Photo: Martin Heintzen, Kraichgau-Stromberg Tourismus e.V.
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This bike route connects the city of Bruchsal with its 5 districts Heidelsheim, Helmsheim, Obergrombach, Untergrombach and Büchenau. It leads with views of vineyards through the Kraichgau landscape, along asparagus fields, quarries and through the woodland area "Büchenauer Hardt", which stretches over the Rhine plain from Karlsruhe to Schwetzingen. Set out with your bike past historical cultural sites, through romantic village centers and the distinctive nature.
moderate
Distance 25.8 km
Duration3:00 h
Ascent125 m
Descent125 m
Highest point233 m
Lowest point108 m
The tour starts and ends in the heart of Bruchsal. The baroque palace with the German Music Automatons Museum and the Municipal Museum is the cultural "highlight." Bruchsal is located on the Baden Asparagus Route – from late April until St. John's Day, June 24th, the "white gold", whose heart beats in the district of Büchenau, is freshly served on the table.
Tip: In Untergrombach you encounter the first German peasant leader Joß Fritz (16th century).
From the Bruchsal train station follow the signage towards the city center. The start of the route is at the cycle path junction at the corner of Amalienstraße, opposite the Luther Church. Turn right into "Moltkestraße" and follow it out of town in the direction of Karlsruhe. Go under the B35, then follow the "Bannweideweg." Cross the tracks and follow along the tracks. At the T-junction turn right, then right again at the next junction, then half left into the forest. At the forest junction leave the Paneuropa-Rheintal route straight ahead. At the paved road, turn left onto it, then follow the cycle/pedestrian path along the L558 towards Büchenau. After crossing the A5, turn left and follow the farm road to the edge of Büchenau. There, turn left to the lake and follow along the lake. Continue straight ahead to the K3501. Turn left and follow the cycle/pedestrian path to Untergrombach. After the Untergrombach stop, bear half right into "Bachstraße" and follow it straight over the B3. At the end of "Obere Mühlstraße" turn left onto the K3501 and follow the cycle/pedestrian path to the right towards Obergrombach. At the entrance to Obergrombach, turn left into "Untere Au" and at the creek turn right onto the cycle/pedestrian path along the creek into the village center. Continue straight over "Hauptstraße" and "Gondelsheimer Straße", then turn left into "Jöhlinger Straße." Turn right over the "Rathausplatz" (town hall square) and left uphill on "Burgstraße" to the K3502. Follow this to the right towards Helmsheim. After the forest, turn left and follow the farm road parallel to the district road downhill to Helmsheim. At the village entrance, cross the district road and go through the residential area. At the fork towards K3502, go about 50 m downhill to the right, then turn left into "Bei der Sägmühl." The next right into "Burggrundstraße." Continue straight on "Kantstraße" to the B35. There, take the cycle/pedestrian path to the right to the pedestrian crossing. Cross the B35, turn right and then left into "In der Gottesau." At the stop, turn left and parallel to the tracks towards Heidelsheim. At the cycle trail junction turn left into the town center. After crossing the tracks, turn right into "Zehntgasse." At its end, turn right downhill into "Judengasse," cross the creek and uphill on "Altenberg Straße." After crossing the tracks, turn left out of town. Along the valley, past the sewage treatment plant to Bruchsal. Follow the cycle/pedestrian path along the Saalbach, then through the residential area and further on the cycle/pedestrian path along the creek. Cross the B3 and through the city center back to the starting point of the route.
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Several railway stations or suburban train stations are available as start and end points (S3 from Heidelberg or Karlsruhe, S31/S32 from Karlsruhe or Rastatt, S9 from Mühlacker, regional trains from Karlsruhe, Heidelberg or Stuttgart, and EC/IC from Munich, Stuttgart, Heidelberg, Strasbourg and Basel).
Directions
A5 exit Bruchsal, continue on the B35 to Bruchsal
Coordinates
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49.124875, 8.593419
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49°07'29.6"N 8°35'36.3"E
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32U 470336 5441417
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25.8 km
Duration
3:00 h
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125 m
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125 m
Highest point
233 m
Lowest point
108 m
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