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Kraichgau-Stromberg: Culture Route

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Land der 1000 Hügel - Kraichgau-Stromberg
  • Cycling in Maulbronn
    Cycling in Maulbronn
    Photo: Stefan Kuhn, CC BY-SA, TMBW

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    Besides beautiful landscapes, idyllic villages, and splendid nature, the Kraichgau is also an area rich in culture. On this route, we present you some special, historically significant highlights, such as the Maulbronn Monastery.

    moderate
    Distance 33.3 km
    2:21 h
    204 m
    204 m
    325 m
    165 m

    Start in Maulbronn, which you can reach by train. At the heart of the town is the monastery, which is part of the UNESCO World Heritage. The entire complex is more than impressive, and it's worth spending some time here.

    On beautiful paths, you glide to Bretten. Melanchthon was born here, a contemporary of Luther. Additionally, the town center with its half-timbered houses is an ideal place for a coffee break. Then follows a long climb that takes you to a hill dominated by agriculture.

    Just past Bauschlott, there is an organic farm by the roadside with a café. There, you can also buy fresh vegetables and fruits from the farm. From the farm, it is not far until you arrive back in Maulbronn.

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    In Bretten, Melanchthon, known as the "Teacher of Germany," was born as Philipp Schwarzerdt; the neo-Gothic Melanchthon House commemorates the reformer, humanist, and Luther companion.
    At the UNESCO World Heritage Maulbronn Monastery, you stand amazed before the Romanesque-Gothic abbey of the Cistercian monks. And in the Faust town of Knittlingen, you can say "hello" to the magician and alchemist from the Middle Ages.

    Difficulty
    moderate
    Overall difficulty
    moderate

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Experience
    Landscape
    Highest point
    325 m
    Lowest point
    165 m
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    Rest stops

    Restaurant Kloster-Katz
    Bruder Jacob Biergarten
    Restaurant Klosterblick mit Maultaschenmanufaktur
    WAGNERHAUS - Café im Klosterhof
    Biergarten am Badesee "Tiefer See"
    Klostercafé Maulbronn
    Weinstube Altes Rathaus
    Weinstube Silberbesen
    Altes Rathaus Bretten
    Weinstube Zum Roßstall
    Weinstube Silberbesen
    Café am Roten Meer
    Nerone Kaffeerösterei & Café

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    Route at komoot

    Roadbook

    The route starts at the entrance to the monastery courtyard. You proceed on the “Friedhofweg”, then pass above the car park on the “Gartenstraße”.
    At the cycle path junction, turn right onto “Kepplerstraße,” then onto
    “Dobelweg,” left into “Seehausweg,” next right
    continuing on “Hermann Hesse Straße,” then follow the cycle/pedestrian path
    downhill to the main road.
    Follow the farm track to the right, along the district road to
    Elfinger Farm. Cross the K4521 there and continue on the
    cycle path along the district road. After about 300 m continue straight
    on the farm track. Follow this straight, soon parallel to the B35
    towards Knittlingen.
    At the town entrance, turn right and then enter the town on the main road. In the
    town center at the town hall, turn left into “Marktstraße” and through the
    town center. At the end of “Torstraße”, turn left into “Pflegmühleweg”.
    Straight on over “Wiesenstraße,” then left to and through the
    underpass. After this, turn right and along the B35 to Bretten.
    At the town entrance, turn left downhill on the cycle/pedestrian path past the swimming pool.
    After the car park, turn right onto “Breitenbachweg,” after the
    right curve, before the bridge, turn left, then over the footbridge
    and straight into “Friedrichstraße”. At the end of this, turn left
    into “Pforzheimer Straße” and right at the traffic light.
    At the cycle path junction at the next traffic light, turn left into
    “Hermann-Beutemüller-Straße,” through the underpass. Straight
    through the next underpass, then left into “Carl-Benz-Straße”.
    At the end of “St. Johannes-Weg” slightly left downhill on the cycle/pedestrian path.
    At the following fork, slightly right and about 400 m
    further, at the next cycle path junction, turn right, parallel to the
    district road towards Spantal.
    At the church, straight ahead and just before leaving the town, slightly right
    uphill out of the town. Over the hill and straight downhill
    into Nußbaum.
    At the T-junction, turn left, after the church, right, straight across the
    main street, then left into “Grünstraße”, next right into
    “Ruiter Straße”, and at the edge of town, right onto the paved
    farm track to Bauschlott.
    At the L611, turn left, the next right, over the school car park,
    straight into the 30 km/h zone to the main road (“Am Anger”). Follow this
    to the right through the town.
    Right into “Pforzheimer Straße”, the next left into “Auweg”,
    and follow this straight to the junction at the farm.
    Turn left to the L611, then right along it (approx. 500 m), then slightly
    right onto the farm track and left at the K4525 into Ölbronn.
    Turn right into “Maulbronner Straße” and after 300 m left and
    immediately right again, parallel to the main road out of Ölbronn.
    At the first junction after the town, turn right, over the L611 and past the farm.
    After the farm, left downhill and at the 3-way intersection right, now
    along the slope into the Erlen industrial area. At the main road left to the
    roundabout, right over the bridge and immediately right again to
    Maulbronn West Train Station.
    Over the shunting tracks and at the 4-way intersection left, now on gravel,
    parallel to the tracks through the forest.
    At the road, follow it downhill to the left, straight over the
    main road and past the car park exit.
    At the cycle path junction, return on the known path to the
    starting point of the route.

    Public transport

    Maulbronn West Train Station

    Parking

    Parking facilities near the monastery

    Coordinates

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    49.000710, 8.809912
    DMS
    49°00'02.6"N 8°48'35.7"E
    UTM
    32U 486096 5427552
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    Overall difficulty
    moderate

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Distance
    33.3 km
    Duration
    2:21 h
    Ascent
    204 m
    Descent
    204 m
    Highest point
    325 m
    Lowest point
    165 m
    Round trip Cultural/historical interest Insider tip Out and back

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