Activities for body, mind and soul
An extensive hiking area, cross-country tracks and ski slopes with their lifts invite you to get active – and the most beautiful sights of the Black Forest are within easy reach.
Sport & leisure
Schönwald lies at around 1,000 metres – meadows, forests and trails begin right outside the house.
Culinary
Numerous inns and restaurants in and around Schönwald take care of your well-being. A small selection:
Schönwald · Ludwig-Uhland-Straße 18
Regional cuisine in a traditional, cosy setting.
Schönwald · Hauptstraße 3
Traditional German and Balkan dishes.
Schönwald · Franz-Schubert-Straße 20
Mediterranean cuisine in the village.
Triberg-Gremmelsbach · Obertal 20
Classic inn with home-style German cooking.
Please check current opening hours with the restaurants before your visit.
Through the year
The Black Forest Railway winds its way through numerous tunnels – especially around Triberg.
A meeting point for collectors and lovers of historic clocks.
A festive light event at the Triberg Waterfalls around Christmas time.
Schönwald story
Schönwald is regarded as the birthplace of the cuckoo clock. Along the German Clock Route and at the German Clock Museum in nearby Furtwangen you can discover how Black Forest clockmakers became famous far beyond the region.
Day trips
From waterfalls and open-air museums to Lake Constance: the most beautiful destinations from Schönwald. Distances are approximate.
a few km
Among Germany’s best-known waterfalls – just a few kilometres from Schönwald.
approx. 25 km
Right on the Black Forest Railway, it gives you an insight into how Black Forest farmers lived and worked in the 16th and 17th centuries.
A particularly impressive mouth-blown glassworks with a glass museum and Christmas village – a great day out.
approx. 60 km
The well-known family theme park with numerous rides and shows for young and old.
With two 800-metre summer toboggan runs, a bobkart track and the “Gletscherblitz”.
A nostalgic ride on one of the most unusual railway lines in the region.
approx. 25 km
Via Furtwangen-Neukirch towards St. Märgen.
Our district town, an old Zähringer town.
approx. 90 km
A day trip across the border to France.
approx. 60 km
At 1,493 m, the highest mountain in the Black Forest.
The mighty waterfall on the Swiss side of the border.
With the flower island of Mainau, Birnau Abbey and much more.
Everything about the history of Black Forest clocks.
A circular tour of the Black Forest along the clockmaking tradition.
We look forward to welcoming you
Hiking boots or skis – send us your preferred dates and we will get back to you personally.
or call us directly: +49 7722 4922