Ringsheim – Circular Routes, History and Discoveries

Circular Routes and Themes on the Kaiserberg

The Ringsheim Genussrunde is a 4.9-kilometre circular route. It starts at the Bürgerhaus, at Denkmalstraße 16. This gives you a clear guide to the route length and starting address when planning your day. If you are looking for a route with an explicitly historical theme, consider the Ringsheim Glückauf Loop: it is 5.0 kilometres long and starts at the “Im Berg” playground on Erzstraße. Its nine information boards focus in particular on the history of mining in Ringsheim. The route around the former mine therefore has a different focus from the Genussrunde.

There is more to hiking in the area than these two circular routes: the Kaiserberg trail network connects Ettenheim, Ringsheim and Herbolzheim around the Kaiserberg. If you want to consider a network spanning several towns rather than just a Ringsheim loop when planning an outing, these three place names can help you find your bearings. The Wine and Art Trail, in turn, highlights the importance of ecology and species conservation in connection with viticulture. It is particularly suited to travellers interested in this connection.

Local History and Views Across Ringsheim

Among the notable historic buildings is the listed late Baroque Church of St. John the Baptist, built in 1784/1785. The Johanneskapelle offers a different historical reference point: it dates from the 17th century and lies east of the Alte Bundesstraße, near the Ochsenbrunnen. The two buildings offer different points of connection with local history. If you want to include Ringsheim’s culture and history in your trip, you can use these names to help orient yourself around the town.

For families who want to include a playground when planning their visit, the “Im Berg” playground is a useful landmark. It is on Erzstraße and offers a view across Ringsheim. It is also the starting point for the Glückauf Loop. This means that a place to play and the starting point for a historical circular route come together here; which stops you choose for your day depends on your interests.

Getting Here and Places to Visit

Ringsheim has a railway station on the Karlsruhe–Basel Rhine Valley line. For travel by train, this line is an important point of reference. The Rust exit (57b) on the A5 is also in Ringsheim. Bus route 7231 runs from Ringsheim to Europa-Park. These options offer different starting points for planning your journey and outings, without implying that the routes and modes of transport are interchangeable.

Thanks to its tourist infrastructure, Ringsheim is a starting point for excursions in and around the Black Forest, to Europa-Park and to the Rulantica water park. So when choosing accommodation based on the excursions you want to take, it is worth considering Ringsheim’s own trails and local history alongside the destinations mentioned. If circular routes are the focus of your trip, you can choose from the Genussrunde, the Glückauf Loop and the Kaiserberg trail network; if you are more interested in culture, you can include the church and the Johanneskapelle when exploring the town.

More places to inspire your trip: Renchen, Meißenheim, Biberach, Oppenau, Sasbachwalden, Sasbach, Friesenheim and Gengenbach.

For the regional travel overview: Ortenaukreis.