Steinmauern on the Goldkanal: Lake, Park and Cycling Routes

Goldkanal and PAMINA Rhine Park

The Goldkanal is a 145.7-hectare lake in Steinmauern and part of PAMINA Rhine Park. The 145.7-hectare Goldkanal belongs to PAMINA Rhine Park and provides a clear geographical reference point for planning your holiday in Steinmauern.

The Steinmauern Rafting Museum is also part of the German-French PAMINA Rhine Park. The museum is temporarily closed while it is being redesigned. So if you would like to focus your stay on culture, you can combine this connection to the museum with the other destinations described in the wider Rastatt travel region, without assuming that a visit in person is possible.

Two cycling routes, different ways to explore

The MÖBS circular route is around 40 km long and runs through Muggensturm, Ötigheim, Bietigheim and Steinmauern. At around 40 km, the MÖBS circular route gives you a specific distance to work with when planning your rides. You can decide whether to include this circular route in your holiday days based on your preferred distance.

The PAMINA Rhine Meadows Cycle Route is another option: its original route can once again be used within the municipal areas of Rastatt, Steinmauern, Elchesheim-Illingen and Au am Rhein. The MÖBS circular route is around 40 km long, while the PAMINA Rhine Meadows Cycle Route can once again be used along its original route across four municipal areas. Check the route conditions before setting out. When choosing your holiday apartment, you can first decide whether you want the Goldkanal, a specific circular route or the route described as crossing several municipal areas to shape your stay.

Culture in the wider Rastatt travel region

In the wider Rastatt travel region, the Rastatt City Museum adds another perspective on the region. It is housed in a Baroque town palace opposite the Residenzschloss. The permanent exhibitions cover Rastatt’s history over the past 300 years, as well as prehistory and early history. Rastatt Palace was the first Baroque residence built on German soil and was modelled on Versailles. Favorite Palace, in turn, is the oldest and only German porcelain palace to have been preserved in its original form. These destinations offer different points of interest: local history, residential architecture and the distinctive heritage of a porcelain palace.

Another historical focus is the Memorial Site for the Freedom Movements in German History. It presents milestones in the development of freedom and democratic traditions from the early modern period to the present day. Exhibits, models, pictures, caricatures and contemporary texts illustrate the revolutionary struggle of men and women across Germany in 1848/49, which ended with the fall of Rastatt Fortress. If you would like to include history alongside nature and cycling, this site offers its own perspective on the events and how they have been portrayed.

Other activity ideas in the wider Rastatt travel region include the fish ladder at the Iffezheim barrage and activities in the Murgtal/Bühlertal winter sports area. At the fish ladder, there is a visitor room where you can watch fish swim step by step through the fish passage. The winter sports area offers cross-country skiing, snowshoe hiking, sledging and snowboarding; it also has ten ski lifts and a 110-kilometre network of cross-country ski trails. These regional activities differ from the Goldkanal and local cycling routes, but may factor into your choice of holiday focus in the Rastatt travel region.

Discover more destinations: Iffezheim, Gernsbach, Durmersheim, Hügelsheim, Moos, Rastatt, Ötigheim, Ottersweier.

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