View of Heidelberg Castle – View of Heidelberg Castle loop from Schloss

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Baden-Württemberg

View of Heidelberg Castle – View of Heidelberg Castle loop from Schloss

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View of Heidelberg Castle – View of Heidelberg Castle loop from Schloss

09:15

28.3km

1,190m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Neckartal-Odenwald

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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840 m

Old Bridge (Karl-Theodor-Bridge), Heidelberg

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Heidelberg is one of the most beautiful cities in Germany. The combination of romantically wooded hills that run along the Neckar, the beautiful old town with its winding streets, the …

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1.02 km

View of Heidelberg Castle

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There are many beautiful spots with a view of the castle. At Karlsplatz, on the old bridge, Philosophenweg or on Schlangenweg.

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1.12 km

Schlangenweg (Snake Path) Heidelberg

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I'd rather go up than down. You have to be careful when going down. The views further up are really, really beautiful and the ascent was worth it at the latest!

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1.44 km

View of Heidelberg Castle

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Great view from the Philosophenweg. A steep descent to the Neckar begins here.

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1.85 km

View of Heidelberg's old town and the castle from Philosophenweg

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A beautiful stretch of hiking where you can enjoy truly magnificent views of Heidelberg and the Neckar River. Several benches invite you to linger.

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2.91 km

Archaeological Site

3.35 km

Thingstätte Heidelberg (Heiligenberg Amphitheater)

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A memorial and a memorial site in one. It is very impressive how well preserved this complex is. 400 of these building complexes were once planned, and 60 were ultimately built in Germany, Poland and Russia.

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3.50 km

View of Heidelberg and Heidelberg Castle

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There are several spots with a beautiful view

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5.65 km

Drehscheibe

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15.4 km

Viewpoint

26.1 km

View of Heidelberg and the Neckar Valley from Königsstuhl

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Pack your bike and head to the Königsstuhl in Heidelberg! The way up is sweaty, but the trails through the forest are just right for real mountain bike fans. Once …

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28.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.6 km

6.57 km

2.19 km

1.89 km

528 m

514 m

Surfaces

10.7 km

6.92 km

5.60 km

3.65 km

1.36 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (550 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

Weather

Sunday 4 October

23°C

9°C

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Comments

December 9, 2023,Nature Walk "Christmas in Heidelberg" 2023

The last march in 2023.

A while ago I looked at my event list and noticed that I participated in two events in 2021 and four in 2022. In order to satisfy my inner Monk, I was still missing one event to fill the eight for 2023 - what a bummer 😅 So I complained about my suffering to @Simone …

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December 7, 2024,Nature Walk "Christmas in Heidelberg" 2024 im Regen

Here comes the comment

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December 9, 2023,Nature Walks Christmas 🎅 Heidelberg 32 km

A really super strenuous tour. It basically just went up and down. There was hardly any straight ahead here.
Since after km 20 I was no longer feeling well......circulation etc. I was about to stop.
Aaaaaaabut. A Brina doesn't give up. Sascha motivated me again and again and after Powerbar Doping Gel, things started moving forward again.

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December 9, 2023,🎄🏃🏼‍♀️🏃🏼‍♀️ Nature Walk "Christmas in Heidelberg"

✨️🎄✨️"Nature Walk" Christmas Edition! ✨️🎄✨️

Definitely a challenge... 32 km and almost 1300 meters in altitude around the wonderful backdrop of Heidelberg. But it's also great to have done it! 🏃🏼‍♀️🏃🏼‍♀️💪🏻

We started at Heidelberg Castle (where else?! 😉), then a bit of the old town, over the Neckar and up over the Philosophenweg to the Thing site. Here the …

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December 6, 2025,2025 Nature Walk „Christmas in Heidelberg“ 32km

I parked in P12 Kornmarkt/Schloss, by the way. Not far, but I already had 22 floors on my clock when I started out 😆

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December 7, 2024,Nature Walk Heidelberg 2024

Nature Walk Heidelberg 2024
Now I've experienced it too. I don't need to do it again. The route is certainly nicer when it's less muddy and rainy. Challenging but varied.
The organization wasn't really my thing. Maybe I'm spoiled by mammoths. 🫣
Otherwise it was a lively up and down and up and down

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December 9, 2023,Nature Walk "Christmas in Heidelberg"

The last hiking event for me this year – the nature walk “Christmas in Heidelberg”. I had already taken part last year when the event was still called “Adventure Walk” and I simply found the route and organization very good. There were also some great photo moments last year because we actually had wintry conditions. But that was last year...

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December 6, 2025,Nature Walk "Christmas" Heidelberg 2025 _ 30

Hi everyone,

Today I went to Heidelberg for the "Christmas" Nature Walk. I had to get up early and quickly snag a free parking spot in Heidelberg. Easy it is! 🫣

I met up with Stephan, my hiking partner for the day, there. 😁

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