Trail Name: Rotweinpfad
Trail Type: Short distance circuit trail; well-maintained and almost exclusively paved, good marking on the trail.
Length:
Total – 3.8 kilometers/2.3 miles
Convenient to: Baden-Baden, Germany
Marking:
Purple grapes with a green leaves on a white (or yellow) background
Trail Description:
This short circuit trail passes through the vineyards of the upper reaches of the Affental. It has several climbs, which are short, but some are fairly steep. As it meanders through mostly vineyards with some forested areas, it passes several overlook spots with benches, and occasionally a picnic table, providing opportunities to stop, and enjoy nature up close and distant views, in a mostly rural setting.
Trailhead:
Eisental-Buehl, Winzerstrasse, Pfarrkirche St Matthaeus
Parking:
Eisental-Buehl – An unimproved wanderparkplatz, at the end of Betschgrabenstrasse
Eisental-Buehl – Wanderparkplatz Horrenbacherbrunnen, on Weinstrasse, about 300 meters after Betschgrabenstrasse (about 200 meters off the trail)
Public Transportation Options:
Rail: Light rail train services Buehl area with stops at Rebland and Buehl. Both stations are about 3 kilometers from the trailhead, as the crow flies.
Bus: KVV (Karlsruhe Verkehrsverbund), Line 274, services Eisental.
Suggested Stages: Not applicable
Trail Itinerary-Reference Points: (Clockwise)
Eisental-Buehl: Betschgrabenstrasse, Fatima Kapelle, Heisser Stein, Buddel-Denkmal, along the Ortenauer Weinpfad (for approximately 600 meters); Affental: Am Weinpfad, Klosterhof, Krummenweg; Boschbuehn; Muellenbach: Weinstrasse, cemetery, Friedenstrasse
Representative Trail Photo:
Restrooms:
None observed
Attractions on or near Trail:
Just lots of pretty scenery and panoramic views
Tasting along the Trail:
Affentaler Winzer, a cooperative winery, on L84, at the entrance to Affental, as well as a couple of independent wineries in town.
Alternative Options:
Hiking: The Ortenauer Weinpfad, an extremely scenic 100-kilometer trail from Gernsbach to Diersburg, between the Black Forest and the wine villages in the foothills. See here for further information on the trail in this area.
Car: Badische Weinstrasse, a 200 kilometer/124-mile car route for wine enthusiasts, begins in Baden-Baden and ends at Weil Am Rhein (on the Swiss border). It roughly follows Highway 3 from north to south.
Additional Information:
Regional: https://www.buehl-buehlertal-ottersweier.de/
Trail specific: https://www.bergfex.de/sommer/baden-wuerttemberg/touren/themenweg/57514,rotweinpfad-in-buehl-eisental/
Comments:
A pretty, well-maintained, circuit for a family tour for about an hour. Throw in a tour of the Affentaler Winzer winery, and a break for a meal in the village or a picnic at the Heisser Stein hut, and you have a pleasant day trip within two hours of Frankfurt.
For a longer hike (10 kilometers/6 miles), continue on the Rieslingweg trail which joins this trail in Eisental’s center.