Huguenot and Waldensian Trail - Mühlacker-Kraichtal section (31,6 km)

  • Tip:
  • 769,48 km long
  • Long Distance Hiking
  • 8: 15 pm
  • 769,48 km
  • 13.294 m
  • 12.992 m
  • 93 m
  • 628 m
  • 535 m
  • Start: Mühlacker-Dürrmenz
  • Destination: Kraichtal-Gochsheim
The section leads to important cultural sites such as the Henri-Arnaud-Haus with the German Waldensian Centre in Schönenberg, the Mühlacker Local History Museum and the Waldensian House in Großvillars and a number of Waldensian colonies such as Dürrmenz, Schönenberg, Kleinvillars, Großvillars and Kraichtal-Gochsheim.

Baden-Württemberg section Mühlacker-Kraichtal 2011, officially inaugurated in Ötisheim-Schönenberg   
The European cultural long-distance hiking trail Huguenot and Waldensian Trail, which runs for a total of 1.800 kilometers from southern France and northern Italy through Switzerland to northern Hesse, is therefore also signposted throughout a longer section in Baden-Württemberg. From the towns and communities of Mühlacker via Ötisheim, Knittlingen, Oberderdingen to Kraichtal via Östringen and Sinsheim, hikers can follow the beautiful trails marked "Blue Disc with Green Line" and learn interesting facts about the cultural history of the Waldensians living in the Kraichgau region. This section of the route leads to important cultural sites such as the Henri Arnaud House with the German Waldensian Center in Schönenberg, the Mühlacker Local History Museum, the Waldensian House in Großvillars, and a number of Waldensian colonies such as Dürrmenz, Schönenberg, Kleinvillars, Großvillars, and Kraichtal-Gochsheim. Highlights in the Kraichtal district include the Gochsheim museums and the moated castle ruins in Kraichtal-Menzingen, through vineyards in beautiful Östringen and to technology, football and swimming experiences in Sinsheim.

Good to know

Best Season

suitable
depending on the weather

Tour features

  • refreshment possibility

Equipment

Good footwear

Arrival & Parking

Parking
Kraichtal-Gochsheim train station

More information / links

Further information on the homepage of City of Kraichtal

You can get the detailed maps directly from: www.hugenotten-waldenserpfad.eu

author

City Administration/City Marketing Kraichtal

Organization

Land of 1000 Hills - Kraichgau-Stromberg

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Our tip

Highlights in the Kraichtal district include the Gochsheim museums and the moated castle ruins in Kraichtal-Menzingen.