel (open to visitors).
After a break, if you wish, leave the path on your right that heads into the forest and follow the path running parallel to it. Walk straight on without turning off and join another path.

(2) Continue to the right until you reach the first houses. Carry on along Ludwig-Auerbach-Strasse and turn into the third street on the right, Markstrasse.

(3) At the end of the street, turn left onto the main road, Hauptstraße, and cross the square with its fountain.
Follow this street for 200 metres and, at the three-way junction, turn right into Geroldseckstrasse.

(4) At the second three-way junction, leave this street on your right and continue left onto Hindenburgstrasse.
At the end of the street, carry on straight ahead along Siedlung Sankt-Josef-Josef. At the end of this, turn left into Langackerweg and walk for about 80 metres.
Keep going straight ahead along Reichenbacher Weg to return to the roundabout where you started and the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 646 ft - Supermarket car park, at the entrance to the village
  2. 1 : mi 0.22 - alt. 646 ft - Confluence
  3. 2 : mi 1 - alt. 755 ft - Path junction
  4. 3 : mi 1.43 - alt. 702 ft - Main street and central square
  5. 4 : mi 1.61 - alt. 722 ft - second three-way junction
  6. S/E : mi 2.22 - alt. 646 ft - Supermarket car park, at the entrance to the village

Notes

- Starts from the supermarket car park, at the entrance to the village.
- Basic hiking kit.
- Suitable for families.

Worth a visit

- Saint-Conrad Chapel.
- Panoramic view of the village.
- Historic village centre (houses built from pink Vosges sandstone).
- Restaurants at the start of the trail and in the village centre.
- Swimming pool, mini-golf, riding centre.
- Two churches (Catholic and Protestant).

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 4 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.5 / 5
Ease of following the route
3.8 / 5
Route interest
4.5 / 5
User 15902226

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 03, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Easy to follow at the start, but once we arrived in the village, it was difficult to follow the route due to a lack of signs and street names.

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alma67
alma67
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 15, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A short, easy but pleasant walk. Great photos along the way. Seelbach is a beautiful village in Bad Wurtenberg. Nice shady terraces to cool off on reaching the village centre.
Thanks to the author

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Naviel
Naviel

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 31, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

It's a very pleasant little hike that takes us through the black forest, but be careful, when we get to point 2, the rest of the route is not visible. We thought we'd gone the wrong way, so we have to cross a wooded passage hidden near the fenced-in area.

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cyr_gen
cyr_gen

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 30, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A pleasant walk to discover a pretty little town and its surroundings.

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