Excursions around Schonach (30 km)

Excursions to the surrounding of Schonach (km-readings from Terrassenpark):





  • Triberg (3 km) 

-The city of Triberg is well-known for the highest waterfalls in Germany.  Nearby the waterfalls is a nature rope crag and  a small mountain lake, where you can rent pedalo boats in summer and enjoy skating as well as ice stock sport in winter. Well worth seeing is also the baroque style church of pilgrimage, Sehenswert sind auch die barocke Wallfahrtskirche, the wooden carved town hall, the Black Forest museum and an ascend to the castle. In Triberg you will find the nearest railway station. Interesting for the whole family is the Black Forest railway adventure trail. In winter season about 1 million lights blaze the event location around the waterfalls during the "Triberger Weihnachtszauber" with open air concerts and fireworks.

To Picture Gallery Triberg



  • Schönwald (7 km) 

-Schönwald is well-known as a winter sports center like Schonach. The egale ski-jump may be closed, but can be visited. The after a fire rebuilt farm "Reinertonishof" is a cultural monument. The historic building houses a farm museum. The farm is home to the oldest smoke house for gammon as family farm and a pony court as well as a vesper cottage. 

To Picture Gallery Schönwald




  • Hornberg (13 km) 

- Hornberg well known through the "Hornberger Schießen"  (Shoot of Hornberg) has a castle and an open air theatre, where performances take place during summer.  Interesting for house builders or people who plans to renovate is also the Duravit Design Center. Here you will find not only a bath museum but also one of the biggest walk-in toilets.

  • Furtwangen (15 km)

- The museum of clocks in Furtwangen belongs to the highlights of the craftsmanship of the Black Forest. Beautiful hiking destinations are the "Balzer Herrgott", the "Hexenlochmühle", the Martin's chapel with spring of the river Danube and the look-out tower "Brend". Places of interest are also the dam in the valley "Linachtal" and the fruit distillery "Rotenhof".




  • St. Georgen (15 km)

-In St. Georgen the Deutsche Phonomuseum (German Gramophone Museum) is situated. Art lovers get there's money's worth in the art collection Grässlin. In the local museum Black Gate (in the book of goods already mentioned in 1664, in 1803 reconstructed after lightning stroke) you can learn how people lived and worked in those times.

To Picture Gallery St. Georgen




  • Unterkirnach (18 km)



- For Families with small children the playing ground within the playing barn in Unterkirnach  is a destination of interest. The indoor swimming pool "Aqualino" is free of charge for owners of the KONUS-guestcard. On the app. 2,3 km long loop road  through the "Marbental" themed "How lives water" you will get experienced about the way of the water from the spring to the usage within the household.




  • Gutach (18 km)

- Gutach is the Homeland of the "Bollenhut", the well-known traditional hat of the Black Forest. Here is also the "Vogtsbauernhof", an outdoor museum, which shows the  burdensome rural life in the Black Forest in former times. Daily guided tours will be carried out free of charge. For Adrenalin-Junkies a summer toboggan run is located nearby the "Vogtsbauernhof". Also close-by is located the "Park mit allen Sinnen" (a barefoot park with all senses).

To  Picture Gallery Gutach




  • Gütenbach (22 km)
- For fans of modellbuilding a must-visit: The FALLER-miniature world in Gütenbach.

To Picture Gallery Gütenbach




  • Hausach (24 km)
- Hausach, located in the valley of the creek Kinzig, offers  -besides the mining museum called "Erzpoche" - Europe's biggest model railroad layout corresponding to real example.

To Picture Gallery Hausach





  • Wolfach (26 km)
- In Wolfach you can visit the mineral dump covern "Clara" as well as the glassblowing "Dorotheenhütte" (Dorothy's hut).



To Picture Gallery Wolfach



  • Villingen-Schwenningen (27 km)
- Points of interest within the district town Villingen-
  Schwenningen are the cathedral "Minster of Our loved
  Lady", numerous fountains as well as local, clock and 
  aviation museum.

To Picture Gallery Villingen-Schwenningen



  • Schramberg (28 km)
- The city of Schramberg has six urban districts. Each of them has it's own character. Worth-seeing are the car and clock world, the railway museum and the park of times, a theme park within the clock park of the clock manufacturer Junghans.

To Picture Gallery Schramberg



  • Haslach (30 km)
- Haslach - located in the valley of the creek "Kinzig" has a historic half-timbered old town. In the local costume museum you can see the various costumes of the different regions of the Black Forest. A visit worth is also the mining museum "Segen Gottes" (Mercy of God) and the concentration camp memorial "Vulkan".

To Picture Gallery Haslach


Inquisitive to see more? Then we would be pleased if you decide for a holiday in our apartment in Schonach. Get in touch with us!




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