Trail Name: Fassboden 6
Trail Type: Short distance circuit; almost exclusively paved, the remainder hard-packed earth; well maintained, and fairly well marked.
Length: total: 18 kilometers/ @ 12 miles (1.5 hours)
Convenient to: Landau, Germany
Marking: Green and white square sign, with white bicycle, wine barrel and number “6” in white.
Trail Description: A short and relatively flat bicycle circuit through the vineyards and villages of the northern part of the Suedliche Weinstrasse. While there is some cycling on the roads, that is only through towns (which are small and usually lightly trafficked), leaving the rest of the circuit on dedicated bicycle path through the countryside.
Trailhead:
Marktplatz on Marktstr, Maikammer
Anywhere along the circuit where you can find parking. See below for some suggestions.
Parking:
Maikammer: Frantzplatz, Kastanienweg
Kirrweiler: In den Forstgarten, Unterried
Edenkoben: off Poststrasse, large lot named Im Letten
Sankt Martin: Am Pfarrgarten (or Friedhof, parking entrance off Totenkopfstr)
Public Transportation Options:
Bus: VRN (Vehrkehrsverbund Rhein-Neckar) provides service for the villages.
Rail: DB (Deutsche Bahn) regional train for Edenkoben and Bordmuehle (between Maikammer and Kirrweiler)
Suggested Stages: Not applicable
Trail Itinerary-Reference Points: (Clockwise)
Maikammer: Weinstrasse Sud/L512, vineyards and fields; Cross A65; Kirrweiler: pass pond, Am Schlossgarten, Schlossstr, Marktstr/L542; Venningen: Hauptstr/L542; through fields and vineyards; cross A65; Edenkoben: Bluecherstr-Edesheimerstr, Weinstr, Poststr/L512-Klosterstr; vineyards and fields; Breiter Hartweg (named trail in vineyards); Sankt Martin: Edenkobener Strasse-Hornbruecke-Maikammerer Strasse-Friedhofstr-Finsterlandstr, Jahnstr; along stream; Alsterweiler: Hartmannstr;
Representative Trail Photos:
Restrooms: Edenkoben – Poststrasse, in the large parking lot named Im Letten
Attractions on or near Trail:
Edenkoben: A Wine Museum which covers the history and production of wine in the district.
Tasting along the Trail:
Many wineries, large and small along the way, (as well as wine taverns, and a fest or two).
Alternative Options:
Walking: The Deutsche Weinstrasse Wanderweg, is a long-distance trail, best completed in segments. The section from Edenkoben to Neustadt an der Weinstrasse covers some of the same area as this bicycle circuit. See the Nutshell.
Biking: Fassboden 5, also through Edenkoben, is longer with more hills, and covers the villages south of Edenkoben. See the Nutshell.
Car: The Deutsche Weinstrasse car route, between Schweigen-Rechtenbach and Bockenheim
Additional Information:
Regional: http://www.maikammer-erlebnisland.de/maikammer/
Trail (segment) specific: https://www.tourenplaner-rheinland-pfalz.de/de/touren/#area=1022261&cat=Radfahren&wt=S%C3%BCdliche%20Weinstra%C3%9Fe%20(Landkreis)&zc=10,7.8555,49.172
Comments:
Due to its short length, relative flatness, and amount of dedicated bicycle path, this circuit is ideal for families with younger cyclists.