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Sample routes · Baden-Württemberg

Neckar Valley Cycle Route: Rottweil to Heidelberg in 7 days

Deutschland · 7 Days

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Across Baden-Württemberg, always along the river: from the Hohenstaufen town of Rottweil via Horb and Rottenburg to Tübingen with Hohentübingen Castle, through Nürtingen and Esslingen past Stuttgart to Ludwigsburg, on via Besigheim and Bad Wimpfen into the castle country of the lower Neckar and finally via Hirschhorn and Neckargemünd to Heidelberg. 283 kilometres over seven days, almost level – 450 metres of descent across the whole route.

A sample route to look at. If you copy it, your own copy lands in your plans – there you can change days, stops and order.

Route: Neckartal-Radweg – 191 mi on the way itself, 232 mi including detours to the stops. It is fixed – “regenerate” swaps stops, not the way. Days: 7 of about 27 mi each, overnight in the nearest town on the route.

Stops
21
Distance
373 km
Riding time
20 h 43 min
Bike Balanced

Dashed line: detour to a stop away from the route (there and back).

1 Day 1

49 km · 2 h 44 min 4 h 44 min on the road
  1. 09:00
    Rottweil Start
    Daylight
  2. 11:00
    Bike · 49 km · 2 h 44 min
  3. 13:44
    Horb am Neckar
    Hotel
    Overnight stay

2 Day 2

54 km · 2 h 59 min 9 h 59 min on the road
  1. Continue from hotel: Horb am Neckar
  2. 08:56
    Bike · 1 km · 4 min
  3. 09:00
    Horb am Neckar
    Daylight
    Time at stop 1 h 30 min
  4. 10:30
    Bike · 23 km · 1 h 18 min
  5. 11:48
    Rottenburg am Neckar
    Daylight
    Time at stop 1 h 30 min
  6. 13:18
    Bike · 16 km · 52 min
  7. 14:10
    Schloss Hohentübingen
    Daylight
    Time at stop 1 h 30 min
  8. 15:40
    Bike · 4 km · 13 min
  9. 15:53
    Tübingen
    Daylight
    Time at stop 2 h 30 min
  10. 18:23
    Bike · 10 km · 32 min
  11. 18:55
    Kirchentellinsfurt
    Hotel
    Overnight stay

3 Day 3

48 km · 2 h 37 min 6 h 37 min on the road
  1. Continue from hotel: Kirchentellinsfurt
  2. 07:45
    Bike · 23 km · 1 h 15 min
  3. 09:00
    Nürtingen
    Daylight
    Time at stop 1 h
  4. 10:00
    Bike · 25 km · 1 h 22 min
  5. 11:22
    Esslingen am Neckar
    Daylight
    Time at stop 3 h

4 Day 4

74 km · 4 h 7 min 8 h 37 min on the road
  1. 06:04
    Bike · 53 km · 2 h 56 min
  2. 09:00
    Residenzschloss Ludwigsburg
    Daylight
    Time at stop 3 h
  3. 12:00
    Bike · 15 km · 51 min
  4. 12:51
    Ludwigsburg
    Daylight
    Time at stop 1 h 30 min
  5. 14:21
    Bike · 6 km · 20 min
  6. 14:41
    Pleidelsheim
    Hotel
    Overnight stay

5 Day 5

48 km · 2 h 38 min 4 h 38 min on the road
  1. Continue from hotel: Pleidelsheim
  2. 08:15
    Bike · 14 km · 45 min
  3. 09:00
    Besigheim
    Daylight
    Time at stop 2 h
  4. 11:00
    Bike · 34 km · 1 h 53 min
  5. 12:53
    Neckarsulm
    Hotel
    Overnight stay

6 Day 6

50 km · 2 h 48 min 6 h 48 min on the road
  1. Continue from hotel: Neckarsulm
  2. 08:22
    Bike · 11 km · 38 min
  3. 09:00
    Bad Friedrichshall
    Daylight
    Time at stop 1 h
  4. 10:00
    Bike · 3 km · 10 min
  5. 10:10
    Bad Wimpfen
    Daylight
    Time at stop 3 h
  6. 13:10
    Bike · 36 km · 2 h
  7. 15:10
    Zwingenberg
    Hotel
    Overnight stay

7 Day 7

49 km · 2 h 43 min 10 h 13 min on the road
  1. Continue from hotel: Zwingenberg
  2. 07:45
    Bike · 23 km · 1 h 15 min
  3. 09:00
    Hirschhorn
    Daylight
    Time at stop 1 h 30 min
  4. 10:30
    Bike · 13 km · 44 min
  5. 11:14
    Neckargemünd
    Daylight
    Time at stop 1 h
  6. 12:14
    Bike · 11 km · 36 min
  7. 12:50
    Heidelberger Schloss

    This red sandstone ruin overlooks the old town on the Neckar river and ranks among Germany's best known castle complexes. Written by Claude from Wikidata facts

    Daylight
    Time at stop 3 h
  8. 15:50
    Bike · 2 km · 8 min
  9. 15:58
    Heidelberg Destination
    Daylight
    Time at stop 2 h

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