Tägliche Trainingsroute am Neckar

The start of the route is at the lock in Hessigheim. It follows the Neckar bike path past the sports field in Hessigheim towards Mundelsheim. The bike path in Mundelsheim was newly laid with gravel, so you can go directly to Pleidelsheim without having to ride on the road. Before Pleidelsheim, you pass the Süwag substation and always follow the signs, partly through the village, until you reach the Neckar bridge to Kleiningersheim. You cross the bridge where at the end you turn right and ride through the industrial area towards the old sports field, nicely through the vineyards. This part of the route is paved. After the sports field comes a short but partly steep climb (called Talhof on the map) before you enter the village of Kleiningersheim at the end of the climb. At the market square, turn right and there is another short but steep stretch before reaching the main road. Here you turn left, a short descent down to the 90° curve, and here you turn right on the old village connection (barely used) towards Husarenhof. From this direction, it goes steadily but gently uphill before at the end of the road you turn right towards the forest. You are now on the Trimm-Dich-Pfad Besigheim and ride over the Hohen Felsen high above the Neckar loop back towards Hessigheim. At the end of the forest, you can choose whether to turn left towards Schreyerhof and descend directly back to Hessigheim, or turn right again towards Kleiningersheim to then take the Neckar bike path via Mundelsheim back to Hessigheim starting from Talhof. Here are the waypoints again in overview:

• Start at the Neckar bridge (lock) in Hessigheim
• Left side of the Neckar on the Neckar bike path towards Mundelsheim
• In Mundelsheim, you no longer have to go through the village but can stay on the bike path along the Neckar
• After Mundelsheim, you pass the gravel works and substation towards Pleidelsheim
• In Pleidelsheim, follow the bike signs until you reach the right turn over the bridge to Kleiningersheim
• At the end of the bridge, leave the road by turning right through the industrial area towards the old sports field / riding stable
• At Talhof, the road loops in the climb and you turn left towards the village
• Arriving in Kleiningersheim, turn right at the market square towards the main road to Hessigheim
• At the top of the main road, turn left to the 90° curve and again left on the old road towards Besigheim (Husarenhof)
• Near the end of this connection, turn right into the forest on the Trimm-Dich-Pfad (unsealed) and then right again through the forest towards Hessigheim
• At the end of the forest, turn left towards Kleiningersheim and from there the well-known route on the Neckartalweg back towards Hessigheim

That was my daily training route; depending on how much time I have, I ride it once or twice. Duration of the route depends on the rider’s training between 1 and 1.5 hours for the simple tour. Have fun and enjoy the great route through the vineyards of Württemberg!