The Protestant church in Wies, the Legends Trail between Tegernau and Wies, and the surrounding woodland offer different things to discover: architectural history, a themed trail and landscape. If you are looking for a holiday apartment in Wies, you can consider which of these themes you want to shape your stay. Local attractions range from a building with clearly identifiable historical features to hikes with varying information about distance and starting point.
Church: construction period, design and organ
The Protestant church in Wies was built between 1774 and 1777. Its rectangular building has a gallery and a three-storey tower. The church also has a historic organ, which is a protected monument. The building’s form, gallery, tower and organ offer several specific points of interest: the basic shape describes the structure, the gallery is part of the interior, and the tower gives the building its vertical emphasis. The protected status applies specifically to the organ. From an architectural-history perspective, the church combines a clearly defined construction period with individual architectural features.
Hikes with different profiles
The Legends Trail connects Tegernau and Wies; lettered stations along the route make it a themed hiking trail. Unlike routes that are compared mainly by distance and elevation gain, this trail focuses on its theme and stations.
One hike covers 10.2 km with 470 metres of elevation gain; it is considered easy and suitable for pushchairs. The Grusiloch circular trail starts at the Lipple hiking car park. The available planning details therefore differ: for Wies–Stockmatt, the distance, elevation gain and difficulty rating are specified, while for the Grusiloch circular trail, the starting point is given. Check trail conditions and accessibility locally before setting out.
Woodland and valley around Wies
Wies lies in a wooded area where the Blauen-Hochwildsberg ridge, the Köhlgarten-Hochblauen massif and the basin of the Kleine Wiese Valley meet. The Köhlgartenwiese stream flows through a broad valley that widens at Wies; beech trees and mixed fir forests cover the slopes. The landscape features thus range from the shape of the valley and the watercourse to wooded slopes and ridges. While the church offers a specific architectural focal point, the landscape describes a broader combination of valley, water and forest.
In the wider destination of Kleines Wiesental
The wider destination of Kleines Wiesental offers further points of interest. In 1935, Tegernau Church was described as a small “Wälderkirchlein” (a little church in the forest) with a small bell tower. The pollarded beech in Neuenweg, in the wider destination of Kleines Wiesental, is also very old and has grown very broad.
Nonnenmattweiher in the wider destination of Kleines Wiesental lies at an altitude of 913 metres and is one of the highest-standing bodies of still water in the Black Forest. At the beginning of the 18th century, the pond was artificially dammed; as a result, part of the peaty lake bed broke away and formed a floating peat island. Several species of sphagnum moss, common cottongrass, cranberry and round-leaved sundew grow on the island. The presence of these plants may vary with the seasons.
Discover more destinations: BĂĽrchau, Wieslet, Elbenschwand, Sallneck, Neuenweg, Raich
To the wider travel overview: Kleines Wiesental.
