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Baden-Württemberg
Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis
Neckarzimmern

View of Guttenberg Castle – Hornberg Castle loop from Neckarzimmern

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Germany
Baden-Württemberg
Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis
Neckarzimmern

View of Guttenberg Castle – Hornberg Castle loop from Neckarzimmern

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View of Guttenberg Castle – Hornberg Castle loop from Neckarzimmern

01:19

20.9km

130m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 9, 2026

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Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 642 m for 175 m

After 20.1 km for 175 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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5.91 km

View of the Neckar at the Böttinger Bogen

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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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8.46 km

From here you can see 3 castles, all 3 built on strategic points.
So they had everything in view back then and were reasonably safe from surprises.

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8.51 km

View of Horneck Castle, on the left the Himmelreich, first-class vineyard, in front of the Neckar and the Neckarmühle

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8.79 km

A really nice bike path. Here comes a castle or ruined castle after the other. Guttenberg Castle is managed and has a cool ornithological station. A little further towards Mosbach …

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8.93 km

View of Guttenberg Castle

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Great view of the castle, parking nearby.

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10.3 km

The baroque castle gate of Horneck Castle was built around 1730 and is a true showpiece: It depicts allegorical figures such as Bravery and Christian Love, flanked by the coat …

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11.9 km

The lock is part of the Gundelsheim barrage. Numerous similar barrages were built along the Neckar in the 1930s to make the river more navigable. A bridge runs over the …

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18.5 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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20.9 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.91 km

6.19 km

3.71 km

2.46 km

391 m

132 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

18.6 km

957 m

671 m

561 m

< 100 m

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Wednesday 15 July

31°C

16°C

40 %

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