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Rhein-Neckar-Kreis
Helmstadt-Bargen

View of Hornberg Castle – Sommersmühle loop from Helmstadt (Baden)

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Germany
Baden-Württemberg
Rhein-Neckar-Kreis
Helmstadt-Bargen

View of Hornberg Castle – Sommersmühle loop from Helmstadt (Baden)

Hard

4.6

(10)

42

riders

View of Hornberg Castle – Sommersmühle loop from Helmstadt (Baden)

03:03

48.8km

420m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 4, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 20.5 km for 44 m

After 32.4 km for 7 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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20.5 km

Neckarzimmern Lock

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The lock is beautifully situated on the way from Hassmersheim to Mosbach and vice versa. You can then cross it if necessary to switch sides of the Neckar and take a look at the lock operation

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2

21.1 km

View of Hornberg Castle

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Hornberg Castle was a Gaugrafenburg and later a knight's castle on a steep 228.6 m high mountain spur. The Spornburg originally consisted of two separate castles with a common outer …

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3

21.9 km

View of Götzenburg Castle

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It's very beautiful here.

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4

22.1 km

Hornberg Castle

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According to the oldest documents, Hornberg Castle was a count's castle and later a knight's castle. It is located on a steep, 228.6-meter-high spur of rock above the Neckar valley, above the village of Neckarzimmern, between Bad Wimpfen and Mosbach.

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25.3 km

The water quality of the Neckar is not particularly good. New results from samples taken by the State Health Office show that the Neckar has worryingly poor water quality and …

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6

29.0 km

A very beautiful valley for hiking and cycling past old mills, privately owned animal enclosures, and idyllic rest areas.

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7

29.8 km

Fallow deer in Fünfmühlental

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Here you can see deer and deer. As a cyclist, you do not see every day.

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8

29.8 km

Sommersmühle

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The hiking trail leads directly across the Sommersmühle property and past the game reserve. The Sommersmühle is privately owned.

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31.3 km

Mühltalsee

Lake

32.3 km

Römersee

Lake

B

48.8 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.5 km

15.7 km

8.69 km

4.61 km

314 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

42.8 km

4.39 km

1.32 km

190 m

184 m

< 100 m

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Lowest point (130 m)

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Monday 9 November

10°C

6°C

38 %

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There’s a fairly high chance of rain. Consider packing a waterproof jacket.

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