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Early medieval fortress on the rudder mountain near Calw

Ca. one mile south of Calw describes the Nagold a significant flow loop. Within the river loop rises completely forested mountain rudder. On the Rudersberg the only proven pre-Christian hillfort located in the northern Black Forest.

two mounds in the forest are the only thing left now is still on the early history of fortification. There are above the walls of the foundations of a building dating from the 7th to 8 Century AD. These foundations have been discovered only a few years. The-century hurricane Lothar on Boxing Day 1999 swept some bald areas on the rudder mountain. It was the floor plan from the air can be recognized.

Today, there are two large on-site information boards, both on the early Christian fort and through the building from the 7th to 8 C. inform.

One of the two information boards Rowing on the mountain near Calw

On this map, the situation is marked on the rudder mountain. Bottom right and top left flows the Nagold. The rudder is left down hill to a saddle with the plateau west of the connected Nagold. A trail leads to the helm, coming here past the panels 1 and 2. The two mountains are to the right above table 1, which was built in 7th and 8th Century, is located next to Plate 2

this bald spot on the rudder mountain was first created by the hurricane Lothar century. You can use the foundations of the building from the 7th to 8 C. guess. Although the foundations were dug, but to prevent damage covered up afterwards.

are in the forest below the summit of the rudder's two walls of prehistoric times.

Closest point for a visit of the rudder is a walker's car park in Nagoldtal just north of the heap. The trail parking lot is on the left bank of the Nagold, ie, on the other hand, when the Federal Road B 463rd From the trail parking lot leads only a bridge for pedestrians over the Nagold. By car, one must therefore cross a few hundred yards downstream and upstream the Nagold.

approaching from Calw, turn immediately at the old station south to the center of the B 463 to right on the Walkmühleweg from. Cross the Nagold. Then we turn left along the Nagold to trail parking lot, which is just over the railway bridge is. From the trail parking lot, an old stairway and then a forest trail up to the saddle between the rudder and the mountain plateau west of the Nagold. There, keep to the left until the first information board.

coordinates of the moving car park: 48 70 13 N / 8 73 55 E

By train you can ride to the station Calw. From the station, cross the bridge Nagold on the market and turns left behind in the market street. Going straight to reach the Badstraße. Takes you out of the place and continues in Walkmühleweg. On the one reached Walkmühleweg Nagold parallel to the extent the trail parking lot directly behind the railway bridge. The distance from the station Calw to the pass in front of the rudder mountain is about 2.2 kilometers.