View of Heidelberg Castle – Heidelberg Castle loop from Heidelberg Hauptbahnhof

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Baden-Württemberg

View of Heidelberg Castle – Heidelberg Castle loop from Heidelberg Hauptbahnhof

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475

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View of Heidelberg Castle – Heidelberg Castle loop from Heidelberg Hauptbahnhof

04:09

13.0km

470m

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 15, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Neckartal-Odenwald

Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.05 km

Beach

2.27 km

St. Johannes der Täufer

Ruins

3.07 km

View of Heidelberg and Heidelberg Castle from Philosophenweg

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From here you have a great view of the old town of Heidelberg and the Königsstuhl. Further up you will find the Tingstätte and the White Stone.

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3.27 km

View of Heidelberg's old town and the castle from Philosophenweg

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A beautiful stretch of hiking where you can enjoy truly magnificent views of Heidelberg and the Neckar River. Several benches invite you to linger.

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3.67 km

View of Heidelberg Castle

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Great view from the Philosophenweg. A steep descent to the Neckar begins here.

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3.71 km

Schlangenweg (Snake Path) Heidelberg

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I'd rather go up than down. You have to be careful when going down. The views further up are really, really beautiful and the ascent was worth it at the latest!

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4.09 km

View of Heidelberg Castle

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There are many beautiful spots with a view of the castle. At Karlsplatz, on the old bridge, Philosophenweg or on Schlangenweg.

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4.27 km

Old Bridge (Karl-Theodor-Bridge), Heidelberg

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Heidelberg is one of the most beautiful cities in Germany. The combination of romantically wooded hills that run along the Neckar, the beautiful old town with its winding streets, the …

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8.26 km

Heidelberg Castle

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The huge castle of Heidelberg is itself as a ruin one of the most beautiful castles of Germany. Unlike Neuschwanstein Castle, Heidelberg Castle has a history of almost 900 years. …

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8.94 km

Heidelberg Castle Moat and View of the Castle

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From here you have a fantastic view of the castle

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13.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.11 km

3.95 km

1.91 km

828 m

691 m

518 m

Surfaces

5.80 km

4.22 km

1.82 km

1.04 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (440 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

13°C

6°C

86 %

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Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Comments

April 22, 2025,Heidelberg / Philosophenweg / Schlangenweg / Alte Brücke / Schloss / Königsstuhl / Himmelsleiter / Altstadt

A wonderfully strenuous city tour in and around Heidelberg, which I can highly recommend.

Starting at the Poststrasse parking garage (7 hours = €13), which is really reasonable, I then went to the Philosopher's Walk with a very beautiful view. Then I went down the Schlangenweg to the Old Bridge. I then took the funicular up to the castle, where …

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March 5, 2022,Heidelberg Spaziergang inkl. Bergbahn

It's been a while, but I didn't get around to uploading it 🙈

Used the first weekend in March for a short trip to Heidelberg. The weather was a dream ☀️ Marveled at many sights and strolled through the city very relaxed ☺️

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April 22, 2025,Heidelberg/Philosophenweg/Schlangenweg/Alte Brücke/Schloß/Königsstuhl/Himmelsleiter/Altstadt

Today we started on the Philosopher's Walk, past old villas, always with a view of the Neckar. At some point we went down the Schlangenweg and out you come to the old bridge which you walk over. We went into the old town of Heidelberg. I took the funicular up to the castle to admire the great castle courtyard and …

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July 10, 2023,Erkundungstour Heidelberg

Crossed the old town on our tour of discovery through Heidelberg, took the historic mountain railway up to the Königstuhl 🚊 and enjoyed the fantastic view there. Descended down the steep stairs, looked at the castle 🏰 and then had a lunch break at Café Ly and ate a delicious bowl and pancakes there.🙂
We continued over the old bridge, …

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June 5, 2022,Abschiedsrunde im Schlenderschritt durch Heidelbeg

Today a little farewell round through Heidelberg. We walked up and down the Philosophenweg, then up the Neckar to the Königsstuhl (by train today). On the way back we continued on foot from the middle. The Heidelberg castle ruins and their garden offer all sorts of little discoveries if you don't look enough.

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September 20, 2023,Wanderung HD - Philosophenweg - Schloss - Königsstuhl - Alte Brücke - Altstadt

A super nice Heidelberg tour, mostly without much tourist hustle and bustle... it was only well attended on the old bridge and in the pedestrian zone.
Due to the temperature, we only went down the snake path and the ladder to heaven and that was quite sweaty.
The ladder to heaven is only recommended for sure-footed hikers; the large and …

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June 17, 2023,Bergbahn Königstuhl, Abstieg Königstuhlweg zur Scheffelterrasse, Philosophenweg und zur Altstadt zurück

Refreshments:
countless; We really liked the Weinstube Schnitzelbank:
schnitzelbank-heidelberg.de
or the Restaurant Garibaldi with a beautiful terrace: restaurant-garibaldi.de

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July 25, 2022,Heidelberg Schloß, Kaiserstuhl, Altstadt, Philosophenweg

Checked out the Heidelberg sights with 🚌 and ⛰🚃.
A challenge at 33 degrees ☀️😎
Tour planned later, recording problems or just didn't hit the button 🤪 never mind

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