Bridge Over the Körsch – Amor Temple, Scharnhausen loop from Plieningen

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Baden-Württemberg

Bridge Over the Körsch – Amor Temple, Scharnhausen loop from Plieningen

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Bridge Over the Körsch – Amor Temple, Scharnhausen loop from Plieningen

03:48

14.0km

200m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

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Häslachwald

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.40 km

Ice Age Pond of the Hohenheim Gardens

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In this part of the Botanical Garden, the immigration of the native woody plants of southern Germany during the post-glacial period is shown. The changing climatic conditions between ice ages and warm periods caused a very diverse change in flora and fauna.

On the northern slope the development of the vegetation of the mountain forest region is shown. Along the stream you can see the flora of the river landscapes, and on the southern slopes the warmer lowlands and the hills. The glacial vegetation surrounds the two ponds in the eastern part of the garden.

In the last 2.5 million years, the Earth's climate has regularly changed between ice ages and pronounced warm periods of today's character, the interglacials. The average length of the ice ages was about 80,000 to 100,000 years, that of the interglacials about 10,000 to 15,000 years. The current warm period lasted about 11,600 years. It is coming to an end, as is known from many observations.

Humans have increasingly influenced the environment during the last 7,000 to 9,000 years. The consequences for vegetation in southern Germany are shown in this appendix on the basis of selected examples.

(Https://uni-hohenheim.de/station-8-vegetationsgeschichte)

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1.66 km

Neolithic Agriculture Exhibit

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Very nicely presented. You will find different themes from different eras in this park. Well done.

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1.96 km

Bridge Over the Körsch

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One of several wooden bridges over the Körsch.

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2.59 km

Häslachwald

Nature Reserve

3.00 km

Confluence of Ramsbach and Körsch

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The Ramsbach rises in S-Degerloch, meanders through its tranquil valley and flows into the Körsch here. A Ramstal hike is highly recommended

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3.66 km

Stuttgart Mounted Police Unit

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The police station is in the beautiful Körschtal and with luck you can see the horses in the pasture.

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5.85 km

Amor Temple, Scharnhausen

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The Temple of Cupid once belonged to an English garden in Scharnhausen. Many romantic legends surround the Temple of Cupid in the Ostfildern district of Scharnhausen. One of them is that the Duke of Württemberg, Carl Eugen, had it built in 1788 for his lover and later wife, Franziska von Hohenheim. Whether they spent time together there is unknown.

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6.96 km

Landscape Steps, Scharnhauser Park

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The landscape staircase is an essential component of the urban design for Scharnhauser Park. At 1,050 meters long and 40 meters wide, it forms an imposing undeveloped break in a dense urban development, offering unobstructed views toward the Swabian Alb. Its 48 tiered sections adapt to the southern slope of the site. The landscape staircase is not only an urban design element, but also part of the district's drainage system. Rainwater from the gutters collects in the 48 sections after heavy rainfall. The water is not discharged into the sewer system and therefore does not burden the wastewater treatment plant. The rainwater, which is collected in the district's specially prepared trough and infiltration system with a total storage capacity of 14,000 cubic meters, then flows into the surrounding streams at a rate of 3 liters per second. This means that even after heavy rain, the streams do not receive more water than would be the case if Scharnhauser Park were completely undeveloped.

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12.1 km

Häslachwald Nature Reserve

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A NSG with many hiking and biking trails.

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14.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.88 km

2.36 km

1.83 km

991 m

922 m

Surfaces

5.48 km

3.67 km

3.23 km

1.29 km

309 m

Elevation

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Highest point (390 m)

Lowest point (310 m)

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Comments

July 25, 2022,Hohenheim - Scharnhauser Park, Körschtal und Hohenheimer Gärten Runde

Visited Hohenheim Castle and its gardens again for what felt like an eternity. In addition, the Scharnhauser Park and the Körschtal packed - a wonderful hiking tour is ready.

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