Steinheim: Forest Trails, the Emmer and Furniture History

In Steinheim, an interactive town walk, trails in Steinheim Forest and routes along the Emmer come together with a distinctive furniture-making history and local festival traditions. This makes it easy to include nature, exercise and culture in your holiday plans—depending on which experiences matter most to you during your stay.

Explore Steinheim on Foot

The interactive walking tour covers 13 sights. It starts at the Steinheimer Kump, but you can also begin at any other point. This gives you flexibility in choosing the order: you can take the tour as one continuous exploration or join it at another point. The sights are not tied to a single prescribed starting point.

Forest Trails and Routes along the Emmer

Four of the six designated A hiking trails run in and to the southwest of Steinheim Forest. Trails A1 and A2 follow forest tracks throughout, passing through species-rich mixed deciduous woodland. A3 and A4 take in a different landscape: they circle Hahneberg through an area of meadows, pastures and fields between the Emmer and Steinheim Forest. Even within these four trails, woodland sections and open countryside offer a contrast.

Routes A5 and A6 can also be distinguished by their courses. A5 starts at an information board near the boules court on the “Im Altenhagen” path, runs through the Emmer floodplains towards Eichholz, and crosses the Emmer near Struckstein. The route returns on the other side. A6 leads to the Kluslinde east of Eichholz and then follows the opposite bank of the Emmer back to Steinheim. These specific route descriptions help you choose your walking and hiking days according to the landscapes that interest you most.

Furniture History and Local Traditions

The Steinheim Furniture Museum is devoted to the history of furniture making in the town. It is presented across 900 square metres and over a period of 120 years in the former furniture factory of Joseph Günther. The exhibits come from Steinheim businesses and showcase furniture styles from Historicism and Art Nouveau through Art Deco and period furniture to modern designs. This makes changes in design visible through a development closely connected with Steinheim businesses.

The museum’s programme includes up to four special exhibitions each year. Local artists, collectors and historians present works, photos, pictures and objects on current and historical topics, as well as on the town’s club life. This broadens the view of furniture making with different perspectives on Steinheim’s past and present.

Recurring festivals also shape local life. The annual Rose Monday parade dates back to the first parade in 1911 in its modern history; according to the town, it attracts up to 25,000 visitors. Several marksmen’s clubs and brotherhoods hold a Schützenfest each year. One historical reference point is St Roch’s Day: in 1637, the then mayor Homissen and the town council of Steinheim established it as a town holiday and made the Rochus vow.

More Pages to Help Plan Your Holiday

Steinheim’s outdoor swimming pool has a 25-metre swimming pool and a diving facility with 5-, 3- and 1-metre boards. It also has a non-swimmer pool with a water depth of 60 to 125 centimetres, a wide water slide and a cascading shower. Its facilities offer a variety of pool areas and diving heights.

When looking for a holiday apartment in Steinheim, consider which aspects of the town you would like to shape your holiday: trails in the forest and along the Emmer, the tour of its sights, furniture history and local traditions, or the outdoor swimming pool. These highlights offer practical guidance for choosing your destination and planning your days.

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