Triberg is the Black Forest of the postcards: a steep little town in the central Black Forest where the Gutach river drops around 160 metres through a wooded ravine in a series of cascades, often described as Germany’s highest waterfalls. Paths and bridges climb beside the water, and red squirrels are a common sight in the park.
Triberg is also the capital of the cuckoo clock. Shops are lined with them, workshops still carve them by hand, and nearby Schonach and the Eble Uhren-Park each claim a “world’s largest cuckoo clock” that you can step inside.
Top things to do at Triberg Waterfalls & Cuckoo Clocks
Walk the waterfall park
Several paths climb through the ravine beside the falls; the full circuit takes around an hour. The waterfall park charges an entrance fee — check current prices on arrival.
See the giant cuckoo clocks
Visit one of the house-sized cuckoo clocks near Triberg and watch the bird appear on the hour, then browse the traditional clockmakers in town.
Black Forest Museum
The Schwarzwaldmuseum in Triberg covers traditional costume — including the famous red-pompom Bollenhut — clockmaking, mechanical music and rural life.
How to get to Triberg Waterfalls & Cuckoo Clocks
- From the Mummelsee by car: roughly 1.5 hours south through the central Black Forest.
- By train: Triberg is on the scenic Black Forest Railway between Offenburg and Villingen.
- On a tour: the Freiburg, Titisee & Triberg day trip from Strasbourg covers it in one easy day.
Insider tips
- Go early in summer — Triberg fills with coaches by late morning.
- Wear shoes with grip and bring a layer: the ravine is cool and damp even in summer, and the paths are steep.
- Combine Triberg with Titisee for a full southern Black Forest day, then return to the Mummelsee area in the evening.
Best tours & tickets for Triberg Waterfalls & Cuckoo Clocks
These top-rated experiences are the easiest way to see Triberg Waterfalls & Cuckoo Clocks and the rest of the Black Forest:
Small-group day trip from US$141 From Strasbourg: Black Forest Day Trip to Freiburg, Titisee & Triberg
The classic southern Black Forest loop in a single, well-paced day. It does not visit the Mummelsee, but it is the best way to add the region’s other icons — Titisee, the Triberg waterfalls and the cuckoo-clock makers — to a trip based in Strasbourg or the Rhine valley.
- Old-town Freiburg with its minster and Bächle channels
- Time on the shore of Lake Titisee
- Triberg — waterfalls and cuckoo-clock craft
Small-group day trip from US$228 From Strasbourg: Black Forest Day Trip with Guide & Museum
A newer small-group day out of Strasbourg that pairs Black Forest scenery with a museum visit and a live guide. Check the itinerary on the booking page for the exact stops on your date — and read the latest reviews, as it has only a handful so far.
- Live guide throughout the day
- Museum visit included
- Small group from Strasbourg
