View of Neipperg Castle – Neckar Cycle Path loop from Besigheim
View of Neipperg Castle – Neckar Cycle Path loop from Besigheim
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View of Neipperg Castle – Neckar Cycle Path loop from Besigheim
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41.1km
350m
Cycling
Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: July 12, 2026
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After 7.55 km for 66 m
After 8.38 km for 284 m
After 40.5 km for 62 m
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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7.58 km
Stadionsches Schloss
Castle
16.6 km
View of Neipperg Castle
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Neipperg Castle has two massive towers, which give rise to speculation about two separate castles from different eras that were surrounded by a common ring wall: the Upper Castle and the slightly older Lower Castle. The tower of the Upper Castle was built around 1220, and its arcade windows were probably made by craftsmen from the Maulbronn Monastery's workshop.
The complex could have always been the seat of the Neipperg family, first mentioned in a reinbot in 1241. The oldest fief documents date from 1304/06, when the brothers Konrad and Wilhelm von Neipperg received the castle, including vineyards and fields, from the Bishopric of Würzburg as a fief, which their father Warmundus had probably already owned. In the 14th century, ownership of the castle was fragmented. In 1321, the Lords of Weinsberg sold their shares in the castle to the Counts of Württemberg. In 1331, another part of the castle went from the Neipperg family to Count Eberhard the Greiner, who, however, transferred this share back to Reinbot of Neipperg in 1362, who granted the right to redemption and promised to open the castle. In 1364, Reinbot was able to buy back another part of the castle from the Meiser family, which they had acquired through the marriage of a Neipperg heir.
In addition to a manor house in Schwaigern, Neipperg Castle was one of the main seats of the Lords of Neipperg until the 16th century, before it was moved to Klingenberg Castle and in 1702 to the newly built Schwaigern Castle.
In 1831/32, the palace building was uninhabited and dilapidated. Around 1850, the complex was converted into a farm under Count Alfred von Neipperg. The farm buildings and tenant's apartment date from this time. The complex, which included almost half of the municipality's area, was leased as a castle estate. (Source: Wikipedia)
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Neckar River at Lauffen
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Old Neckar Bridge
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30.0 km
Krappenfelsen viewpoint
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Neckar Loop between Kirchheim and Lauffen
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36.1 km
Neckar Cycle Path
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40.5 km
Besigheim Town Hall
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40.5 km
Besigheim Old Town
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41.1 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
15.5 km
13.9 km
8.95 km
2.50 km
306 m
Surfaces
38.2 km
1.44 km
1.41 km
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< 100 m
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Lowest point (170 m)
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