Sallneck: The Nollen Circular Trail and Its Panoramic Views

The Nollen Circular Trail starts at the Sallneck Weideschuppen. In clear weather, the route offers views towards the Alps; beyond the Rhine Valley, peaks of the Swiss Jura can be seen. These panoramic views are part of the hiking experience, but depend on clear visibility. The Nollen Circular Trail is a hike with panoramic views.

Hiking the Nollen Circular Trail

The route is 6.8 kilometres long and involves 270 metres of ascent. It is considered easy and suitable for pushchairs. The route description was last updated in 2018, so check local trail conditions before setting out. For planning, you can use the figures of 6.8 kilometres and 270 metres of ascent as a guide.

The Eichholzer Grillhütte is located along the trail and serves as a rest stop. The Nollen Circular Trail also passes a beehive with information panels. The Eichholzer Grillhütte is a place to take a break; you can find out more on site from the panels at the beehive. If the condition of the grill hut or the panels is important for your visit, enquire about it locally; such facilities and trail furnishings can change.

More topics in the wider destination of Kleines Wiesental

The wider destination of Kleines Wiesental encompasses other landscape features. Nonnenmattweiher lies at an elevation of 913 metres and is one of the highest-standing bodies of still water in the Black Forest. The pond was artificially dammed at the beginning of the 18th century. As a result, part of the peaty basin floor broke away and formed a floating peat island. Several species of peat moss grow on the island, as well as hare’s-tail cottongrass (Eriophorum vaginatum), cranberry (Vacinium oxycoccos) and round-leaved sundew (Drosera rotundifolia). The presence of these plants can vary seasonally.

Another landscape feature in Kleines Wiesental is the pollarded beech in Neuenweg. It is very old and has grown very wide. Together with the formation of Nonnenmattweiher, it draws attention to two different forms of landscape: the tree shaped over a long period of time and the peat island formed by damming.

In the wider destination of Kleines Wiesental, the church in Tegernau was described in 1935 as a small “Wälderkirchlein” (a little church of the Black Forest) with a small bell turret. Zur Krone in Tegernau, a museum inn, includes a historic dining room with an adjoining room, an old “Chuchi” (kitchen) with a vaulted cellar cut into the hillside, a historic function room, sleeping chambers in the granary and a “Schisshüsli” (privy) dating from 1901. The described furnishings span everything from the dining room and function room to the “Chuchi,” the vaulted hillside cellar and the sleeping chambers in the granary. The two cultural attractions in Tegernau offer different points of interest: the church is notable for its 1935 description, while the museum inn stands out for its variety of historic rooms.

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