The World Heritage Cycle Route connects the World Heritage SitesLorsch, Speyer and Maulbronnwhich lie in the border triangle of Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and Baden-Württemberg.
Route profile
- Length: 168 km
- Signposting: It is there, but not very good. It is advisable to have an exact cycling map with you.
- Slopes: The cycle path initially runs in the absolutely flat Rhine plain. In the last section, in the Kraichgau, it gets a little more hilly
- Path condition: Mostly paved
- Traffic load: Heavy traffic must be expected on the Rhine bridge in front of Speyer
- Suitable bike: A normal degree of trekking is sufficient
- Family suitability: Outside of the towns and cities, most of the people ride on asphalt farm roads or cycle paths
- Inline suitability: Well
background
The Imperial Cathedral of Speyer has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1981. The monastery of the Carolingian town of Lorch has been there since 1991, the Maulbronn monastery followed in 1993.
preparation
The route is in two to three days
getting there
By train
- With the Intercity to Bensheim. Good to know: Bensheim train station now has elevators (to be found at the southern ends of the platform).
- Then with the Nibelungenbahn (route R63 Worms - Bensheim) to Lorsch train station (journey time from Bensheim approx. 5 minutes). From the train station it is approx. 800 m south along Bahnhofstrasse to the market square.
By bicycle
- Hessian long-distance cycle route R9
- Bike route The Bergstrasse
Shortest distance from Bensheim train station: 6 km, via Hess. Long distance cycle route R9: 7 km
Distance from Worms train station: 18 km, from Bürstadt train station: 9 km
In the street
- Two motorways lead past Lorsch. On the A67 Darmstadt - Mannheim autobahn, take the Lorsch junction; on the A5 autobahn, the Bensheim / Lorsch exit is the right choice.
Route description with sights
Lorsch − Speyer: 63 km
There are no inclines on this section.
The route starts on the former Lorsch Monasterywhich was a European center of culture in the early Middle Ages. A special gem is the so-called "King's Hall", which is one of the best preserved buildings from the Carolingian era.
- Lorsch · Km: 0 · 103 Hm - Lorsch Monastery, Museum Education at the Lorsch World Heritage Site, Lorsch Museum Center, Old Town Hall, Giebauer Heimatstube, Altenmünster
- Lampertheim-Hüttenfeld · km: 8.8 - Rennhof Palace
- → Hemsbach
- Weinheim · Km: 16.6 - town hall (former castle), market square with: old town hall, market fountain, lion pharmacy; Museum of the City of Weinheim (former Teutonic Order House), Gerberbachviertel, Hermannshof exhibition and viewing garden, castle park with medicinal herb garden, exotic forest, Windeck castle ruins, Wachenburg
- Weinheim - Strandbad Walssee · km: 19.8
- Heddesheim · Km: 25.6
- Ladenburg 30.2 km - old town with market square, Roman Forum, Lobdengau Museum, Carl Benz House, Dr. Carl Benz
- Neckar railway bridge
- Edingen-Neckarhausen
- Plankstadt
- Schwetzingen
- Ketch
- Speyer
The Speyer Imperial Cathedral is still considered a symbol of former imperial power.
Speyer − Maulbronn: 105 km
In the Maulbronn Cistercian Abbey it is the most completely preserved medieval monastery north of the Alps.
Other places to stay
security
trips
References to literature and maps
- from June 2013 there should be a new tourist map for Lorsch-Speyer at the Touristikgemeinschaft Kurpfalz e.V. give.
- GPS data is available in the Hessian cycle route planner. However, the last section to Maulbronn is not fully displayed.
Web links
- Route
- www.kurpfalz-tourist.de
- Bike lane text description [1]
