Bester Weg SAP ROT - Mannheim

Here is a shorter alternative to Route 594282 (see http://www.bikemap.net/route/594282), which bypasses Schwetzingen and runs mostly on well-maintained forest and field paths. The paths are largely asphalted, with some smaller sections covered in gravel. Coming from SAP, you ride almost exclusively on forest or service roads up to Rhenania-Straße; only two or three times do you need to cross a road or follow the road for about two hundred meters. The only drawback is the railway crossing in the Hockenheim forest on the Hockenheim-Oftersheim train line. If the barrier is down, you must ring the call box at the crossing to have it opened. There are two slightly shorter routes (36 and 32 kilometers), but these routes are already very road-heavy, especially the shorter one.

The route is also well suited as a relaxing ride for touring cyclists who enjoy the fresh morning air in the forest or want to visit the wild boars in the Hardtwald.