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Maienfels Castle – View of the Brettach Valley loop from Wüstenrot

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Maienfels Castle – View of the Brettach Valley loop from Wüstenrot

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Maienfels Castle – View of the Brettach Valley loop from Wüstenrot

03:30

51.4km

850m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 4, 2026

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Naturpark Schwäbisch-Fränkischer Wald

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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15.9 km

View from Buch-Eiche

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Waypoint on the elevated road! The beech has now been felled and only the oak remains. In terms of trunk thickness, the beech was definitely over 100 years old. You can count the annual rings!

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19.2 km

Druckminderstation Reichenberg

Lake

21.9 km

Reichenberg Castle is the best preserved Romanesque castle in the Rems-Murr district.

The history of the castle is multifaceted: built as an Amtmannenburg, it passed into Württemberg hands around 1300. …

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29.1 km

Fischbach Valley

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The Fischbach is formed on the eastern municipal border of Spiegelberg and Großerlach by the inflow of the 1.1 km long left stream from the (lower) Mohrklinge into the Schlatbach, …

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30.7 km

View of Fischbachtal

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Once you've come out of the valley, you've already completed the longest climb. It's definitely worth taking a look back.
All you have to do on the way down is slow down!

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32.3 km

View of Naturpark Schwäbisch-Fränkischer Wald

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42.2 km

Steep descent from Maienfels to Brettach

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Very steep and also dangerous descent from Maienfels to Brettach (gradient over 15%). Anyone who has to climb up here needs to be in very good physical condition.

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43.9 km

Maienfels Castle

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Maienfels Castle near Wüstenrot in the Heilbronn district was built between 1230 and 1250. The main castle, which is still largely preserved today, was uniformly surrounded by a curtain wall. …

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44.0 km

View of the Brettach Valley

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There are opportunities for a beautiful view again and again.

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51.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

38.3 km

7.30 km

3.83 km

1.85 km

109 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

44.3 km

6.83 km

108 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (520 m)

Lowest point (260 m)

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Friday 4 September

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Maienfels Castle – View of the Brettach Valley loop from Wüstenrot

View from Buch-Eiche

View of Reichenberg Castle

Fischbach Valley

View of Fischbachtal

View of Naturpark Schwäbisch-Fränkischer Wald

Steep descent from Maienfels to Brettach

Maienfels Castle

View of the Brettach Valley

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