The Baumwipfelpfad (pronounced b-ow-m-veep-ful-pf-odd) was one of our first travel outings of the summer. The town of Daun Germany is about 40 minutes from our house & lies just on the outskirts of the beginning of the Black Forest. They had an amazing Biosphere Natural History museum as well as a huge treehouse to explore.
Inside the Biosphere there was hands on science exhibits that taught the kids mostly about animals in our area. The kids loved each little area they explored.
Cadence especially loved the hedgehog exhibit.
Our favorite part of the trip was the treehouse course (baumwipfelpfad). We climbed up into the treetops & explored the area from above. It was BEAUTIFUL.
There were little obstacles all along the route ehich the kids loved. They especially loved the swinging step bridge. It was kind of scary being so high off the ground on swinging platforms.
There was some fun places to take family pictures overlooking the beautiful forested area around us.
And cute exhibits about animals all along the way. The kids liked hearing how owls hear.
But the highlight of the entire trip was the 100 foot slide sliding from the highest point of the treehouse, down the hillside twisting & turning the whole way down. ONE HUNDRED FEET. When you're up there, it's actually kind of scary, but SO MUCH FUN.
It definitely took some MAJOR courage for some to go down, but once they did, they wanted to ride it over & over & over again. Sometimes you just have to take that first step through your fear to conquer it in the end.
After playing in the treehouse for a while, we wandered around the woods a bit & found some really cute areas for the kids to play in & places to relax.
It was a great way to spend a free Saturday. We loved it & will probably go back. . . that slide was epic.
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