Hegne circular route

The monastery to your right (Konradistrasse)  leave the town on a flat gravel path. After a short ascent in the forest, a path branches off to the right. With a trained eye, you can immediately spot the historically significant, centuries-old Celtic graves, hidden under anthills about 100 m away from the path.

The upper class of the Celtic population of that time was buried under these mounds with grave goods in the form of jewelry, vases, weapons, or plates. The size of the burial mounds often indicated the size of the village; they were considered prestige objects and were therefore often placed near paths. Look out for small gold coins (also called rainbow bowls), which played a role as lucky charms in the popular superstitions of the Celts. It is said that where the rainbow could touch the earth with its two ends, an angel holds a golden bowl underneath so that it does not have to touch the rainy and rough ground. Then the angel leaves the rainbow bowls; the rainbow would be displeased if the bowls were used twice.

Back on the path, continue straight ahead, come to a junction with a hunting stand, and immediately take the left path. At a small clearing, the Nuns' Meadows, follow the right path, ascend into the forest, and reach the former Adelheiden monastery. You do not take the left direct way to the farmhouse, which is now privately owned and not publicly accessible, but continue straight ahead. It does not suggest that a monastery stood here for almost 440 years. The namesake is the virgin Adelheit, who was murdered here defending her innocence. Shortly before her death, she sought shelter in a hollow oak, but her murderer found her. This murder became known in the neighborhood, and many people then made pilgrimages to this particular tree.

You move away a little from the monastery, then turn sharply left and shortly after the curve discover a small stream where endangered stone crayfish live. They seek refuge under stones and sticks, are nocturnal, and return to the same place every morning.

A few meters further on, a sign provides information about the former monastery. You leave it and continue right towards Hegne, passing a sports field, on the left a horse paddock, and return to the town on Adelheider Way. There you turn left into Zum Schwarzenberg Street, which leads you back to your starting point. If you have packed your snack in your backpack, you can also grill your sausage yourself behind the inn "Meisterklause" at the barbecue site Zum Schwarzenberg.

Take the Seehas (train connection between Konstanz and Engen) to Hegne. 10-minute walk to the Hegne monastery. Or take bus line 203 from Allensbach to Hegne www.vhb-info.de

There are dining options at the "Café Vis à Vis" in Hotel St. Elisabeth www.st-elisabeth-hegne.de  or in the Meisterklause www.meister-klause.de