Hike started at the tourist office behind what is left of the old Cistercian monastery from 1148 (with a tree growing out of one of its ancient walls.)
"Quelle" means blue dragonfly and is the name of the trail we followed to discover springs, swamps and moss covered rocks galore.
Note all of the solar panels on the roofs. (No wonder Germany is known to be a leader in green energy.)
Of interest to me: almost all of the homes are oriented in the same direction and definitely built before solar panels became popular. Reason?
The trail led past the southern end of Bad Herrenalb before meandering past meadows and prairies...
following, crossing and re-crossing the Gaisbach stream....
and entering the deep forest.
Distance: 5 miles round trip, elevation ~500 ft.
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