Salt & Brine Cycle Route

Bike touring routes & trails

Salt & Brine Cycle Route

Moderate

4.5

(260)

919

riders

Salt & Brine Cycle Route

02:24

38.1km

300m

Cycling

On this round tour everything revolves around salt and brine. On 15 information boards you will find information about the history of the “white gold” that has been mined in the central Neckar area for more than 2,000 years.

The bike tour starts in Bad Rappenau. You leave the city…

by Touristikgemeinschaft Odenwald

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 5.81 km for 182 m

After 10.7 km for 89 m

After 17.8 km for 149 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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735 m

Bad Rappenau Graduation Tower

Highlight • Monument

At the Gradierwerk, there are some loungers and benches, which make it possible to settle down comfortably and enjoy the salty air. It is one of the main attractions in the park and is always well frequented.

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5.92 km

Bad Wimpfen Historic Old Town

Highlight • Historical Site

Bad Wimpfen towers over the Neckar on a hill and delights with its exciting history. At the Bad Wimpfen Imperial Palace, you can admire well-preserved half-timbered houses from different eras, …

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26.5 km

Horneck Castle

Highlight • Castle

Beautiful castle complex with a museum. The climb is worthwhile just for the view from the forecourt over Gundelsheim, the Neckar river and across to Guttenberg Castle.

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38.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.0 km

8.69 km

8.17 km

5.65 km

518 m

120 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

32.1 km

2.17 km

1.74 km

1.02 km

907 m

256 m

Elevation

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Highest point (250 m)

Lowest point (140 m)

Weather

Sunday 8 November

10°C

4°C

31 %

Additional weather tips

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

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Comments

July 28, 2024,Salz- und Sole Radweg, N2

Done💪🏼 After many attempts, we finally cycled the entire prescribed salt and brine route 😂 However, from Bad Rappenau onwards there are no more signposts to be found 🙈 - luckily we had downloaded the route from "heilbronnerland.de" this time - so nothing could go wrong 🙈

It's just a great tour ... for us even with many variations 😂😂😂

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July 31, 2022,Salz 🧂 & Sole Radweg von Wimpfen im Tal

Today it was the Salz & Sole bike path's turn. Again a very nice round with information boards about the salt mining. Beautiful section from Neckarmühlbach to Bad Rappenau through the Fünfmühlental. The old town with the imperial palace of Bad Wimpfen is well worth seeing. By coincidence we also drove through Gundelsheim. Another visit to the chocolate factory could …

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September 6, 2026,Auf dem Salz- und Soleradweg

For today's sunny day, we chose a tour in the direction of the Neckar. Thus, we rode along the Salz- und Sole-Radweg (Salt and Brine Cycle Path) from Bad Rappenau into the Neckar valley to Bad Wimpfen and back via Bad Friedrichshall and Gundelsheim.
Overall, a not too demanding tour with a lot of asphalt. The intersection in Jagstfeld on …

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April 21, 2025,Bad Friedrichshall: Salz- und Sole Radweg

Back to my youth. I grew up here. It's also a truly beautiful area, one you don't really notice as a young person. The salt and brine cycle path has many highlights. We took a break at the Siegelsbach Mill. A tip for anyone who doesn't live here. Sights:

Bad Wimpfen: Imperial Palace and historic old town

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September 17, 2024,N2 Salz&Sole Radweg

From the brochure Cycling Tours in the Kocher, Jagst and Neckar Valleys, we chose the N2 Salt and Brine Cycle Route to start with. A leisurely tour that is easy to ride. The Bad Rappenau spa park is very beautiful, and the moated castle and graduation tower are also worth seeing. But I was totally impressed by the historic old …

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August 27, 2026,Salz-Sole-Radweg Odental und Neckarradweg🚲🌞😃

Today, a guided bike tour with Anita was planned. Since I was the only one at the meeting point, we rode as a pair.😃🚲🚲That was great for me, of course😉Thank you very much😊👍🌞🍀

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April 30, 2023,Auf württembergischen, badischen und hessischen Salzspuren

Today, for once, the final driver with city guide Yvonne, who has embellished this tour with a lot of information and entertainment. 16 participants obviously liked it!

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May 11, 2024,Salz und Sole Tour, zum größten Teil

Today we went on a nice bike ride. We parked at the Römersee near Zimmerhof, Bad Rappenau and then followed the salt and brine bike path. The signage is mostly OK, but it doesn't hurt to download the route offline. There was a lot going on at the Neckar even on Saturday, but it was quite lonely up above Offenau. …

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January 28, 2021

On this round tour everything revolves around salt and brine. On 15 information boards you will find information about the history of the “white gold” that has been mined in the central Neckar area for more than 2,000 years.
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The bike tour starts in Bad Rappenau. You leave the city through the Salinenpark

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