All Saints Waterfalls, Natural waterfalls in Black Forest, Germany
All Saints Waterfalls is a waterfall system in the Black Forest where the Lierbach stream cascades over steep rock faces in a series. The water drops approximately 83 meters total through the forest terrain.
The trail to the waterfalls opened in 1840 after forest authorities built wooden stairs and bridges. Before that, visitors had to use dangerous ladders to reach the cascades.
The falls take their name from All Saints' Abbey, whose ruins stand a few hundred metres upstream; the monastery owned the waterfalls for centuries. A circular Legend Trail passing the falls recounts the legends that grew from the valley's remoteness and difficult access.
Parking areas sit near the waterfall for easy access to the trail. The marked paths feature stairs and multiple viewing platforms, though some sections are quite steep.
The nickname Sieben Bütten ("Seven Tubs") comes from the basin-shaped hollows, called Gumpen or kolks, scoured out of the rock beneath each of the seven falls. The largest erosion happens in these tubs at the foot of each step, helped by cavitation during high water.
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