Description

🧗‍♂ Waldeck is probably one of the oldest and at the same time one of the best-known bouldering areas in the northern Black Forest. Many boulders are easily accessible directly on a popular hiking trail, which also leads past the famous Waldeck castle ruins.

Please respect all access rules listed under “Access”!

📡 Reception:
Download the topo before you go there! The reception is not always available at the boulders.

🪨 Rock quality:
The quality of the sandstone here is very good! Some blocks needs some cleaning, so bring a (soft!) brush.

💎 Some of the most beautiful / challenging boulders are:
Lotterbett - FB 7A
Nachtschicht - FB 7C+
MiniRock - FB 8A

☀️ On hot / sunny days we recommend:
Most rocks / lines are faced south. But some get some shade by the trees. So choose wisely to save some skin.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 For families with children we recommend:
Block 01 is located directly on a good hiking trail with a flat square in front of it. Overall, all the blocks along the hiking trail are not bad. The lower blocks are mostly on a slope. Access to the lower blocks is also rather difficult for families, so not really recommended.

❗️IMPORTANT NOTICE❗️

Please do NOT climb after rain! Sandstone soaks up water! Even if the rock appears dry on the surface, it can be wet on the inside and therefore break very easily! As the rocks in this sector are always in the shade, it takes several days after rain for everything to really dry out. Please bear this in mind if you plan to boulder here!

History

Bouldering around the Waldeck castle ruins began very early, but serious development did not begin until the year 2000.

Routes on Waldeck - Calw
74 boulder 1 Likes
Photos
Premium topo by Black Forest Boulder
Sebastian Sieburg
from a van and on www.boulder-the-world.de
Samuel Burger
from Weissach, Germany
Waldeck - Calw

The area is access sensitive!

Please note: Climbing on rocks is still prohibited in Baden-Württemberg, but the authorities tolerates climbing in this area. It is therefore absolutely crucial that you behave correctly!

🚗 How to get to Waldeck?
Park your car at the large parking at parking 2 or at parking 1 after passing the powerstation in Neubulach.

🏃‍♂️ Approach:
Follow the good path like tracked in the map. The approach is easy and takes only about 12 minutes from the parking 1 to Block 1 or from parking 2 to the castle ruins.

❗️IMPORTANT INFO❗️
💧Do not climb on wet rock!
🏹 Avoid conflicts with the hunter/forester. In case of doubt, they always have priority!
🚶‍♀️ Be nice to hikers and cyclists!
🌙 Climbing at night is prohibited! Please leave the forest at least one hour before nightfall.
👣 Stay on the tracked and visible paths!
🌱 Respect the vegetation and the wildlife.
🔇 In general try to keep a low profile.
🚯 Remove all of your trash!
🪥 Brush off tickmarks and don't use too much chalk!
💩 Dispose of your human waste!
⛔ Do not open up new routes on rocks that are very overgrown. Only clean the structure that is necessary for climbing, please do not remove large areas of vegetation!