Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Ludwigshafen am Rhein · Updated on 14 November 2026
Neckarweg Abschnitt 8: Heidelberg - Mannheim walk
Neckarweg Abschnitt 8: Heidelberg - Mannheim is a walk of 29.3 km from Ludwigshafen am Rhein. Along the way you'll find 372 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points, 14 public toilets and 3 bike pumps.
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The route step by step
From start to finish, with what you pass along the way and the distance in between.
- 29.3 km
- ± 6:40 h
- ↑ 78 m · ↓ 5 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- National route
Start in Ludwigshafen am Rhein
0 km2.5 km · bench
Marchivum
2.5 kmMuseum
947 m · 28 benches
Water point and bike pump
3.5 km448 m · 7 benches
Water point
3.9 km1.5 km · 8 benches
Fernmeldeturm Mannheim
5.5 kmPublic toilet
636 m · 6 benches
Public toilet and water point
6.1 km10.5 km · 56 benches
Public toilet and bike pump
16.6 km3.4 km · 27 benches
Public toilet
20 km4.7 km · 12 benches
2 public toilets
24.6 km1.6 km · 52 benches
Public toilet
26.3 km294 m · 31 benches
Public toilet
26.6 km311 m · 30 benches
Public toilet and bike pump
26.9 km160 m · 15 benches
Public toilet
27 km1.4 km · 35 benches
Alte Brücke
28.5 kmAttraction
279 m · 21 benches
Church of the Holy Spirit and 1 more
28.7 kmGroßherzogliches Palais and 2 public toilets
248 m · 23 benches
Public toilet
29 km310 m · 20 benches
Finish
29.3 kmAt the finish: Elisabethentor and public toilet.
Longest stretch without a toilet: 10.4 kmBetween 6.2 km and 16.6 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
6 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
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Photo: Hubert Berberich (HubiB) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum · after 2.5 km
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Photo: Achim Lammerts (Syntaxys) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 5.6 km
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Photo: BishkekRocks · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 28.5 km
Church of the Holy Spirit
Attraction · after 28.7 km
Castle · after 28.9 km
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Photo: Rigorius · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 29.3 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 78 m
- Down
- ↓ 5 m
- Highest point
- 167 m
- Lowest point
- 91 m
- 5-10% slope · 589 m
- 3 stairs
Elevation from Copernicus GLO-30 (European Union and ESA), smoothed.
produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved
Way types
29.3 km in total- Path: 18.1 km
- Street: 4.2 km
- Track: 3.9 km
- Footpath: 1.4 km
- Road: 975 m
- Cycleway: 375 m
- Stairs: 3 stairs
Surfaces
29.3 km in total- Asphalt: 19.4 km
- Unpaved: 3.4 km
- Natural: 2.8 km
- Paved: 2.6 km
- Gravel: 800 m
- Unknown: 244 m
About the walking route Neckarweg Abschnitt 8: Heidelberg - Mannheim
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Neckarweg Abschnitt 8: Heidelberg - Mannheim is a walking route of 29.3 km that starts in Ludwigshafen am Rhein. It does not end where it starts. Along the way you pass Marchivum (after 2.5 km), Fernmeldeturm Mannheim (after 5.6 km) and Alte Brücke (after 28.5 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 78 m in total and descend 5 m. There are 3 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 6:40 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is path (18.1 km), street (4.2 km) and track (3.9 km). Of the surface, 19.4 km asphalt and 3.4 km unpaved. For 244 m the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 372 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points, 14 public toilets and 3 bike pumps. You can fill your bottle after 3.5 km, after 3.9 km and after 6.1 km. The longest stretch without a toilet is 10.4 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Neckarweg
Website of the routeWalks nearby
4Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Heidelberg CastleAttraction · 140 m from the route - 2
Schloss SchwetzingenCastle · 7.3 km from the route - 3
Kunsthalle MannheimMuseum · 971 m from the route - 4
Schloss MannheimAttraction · 1.3 km from the route - 5
Fundstelle Homo heidelbergensisArchaeological site · 9.3 km from the route - 6
Historischer StudentenkarzerMuseum · 315 m from the route - 7
Deutsches VerpackungsmuseumMuseum · 408 m from the route - 8
Schwetzingen Palace GardensAttraction · 7.7 km from the route - 9
Joseph von EichendorffMemorial · 104 m from the route - 10
Reichspräsident-Friedrich-Ebert-GedenkstätteMuseum · 122 m from the route - 11
Großes FassAttraction · 123 m from the route - 12
Dokumentations- und Kulturzentrum Deutscher Sinti und RomaMuseum · 138 m from the route - 13
Museumsschiff MannheimMuseum · 154 m from the route - 14
NeckarkranAttraction · 181 m from the route - 15
MarstallAttraction · 193 m from the route - 16
St. Johannes der TäuferRuins · 196 m from the route - 17
Deutsches Apotheken-MuseumMuseum · 200 m from the route - 18
BismarcksäuleObservation tower · 222 m from the route - 19
Antikensammlung der Universität HeidelbergMuseum · 235 m from the route - 20
VölkerkundemuseumMuseum · 237 m from the route - 21
Lobdengau-MuseumMuseum · 238 m from the route - 22
Edinger SchlösschenCastle · 264 m from the route - 23
Obere BurgArchaeological site · 272 m from the route - 24
Schloss NeckarhausenCastle · 293 m from the route - 25
BismarckMemorial · 297 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Neckarweg Abschnitt 8: Heidelberg - Mannheim?
Neckarweg Abschnitt 8: Heidelberg - Mannheim is 29.3 km long. Allow ± 6:40 h of walking: 4.5 km an hour and 10 minutes more per 100 metres of climbing, without breaks.
Is this route a circular walk?
No, the route starts and ends at different spots.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Ludwigshafen am Rhein.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 78 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 14 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 10.4 km.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 3 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Marchivum, Fernmeldeturm Mannheim and Alte Brücke.
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