Gimbsheim: Old Rhine, cycling routes and Pfarrwiesensee

Gimbsheim combines nature, water and cycling with a distinctive agricultural character. The Gimbsheim Old Rhine, the Rhine Cycle Route on the left bank, Pfarrwiesensee, asparagus and wine offer you a range of ways to plan your trip.

Nature conservation, cycling and water

The Gimbsheim Old Rhine covers 160 hectares and was placed under nature protection in 1977 because of its distinctive flora and fauna. The protected area gives your choice of destination a clear connection to nature: the focus here is on the plant and animal life of a protected landscape.

Gimbsheim lies on the Rhine Cycle Route on the left bank. The Mühlenradweg runs for 42.4 kilometers from Framersheim to Gimbsheim; its stated length gives you a specific reference point for planning your own route. These details offer different ways to find your bearings: the Rhine Cycle Route places Gimbsheim within the cycling network, while the Mühlenradweg’s length specifies a particular route. Local cycling routes mainly use farm tracks, where you may encounter agricultural vehicles. Check the route and local conditions before setting off.

Pfarrwiesensee borders Gimbsheim and is a public swimming lake with a large sandy beach. This adds a dedicated place to swim to the protected natural area and cycling routes. Rules and facilities may change seasonally; check the current conditions locally before your visit.

Asparagus and wine

Gimbsheim is associated with asparagus cultivation and “Gimbsheim asparagus”; wine is grown in the Sonnenweg and Liebfrauenthal quality vineyards. Asparagus and wine thus showcase different culinary aspects of the area’s agriculture. Local produce and its availability vary by season. If you would like to plan your trip around either product, take the time of year into account and check current availability.

More to explore in the wider Alzey-Worms destination

Beyond Gimbsheim’s attractions, the wider Alzey-Worms destination offers further distinctive highlights. For those interested in cultural history, the prehistory and early history exhibition at the Museum of the City of Alzey traces the development of central Rheinhessen from the Neolithic period through the Bronze Age, Iron Age and Roman period to the Merovingian period; it covers more than 6,000 years. A second perspective is offered by the same museum’s geology and paleontology exhibition on the Mainz Basin. Its development over millions of years can be followed through minerals, especially fossils. The themes presented there thus range from human cultural history to the history of the Earth—two very different time scales for those interested in cultural and natural history.

The landscape offers its own distinctive highlights, too: Petersberg, between Gau-Odernheim and Bechtolsheim, is 246 meters high, covered in vineyards and offers sweeping views of the Wonnegau and the surrounding hill country. Its elevation, vineyards and long-distance views create a different landscape impression from the Old Rhine and swimming lake in Gimbsheim.

In the wider Alzey-Worms destination, the Alzey Art & Culture Hiking Trail winds through vineyards and features 20 works of art and 22 vineyard cottages. The Selztal Cycle Route follows the Selz through the picturesque Rheinhessen hill country. The routes differ not only in their mode of travel, but also in their focus: art and vineyard cottages along the hiking trail, and river scenery and rolling countryside along the cycle route. Conditions and signage on the Selztal Cycle Route may change; check them in advance.

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