Trail Name: Stuttgarter Weinwanderweg

Trail Type: mid-distance hiking circuit, completely paved, well maintained and very well marked.

Length: total: 11.5 km/7.15 miles

Convenient to: Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

Marking:

 

Stylized black figure and wine glass, red grapes, on a white background, with a white on red name title.

 

 

 

Trail Description: Great, convenient circuit through wine villages and vineyards at Stuttgart’s backdoor. Stops for food and drink, and sites of enological interest are included in this well-thought-out itinerary. Mostly all uphill for the first half, and the Untertuerkheim to Obertuerkheim section, it is nonetheless doable for even occasional hikers.

Trailhead(s):

Obertuerkheim: Train/subway station (suggested)

Untertuerkheim: Train/subway station

Parking Possibilities:

Obertuerkheim: Augsburgerstr (close to train station – note parking restrictions/requirements)

Untertuerkheim:

Next to the train station, off Arlbergstr (free on Sundays, but metered and time-restricted otherwise)

Street parking by canal, on Zum Oelhafen, unmetered and untimed

Public Transportation Options:

Bus: Bus 61 (VVS) links Rotenberg with Unter- and Ober-Tuerkheim and Uhlbach

Rail: S-bahn from Stuttgart: S1 line direction Kirchheim or Ploechingen to Ober- or Unter-Tuerkheim

Suggested Stages: Not applicable

Trail Itinerary-Reference Points:

Obertuerkheim: Kirchsteige-Cemetery; Uhlbach: Aekerlesweg-Alte Kelter, Luise Benger Strasse, Vineyards, Goetzenbergstr-Markgraeflerstr, (detour to Grabkapelle/Mausoleum on Wuerttembergstr), Im Graben-Rainstr, Vineyards, Collegium Wirtemberg, vineyards; Untertuerkheim: foot bridge over Rotenberger Steige, vineyards, Dautenfels (rock outcropping), cemetery, Kirchsteige.

Representative Trail Section:

Restrooms:

Obertuerkheim: Goeppinger Strasse, next to train station

Untertuerkheim: Arlbergstr, next to the train station

Uhlbach: Asangstr, opposite the bus stop/cemetery, a kiosk set in the bus turn area

Rotenberg: Wuerttembergstr (by intersection with Stettener Strasse), opposite the bus stop

Attractions on or near the Trail:

Villa Kayser, and park: Obertuerkheim, Uhlbacherstr, impressive villa

Alte Kelter: Uhlbacherstr, Uhlbach, historic winery has Museum of Viticulture, and wine, on offer

Weinlehrpfad: In vineyards outside Uhlbach

Grabkapelle: Rotenberg, a chapel and mausoleum in neo-classical style for the reigning family at the time.

Weinlehrpfad (a wine learning path with signboards in German): In vineyards just beyond the Collegium Wirtemberg

Tasting along the Trail: In addition to the “Besen” (local vintner’s establishments) that might be open that day:

Uhlbach: Alte Kelter

Rotenberg: Collegium Wirtemberg

Alternative options:

Biking: Possible

Car: Wuerttemberger Weinstrasse, covers this area and much, much more.

Additional Information:

Regional: http://www.stuttgart-tourist.de/

Trail specific: http://www.stuttgart-tourist.de/weinwanderweg-obertuerkheim-uhlbach-rotenberg-obertuerkheim

Comments:

This is a fantastic circuit to follow if you find yourself in Stuttgart and want to visit bucolic hills planted with vineyards within the city limits.

The link to the circuit description above has much more information on shortcuts (for the time-constrained), buses, wining and dining establishments, history, etc. It also includes a map.