Eichenhain Nature Reserve – Hohenheim Palace loop from Plieningen

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Baden-Württemberg

Eichenhain Nature Reserve – Hohenheim Palace loop from Plieningen

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Eichenhain Nature Reserve – Hohenheim Palace loop from Plieningen

03:51

14.2km

200m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 4, 2026

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Eichenhain

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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547 m

Hohenheim Playhouse

Highlight • Historical Site

The playhouse was built in 1788/89 as one of the last buildings in Hohenheim's English Garden. Tuscan columns, which supported the entablature and balustrade, divided the facade into five longitudinal …

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997 m

Giant sequoia in the Hohenheim Gardens

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The first trees were planted in 1866

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3.56 km

Eichenhain Nature Reserve

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Wonderful local recreation area near the Stuttgart districts of Sillenbuch and Riedenberg. Here you will find many thick oaks that are more than three hundred years old and extensive heather …

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6.21 km

Armenkastenwald

Forest

8.29 km

House of the forest & change of heart

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This is where the circular trail for a change of heart starts. A small artificial lake with a terrace next to the House of the Forest features a large information panel explaining the biotope.

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8.33 km

SinnesWandel Trail – Station 1: Forest Area

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The whole Change of Mind trail is easy to walk and there are no inclines unless you climb the big root

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8.51 km

Sinneswandel Boardwalk

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This station is about the competition between trees and offers the opportunity to build your own forest at the end of the footbridge.

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8.83 km

Saulach Playground and Barbecue Area

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At a large crossroads, a covered barbecue area with some table sets and a children's playground

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13.1 km

Hohenheim Palace

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Hohenheim Palace is located in the Hohenheim district of Stuttgart and was built between 1772 and 1793 by Duke Carl Eugen of Württemberg for his future wife Franziska Leutrum von …

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14.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.28 km

2.50 km

2.20 km

896 m

294 m

Surfaces

5.76 km

3.70 km

3.63 km

734 m

260 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (480 m)

Lowest point (360 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

16°C

3°C

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Comments

December 19, 2023,Stuttgart-Degerloch 🙋‍♂️- 🌞🎄Vom 🗼Fernsehturm zum 🏰Schloss Hohenheim🎄🌞

🌞Today we took on a tour from “outdooractiv”, from the 🗼TV tower to 🏰Hohenheim Castle and back.

Low-slope, comfortable hike through beautiful 🌲🌳forest to 🏰Hohenheim Castle with its extremely interesting castle park. Here you also have a beautiful panoramic view of the Swabian Alb. Through the nature reserve 🌳🍁Eichenhain with its old oak stands we then return to the 🗼TV …

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