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Chartaque Eppingen (Eppingen Lines Watchtower)

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Eppingen

Chartaque Eppingen (Eppingen Lines Watchtower)

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Location: Eppingen, Landkreis Heilbronn, Stuttgart District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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1. Eppingen Old Town – Eppingen Market Square loop from Sulzfeld Ravensburg

38.4km

02:26

290m

Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Boundary Stone Trail Birnbaumallee – View of Stocksberg Castle loop from Stockheim

34.2km

02:15

330m

Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Bauernopfer Chess Sculpture – Eppingen Market Square loop from Oberderdingen-Flehingen

37.1km

02:37

380m

Expert bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.

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We-on-Tour

March 24, 2020

The Epping Lines were a fortified defensive line that stretched from Weißenstein near Pforzheim via Mühlacker, Sternenfels, Eppingen to Neckargemünd. It had a total length of 86 kilometers. The defense line was built by forced labor between 1695 and 1697 under Margrave Ludwig Wilhelm of Baden, also known as “Türkenlouis”, in order to prevent French raids in the War of the Palatinate Succession (1688–1697).

Chartaques (watchtowers) have been recreated at the following locations: near Niefern-Öschelbronn, near Schönenberg on the Sauberg and near Eppingen. All are a nice destination for cycling tours.

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Kurpfalzradler

November 17, 2019

Beautiful reconstructed watchtower from the years 1695 to 1697. The Margrave Ludwig Wilhelm of Baden had the Epping lines in Fronarbeit create. The defensive position around Eppingen were intended to fend off strong opponents.

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Ulf

March 31, 2021

Very nice view of the Kraichgau. One or two trees cloud the view a bit, but from here you still have a beautiful view of the Ravensburg and the Steinsberg.

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Location: Eppingen, Landkreis Heilbronn, Stuttgart District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Chartaque Eppingen (Eppingen Lines Watchtower)

1. Eppingen Old Town – Eppingen Market Square loop from Sulzfeld Ravensburg

2. Boundary Stone Trail Birnbaumallee – View of Stocksberg Castle loop from Stockheim

3. Bauernopfer Chess Sculpture – Eppingen Market Square loop from Oberderdingen-Flehingen

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