Sachsenheim: Trails, Frescoes and Garden Railway

Sachsenheim combines varied trails with special insights into local history. A garden railway along a trail, frescoes in a church and a moated castle that now serves as the town hall add different highlights to excursions. Visitors who enjoy the outdoors and also want to discover culture will find a range of themes to include in their travel plans.

Trails through Sachsenheim

The Tour de Sachsenheim is 24.6 kilometres long. It starts in Großsachsenheim and leads to the former circular village of Häfnerhaslach. Along the way, it passes Hohenhaslacher See and runs through Niederhaslach and the Kirbachtal valley. Just before leaving the district of Hohenhaslach, the tour passes the Strombergbahn, one of Europe’s largest garden railways. The route thus connects several places and landscapes with an unusual attraction along the way.

Another way to get your bearings is the Sachsenheimer Weg, which connects the districts of Großsachsenheim, Kleinsachsenheim, Hohenhaslach, Spielberg, Ochsenbach and Häfnerhaslach. The two routes have different focuses: the Tour de Sachsenheim specifies its length and individual waypoints, while the Sachsenheimer Weg highlights the connections between six districts. This can help you choose whether you would rather follow a described tour or explore several districts.

Local history and culture

The moated castle of the former lords of Sachsenheim was built in the 14th century and is now used as the town hall. Its former function and present-day use are thus two different chapters in the story of the same building. In Hohenhaslach, take a look at the north wall of the nave of St. George’s Church, where partially preserved frescoes from around 1570 can be seen. They depict the conversion of Paul and the battle between the church’s patron saint, St. George, and the dragon. Hohenhaslach joined the town of Sachsenheim in 1973.

The Sachsenheim Town Museum is located at Oberriexinger Straße 29 in Sachsenheim. Check the address before setting out. If you would rather explore local history as part of a route, you can include this museum address and the named sites and attractions in the districts in your plans.

Sachsenheim within the wider destination of Ludwigsburg

Beyond Sachsenheim, the wider destination of Ludwigsburg offers more themes to explore. In the district of Ludwigsburg, terraced, steep vineyards along the Neckar and Enz rivers shape the landscape. Sachsenheim is also home to the Geigersberg Wine Education Trail: this 1.9-kilometre circular route explores nature and wine culture with information boards and rest areas.

Those interested in archaeology can follow the Celts’ Trail in the district of Ludwigsburg. This route connects nine significant Celtic-era finds along a trail of about 35 kilometres. The Celts’ Trail AR app brings the nine archaeological sites to life with interactive VR and AR elements. At the Hochdorf/Enz Celtic Museum, a lavish burial chamber faithfully recreated from the original offers insights; the museum also explores the everyday life and crafts of early Celtic people.

Wine and literature add further highlights to this wider destination. The approximately four-kilometre-long WeinErlebnisWeg Wunnenstein features 60 illustrated panels about viticulture and winemaking, viewpoints, and restaurants, seating areas, barbecue spots and Wengertschützen huts along the way. The Wein-Lese-Weg through the Schiller town of Marbach and the Bottwartal valley is 35 kilometres long in total and has 15 literary stops. These attractions differ significantly from the trails and cultural sites in Sachsenheim; they broaden the picture of the destination of Ludwigsburg without being equated with local sites.

Plan the right stay

When choosing a holiday apartment in Sachsenheim, your preferred excursions can help you decide: if you want to explore trails and districts in Sachsenheim, there are various routes and cultural sites to focus on. If you are also interested in wine landscapes, archaeology or literary trails in the wider destination of Ludwigsburg, you can take these themes into account when planning your trip.

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