You can barbecue in winter, too—but in Germany, roasting over an open fire is only allowed in designated areas. Around Tübingen, there are a number of barbecue areas. Grills are installed there, so all you need to bring, besides the barbecue, is dry firewood to start a fire. Sometimes there is a grate for the barbecue, but often it is advisable to bring a skewer. Trees may not be cut down for this purpose, nor may branches be cut off.
In order to prevent forest fires, sometimes even barbecuing at barbecue sites is prohibited in hot summers. The barbecue areas are then closed. In Baden-Württemberg, smoking is also banned in forests from March 1 to October 31, and in some states it is even banned all year round. Anyone caught with a cigarette in the forest must expect a fine.
To avoid forest fires, it is enough to follow simple rules:
– Light fires only in the designated places
– the distance to the forest must be at least 100 meters
– check after the barbecue that the fire is really extinguished
– Do not throw away smoldering or burning objects.
– If there is a fire: quickly call the emergency number 112 and report the fire.
A selection of barbecue sites around Tübingen on an interactive map is available on the Internet:
https://regio.outdooractive.com/oar-naturpark-schoenbuch/de/ausflugsziele/#area=*&filter=r-fullyTranslatedLangus-,r-onlyOpened-,sb-sortedBy-0&q=barbecueplace&zc=12,8.96093,48.5428
Recommended barbecue places near the city or at least a public transport stop:
Barbecue area in Ehrenbachtal (near Tübingen-Derendingen),
Barbecue area at the Wellingtonien (near Tübingen-Hagelloch),
Barbecue area at the wild boar enclosure (near Tübingen-Bebenhausen).
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Grillen auf dem Feuer. Foto: tünews INTERNATIONAL / Mostafa Elyasian.
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