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Baden-Württemberg

Monastery Trail – Bittersbrunnen loop from Handschuhsheim

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Baden-Württemberg

Monastery Trail – Bittersbrunnen loop from Handschuhsheim

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Monastery Trail – Bittersbrunnen loop from Handschuhsheim

01:55

5.66km

300m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 11, 2026

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Naturpark Neckartal-Odenwald

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.20 km

Zollstockbrunnen and view of Heidelberg Castle

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Beautiful little dried out well. Next to it is a small rest area with a hut with benches and a wonderful view down to the Heidelberg Castle.

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2.80 km

Outer Celtic Rampart (Heiligenberg)

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Exciting history of the Heiligenberg area. Display boards provide useful information. Highly recommended!

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3.24 km

Thingstätte Heidelberg (Heiligenberg Amphitheater)

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The Thingstätte is an impressive and at the same time creepy place.

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3.41 km

Ring wall on the Heiligenberg

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These remnants of the former ring wall can be found above the Thingstätte

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3.58 km

St. Michael's Monastery ruins (Heiligenberg, Heidelberg)

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Beautiful monastery ruins, two towers are accessible, in addition to the beautiful view of the Rhine plain, you can get an overview of the ruins. You can explore everything nicely and the boards inform exactly where which rooms were.

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3.84 km

Inner Gate of the Celtic Ring Wall, Heiligenberg

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Outside the facility on the mountain, the hikers have immortalized themselves here...
Let's leave it at that 😉

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3.94 km

Monastery Trail

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At a signpost, the monastery path points up to the summit. At the next crossroads, the monastery path turns into the St. Michels circular path. Here a memorial stone indicates …

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4.29 km

Bittersbrunnen

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A little hidden fountain. A few meters up the trail and then the fountain is in a hollow.

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5.66 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.41 km

1.22 km

670 m

245 m

109 m

Surfaces

3.30 km

1.31 km

429 m

374 m

137 m

107 m

Elevation

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Saturday 23 May

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Monastery Trail – Bittersbrunnen loop from Handschuhsheim

Zollstockbrunnen and view of Heidelberg Castle

Outer Celtic Rampart (Heiligenberg)

Thingstätte Heidelberg (Heiligenberg Amphitheater)

Ring wall on the Heiligenberg

St. Michael's Monastery ruins (Heiligenberg, Heidelberg)

Inner Gate of the Celtic Ring Wall, Heiligenberg

Monastery Trail

Bittersbrunnen

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