Explorations through the Panzerwald

The starting point of the route is at Karlstern. From the starting point, go first along Lange Allee to the waterworks. Here turn left and at the next fork turn slightly right. When the paved path ends, turn right and ride to the next left turn. Here, the former shooting range is on the right. Turning left, follow Panzerstraße to Glockenbuckel, the former tank training area.

At the crossroads on Glockenbuckel, turn left and then right. When the paved route begins, turn right and at the next left paved path turn left. Passing several former bunkers, at the end of the path turn right to the next left, where you leave the bunker area heading northeast. You meet Lampertheimer Straße (a gravel forest path!), into which you turn left. After passing under the motorway, turn right onto Sellschneise along the motorway interchange to the next right turn that crosses the motorway.

Here turn right, cross the motorway and after 200 m turn right at the 2nd junction. You are now in the former ammunition depot. Cycle to the next junction, turn left there and at the 4th junction turn left again. You ride along Baurschneise (cycle path to Lorsch) to the forest edge near Hüttenfeld.

Turning left leads you on Grenzweg to a junction 800 m after crossing the motorway. Here turn right (trail marker: blue circle) and at the next fork turn half-left. Passing a former shooting range, you reach the L 3110. On the road-adjacent cycle path, head towards Lampertheim (left) to the forest parking lot.

Here turn left towards the parking lot and immediately after turn right onto Seeweg. After 200 m there is another former shooting range. Stay on the wide forest path to Viernheimer Heide.

There turn left onto Lampertheimer Straße and pass through Viernheimer Heide to Alte Mannheimer Poststraße (info board), where you turn right to return to the starting point.