Discover Philippsburg: Old Town, Polder Information Trail and Cycling Routes

Philippsburg can be explored through several specific themes: the Old Town walk through the town centre takes in 17 sights, while cycling and nature themes focus on protected areas and flood management. This means you can choose from cultural stops as well as landscape and route-related themes during your stay.

City history on the Old Town walk

The Old Town walk is a route through the town centre that takes in 17 sights. It starts at the four-sided information pillar by the Philippus Fountain. At each stop, the history of the site is explained in German, English and French. The route therefore connects the named locations with historical context in three languages. The stops include the Baroque Church of St. Mary. If you would like to discover Philippsburg through its cultural history, the walk offers a clearly defined focus for your stay.

Experience nature and understand flood protection

The Polder Information Trail combines an experience of nature with information about flood management: signs along the route also explain the retention area’s flood protection function. The trail follows the Zick-Zack-Damm, which is modelled on Philippsburg’s historic fortifications. This brings landscape, flood protection and a link to the historic fortifications together along one route. If you are looking for a themed trail rather than a walk with several cultural stops, the Polder Information Trail offers a different focus.

Landscape, waterways and protected areas

Parts of the Rußheimer Altrhein-Elisabethenwört nature reserve lie within Philippsburg. The Rheinschanzinsel is enclosed by the Rhine and the Philippsburg Old Rhine. A report on the 2019 forest inspection gives the municipal forest’s area as around 1,100 hectares, about one-fifth of Philippsburg’s total area. In addition, part of the municipal area was designated as a Natura 2000 site.

Compare cycling routes by distance

Five signposted cycling routes around Philippsburg range from 11.0 to 34.6 kilometres. They pass through nature and landscape conservation areas and by local sights. Their lengths give you an initial basis for comparing routes when planning your ride. The Asparagus Route offers two additional distance options: a circular tour of around 75 kilometres or a total route of 108 kilometres. It follows well-surfaced paths and is rated easy. This lets you compare the circular tour and the longer total route by their approximate distance, surface conditions and stated difficulty. In the wider Karlsruhe destination, the district’s cycling network covers more than 1,500 kilometres; compared with the five cycling routes around Philippsburg, this shows the broader regional scale.

The Rhine Cycle Route is part of the international Rhine Cycle Route and passes through Rheinsheim. This adds a cycling route with a broader regional context as a point of reference. Route conditions may change; check the latest information for your chosen route before setting off.

Once you have settled on this focus, you can compare the location of accommodation with your personal travel plans.

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