Kraichgau-Stromberg: Castles Route

The route starts in Gondelsheim at the train station. From there, take a short ride on "Neibsheimer Straße" heading toward Neibsheim, then turn right onto "Mühlstraße" and straight ahead on "Postweg" into Diedelsheim. In the town center, turn right onto "Schwandorfstraße", cross the Saalbach and railway tracks, then left onto "Robert-Bosch-Straße" towards Rinklingen. Pass through the underpass and continue straight to the "Hauptstraße". Turn left onto this street and soon join the bike path to Bretten. At the roundabout, turn right towards the station. At the bike route junction, turn left, cross the pedestrian crossing and continue into "Luisenstraße" heading toward the town center. Pass through "Am Seedamm", "Schlachthausgasse", "Untere-" and "Obere Kirchgasse", and "Schulgasse" into "Melanchthonstraße". Turn left into "Am Gaisberg", then right onto the main street and the next left uphill into "Apothekergasse". At the T-junction, turn right into "Postweg". At the end, turn right and immediately left onto "Reuchlinstraße", then turn left at the roundabout onto "Merianstraße". Follow this straight. Right downhill over the bridge, then through the underpass and straight past the farm uphill. At the height, at the hiking parking lot, bear half-left into the forest. After approx. 1 km, turn right onto L1103 and cross it straight. At Schwarzerdhof, turn right, then follow the path left toward the stream. At the four-way junction, turn left and soon follow the paved farm path uphill into Großvillars. In the town center, turn right and the next left into "Freudensteinerstraße". After the Waldenserhäusle turn left into "Piemontstraße", at the end turn left and the next right onto "Ziegelhütte" street, straight out of town to Oberderdingen. At the horse farm, turn left to the main street and then right into town. Pass straight by Amthof, turn left at the T-junction towards Flehingen, and at the bending priority road leave the main road to the left onto "Rote Tor Straße". Turn right into "Haustraße" and at the end turn left onto the main street towards Flehingen. After about 200 m, a bike path begins on the left. At the roundabout after the gas station, bear half-left uphill to Flehingen station. There, turn right through the underpass and downhill right on the street. At the following junction, turn left into "Kraichtalstraße" and after about 500 m turn right into "Hirschstraße". Turn left at the T-junction and follow the Kraichbach stream to Gochsheim. On the main street, turn left and the next right onto a farm path, which goes steeply uphill briefly. At the height, bear half-right downhill into "Berthold-Bott-Straße". Straight onto "Alte Münzesheimer Straße", then half-right and along the train tracks to Münzesheim station. On the main street, turn left to the pedestrian crossing, cross L554 and take the bike/pedestrian path to the left toward the town center. At the fire station, turn right onto the gravel path to the stream. Follow the stream through the town, past Oberöwisheim station, always following the stream to Unteröwisheim. At the former moated castle, turn right, pass through the allotment gardens, and straight past the train station. Follow the road to the main street, turn right and take the accompanying bike/pedestrian path to Ubstadt. At the town entrance, turn right, cross the train tracks and pass the train stop. Turn left into the 30 km/h zone, go straight at the traffic light and after the railway crossing turn left. Follow the farm path over the bridge, then left and cross the railway tracks to B3. Now take the bike path to Bruchsal. Follow the main street straight to the castle. Turn right onto "Am Schlossgarten", then left through the castle park. Through the town center, follow the bike route signs to Bretten. Cross B3 and continue on the bike/pedestrian path along the stream out of Bruchsal. At the town exit, turn into Münzesheimer Weg and follow the Saalbach, with a detour through the town center of Heidelsheim, past Helmsheim, back to the starting point of the route.