Neckarsteig
| Neckarsteig | |
|---|---|
 View from the Königstuhl on Heidelberg |
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| Data | |
| length | 126.7 km |
| location | Germany, Baden-Wuerttemberg , Hesse , Neckartal-Odenwald Nature Park |
| Supervised by | Odenwald Club |
| Markers | Blue curved N on a white background |
| Starting point |
Heidelberg 49 ° 24 '47.2 " N , 8 ° 42' 34.6" E |
| Target point |
Bad Wimpfen 49 ° 13 ′ 46.3 " N , 9 ° 10 ′ 1.5" O |
| Type | Long-distance hiking trail |
| The highest point | Königstuhl ( 567 m ) |
| Lowest point | Heidelberg ( 115 m ) |
| Level of difficulty | easy to difficult |
| season | Spring to autumn |
| Viewpoints | Königstuhl |
| particularities | Prädikatswanderweg |
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The Neckarsteig is a 126.7-kilometer long- distance hiking trail and grade hiking trail over 3127 meters in altitude in 9 stages from Heidelberg to Bad Wimpfen . It is part of the Neckarweg . It owes its name to the Neckar river , above which it is located in the Odenwald .
Overall, the route is very varied and worth seeing. On the one hand, the environment changes constantly, from forest to meadow, from mountain to valley. On the other hand, it also offers cultural variety with a whole range of sights .
The route maintained by the Odenwaldklub is signposted throughout with a sign with a blue, curved N on a white background for the river name. The connection with local public transport makes it easy to walk each stage separately.
history
The Neckarsteig was certified on December 29, 2011 by the Association of German Mountain and Hiking Associations as a " quality trail for hikers in Germany " and was officially inaugurated on April 21, 2012.
Brief description
The Neckarsteig begins in Heidelberg at Heidelberg Castle and leads first over the Königstuhl east to Neckargemünd , Dilsberg and over the Neckar to Neckarsteinach . Darsberg , Neckarhausen , Hirschhorn and Igelsbach are on the north-eastern route to Eberbach . From Eberbach the further course of the route is directed south-east, crossing the Neckar halfway in the direction of Neunkirchen . Shortly before Neckargerach , the Neckar is crossed again and finally the route leads through Mosbach south via Gundelsheim after another river crossing to the destination Bad Wimpfen . The stages can be classified as rather demanding in terms of difficulty.
course
The individual stages can also be further subdivided, can be hiked in both directions and thus individually designed.
| stage | from | to | Distance (km) |
Walking time (h) |
difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heidelberg | Neckargemünd | 12.6 | 4th | heavy |
| 2 | Neckargemünd | Neckarsteinach | 9.1 | 3 | heavy |
| 3 | Neckarsteinach | Staghorn | 15.4 | 5 | medium |
| 4th | Staghorn | Eberbach | 11.5 | 4th | medium |
| 5 | Eberbach | Neunkirchen | 18.1 | 6th | heavy |
| 6th | Neunkirchen | Neckargerach | 17.6 | 5 | medium |
| 7th | Neckargerach | Mosbach | 13.9 | 4th | heavy |
| 8th | Mosbach | Gundelsheim | 13.0 | 4th | medium |
| 9 | Gundelsheim | Bad Wimpfen | 13.6 | 4th | medium |
Attractions
A total of 15 castles or castle ruins, 7 medieval towns, 4 palaces and 1 natural monument can be found along the Neckarsteig.
Castles and castle ruins
- Reichenstein castle ruins in Neckargemünd
- Dilsberg Castle
- Hinterburg , Vorderburg , Mittelburg and Schadeck Castle ( swallow's nest ) in Neckarsteinach
- Hirschhorn Castle
- Eberbach castle ruins
- Stolzeneck castle ruins near Eberbach
- Minneburg castle ruins near Neckargerach
- Dauchstein castle ruins (former toll castle ) near Binau settlement
- Hornberg Castle near Neckarzimmern
- Guttenberg Castle near Haßmersheim
- Ehrenberg Castle (private property) near Heinsheim
- Kaiserpfalz in Bad Wimpfen
Medieval cities
Castles
Natural monument
- Margarethenschlucht near Neckargerach
Individual evidence
- ↑ List of quality trails of the German Hiking Association , accessed on October 3, 2012.
- ↑ Press release ( Memento of the original from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Eberbach city administration , April 3, 2012, accessed on October 3, 2012.
literature
- Renate Florl: Neckarsteig. From Bad Wimpfen to Heidelberg . Bärenfelser Verlag, Weinstadt, 2012. ISBN 978-3-86372-012-4
- Rainer Türk: On the Neckarsteig. From the Electoral Palatinate to the Imperial Palatinate . Verlag Hubert Brunnengräber, 2012. ISBN 978-3-98152-990-6
Web links
- Website of the Neckarsteig
- Neckarsteig at www.wanderkompass.de
- Website of the hiking area Odenwald