Waldenser-Tour

Schönenberg – Grossvillars 20.5 km

• The tour starts at the Waldenser Museum in Schönenberg. Take the 'Erlenbacher Weg' towards Ötisheim or Mühlacker.

• After the underpass, turn right, then cross the bridge over the main road on the bike/pedestrian path, through the residential area and straight past the cemetery. At the end of 'Friedhofstraße', bear half-left into 'Schönenbergstraße' and descend.

• At the T-junction, turn right through the old town. Turn left onto 'Maulbronner Straße', pass the roundabout and the outdoor swimming pool, then take the farm track along the Erlenbach stream.

• At the district road, turn left towards Dürrn. At the village entrance, turn right into 'Ölbronner Straße' and at the level behind the fire station, turn right onto the bike/pedestrian path towards Ölbronn.

• Follow the tarmacked 'Viehweg' through the valley. At the hilltop, turn left, along K4525 into the village. Continue straight through the village centre and out of town.

• Follow the farm track through the orchards to the stop. From there, take the bike/pedestrian path through the valley and at the cycle route junction, continue straight up the main road through Kleinvillars.

• At the village exit, turn left, then right onto the farm track along K4520 to Knittlingen. After the underpass, turn left into 'Paul-Kieselmann-Straße', right at the next street and along 'Schiessmauerweg', 'Torstraße' and 'Marktstraße' through the village centre.

• At the town hall, turn left down the main road, then right to the school, and right into 'Parkstraße' along the cemetery.

• At the four-way junction after the sports ground, turn left uphill.

• At the hilltop, follow the farm track right, then the next left downhill to Großvillars.

Grossvillars – Schönenberg 18.0 km

• Take the main road into the village centre. At the church, turn right, past the Waldenserhäusle uphill to the viewpoint 'Derdinger Horn'. There, turn right downhill to Bernhardsweiher pond.

• Turn right over the dam and at the end turn right uphill through the forest. At the saddle, straight downhill.

• At the hiking car park, head to the main road and continue straight over the junction uphill, along the edge of Hohenklingen.

• Shortly after the village sign, turn right onto the farm track, at the farm turn left towards the forest edge. There, turn right, gently uphill through the forest.

• At the four-way junction at the forest edge (hiking car park), turn sharply left uphill and follow the wide forest track straight over the hill to Maulbronn.

• At the end of 'Knittlinger Steige', turn left into 'Hilsenbeuerstraße', right into 'Gartenstraße' and to the monastery. Cross the monastery courtyard to the main road and follow it towards Schmie.

• Continue straight on 'Stuttgarter Straße', then right on 'Wannenbachweg' uphill. At the top turn left, on the bike/pedestrian path to and past the sports ground.

• On the road through the underpass and into Schmie.

• In the village centre at the church, turn right, at the village edge turn right again and in the valley curve left.

• Follow the path uphill through the forest and straight over the hill. At the residential area, straight to the main road and then left back to the tour starting point.