Six good cycle routes of varying difficulty levels have been signposted through the Württemberg wine country on the outskirts of the state capital Stuttgart - along orchards, forests and green meadows, past vineyards and through winding villages and small towns.
The main route runs almost without gradients along the Rems from the Neckar Valley cycle path near Remseck to Schwäbisch-Gmünd, where touring cyclists have access to the Swabian Alb long-distance cycle path.
Character:
From Winnenden to Fellbach or - for more ambitious cyclists - across the Schurwald mountain range, there is a tour to suit everyone. Pleasure cyclists like to choose the flat Rems Valley cycle path. Six signposted tours with different levels of difficulty are summarised in a folder from the tourism association.
Tour tip: Remstal cycle path, 76 km, easy
Route: Essingen - Böbingen - Schwäbisch-Gmünd - Lorch - Urbach - Schorndorf - Winterbach- Endersbach - Waiblingen - Hegnach- Remseck
Further tour tips under http://www.remstal-route.de
Best time to travel: May until the beginning of October
Journey:
The Rems Valley is very easy to reach from Stuttgart with regional trains and the S-Bahn S2. The Remstalbahn railway allows you to board the train at many stations, even if you are travelling by bike.
Bike service:
Bike hire and repairs are available in all the larger towns in the Rems valley.
Cycling hotels:
Bicycle-friendly hosts include Hotel Gelbes Haus in Schwäbisch Gmünd-Hussenhofen, http://www.hotel-gelbes-haus.de
Bed & Breakfast Altes Forsthaus in Schorndorf-Unterberken, http://www.altesforsthaus.org
Weinstadt-Hotel Krone in Weinstadt-Beutelsbach, http://www.weinstadt-hotel.de
Further addresses at http://www.bettundbike.de
Maps/literature:
The flyer "Sattelfest durchs Remstal" with 6 signposted routes is available for download at http://www.remstal-route.de
Also available to order from the tourist office: the brochure "The 13 most beautiful cycle tours around Schwäbisch Gmünd".
ADFC regional map "Stuttgart and surroundings" 1:75,000 at 6.80 euros.
Information (general):
Tourismusverein Remstal-Route e. V., (Tourist-Info in Endersbach railway station), Bahnhofstr. 21 71384 Weinstadt,Tel. 07151/276 50 47
Internet: http://www.remstal-route.de
