Lienzingen Church Fortress – Lienzinger Valley Cycle Path loop from Sachsenheim

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Baden-Württemberg

Kraichgau-Stromberg

Landkreis Ludwigsburg

Sachsenheim

Lienzingen Church Fortress – Lienzinger Valley Cycle Path loop from Sachsenheim

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Lienzingen Church Fortress – Lienzinger Valley Cycle Path loop from Sachsenheim

02:58

48.1km

340m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 31, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Stromberg-Heuchelberg

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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13.1 km

View of Schützingen and the vineyards

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Cycle path away from the country road. Is now almost entirely asphalted. (As of 2023). Very easy to ride on.

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14.6 km

Half-timbered houses in Schützingen

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The historic town center of Schützingen is located south of the Metter on the main street and Illinger street. Here you can see numerous half-timbered buildings, most of which are …

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14.8 km

Schützingen village fountain and bronze statue

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Nice gimmick for those who like it.

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21.8 km

Ross Pond

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Created in the Middle Ages by monks of the abbey, it is now fed only by rainwater and therefore often has dry shoreline areas. It is home to many rare animal and plant species.

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23.1 km

Maulbronn Monastery (UNESCO World Heritage Site)

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The World Heritage site Maulbronn Monastery is considered one of the best-preserved medieval monastery complexes north of the Alps. The Cistercian character of the architecture and the surrounding cultural landscape …

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25.9 km

Historic village center of Schmie

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The center of the community of Schmie is characterized by many very beautiful and well-preserved half-timbered houses that have been restored according to historical models. Many of the half-timbered houses …

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28.6 km

Lienzingen Church Fortress

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The parish church of St. Peter forms the center of the churchyard, which is laid out in a ring on a small spur and fortified like a castle by a …

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30.9 km

Erle-See

Lake

32.1 km

Lienzinger Valley Cycle Path

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The route (Lienzingen-Illingen) through the Lienzinger Tal follows the Schmiebach, a twelve-kilometre-long left tributary of the lower Enz. It is beautiful here at any time of the year, but especially in spring, when the meadows are freshly green.

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48.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.1 km

9.97 km

9.94 km

7.86 km

138 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

39.0 km

4.41 km

2.35 km

2.08 km

197 m

126 m

Elevation

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Highest point (310 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

Weather

Friday 6 November

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2°C

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Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 7.0 km/h

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Comments

May 11, 2025,Nachmittagstour nach Maulbronn

Afternoon tour to Maulbronn for two on a windy May day. The outward journey had a tailwind and the return journey was full force against the easterly wind.

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September 6, 2022,Nachmittagstour bis Steinbruch Schmie 🚴‍♂️

Actually wanted to go to beautiful Schmie. However, I turned off shortly before Schmie and am back as quickly as possible because there is black sky with lightning and thunder. That's why the slightly higher average speed 😃😉.

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