Nature in the
Neckar Valley
Nature reserves & nature experiences
Nature in the
Neckar Valley
Stop & take a deep breath - places of peace and relaxation
Raised bogs, torrents and marvellous meadow valleys
A journey along the Neckar is a journey through a variety of natural and landscape forms. The post-glacial raised bog ‘Schwenninger Moos’, the source of the Neckar, lies on the European watershed. It divides the river landscapes of Central Europe into two halves. One part flows towards the North Sea and the Rhine, the other southwards into the Danube and finally into the Black Sea.
The Neckar opts for the north and works its way from the Black Forest to the Rhine Valley. First, the Neckar passes through the Black Forest Central/North Nature Park, one of the largest nature parks in Germany with large contiguous forests. The landscape is characterised by upland moors, crystal-clear torrents, glacial cirque lakes, picturesque rock formations and magnificent meadow valleys.
Wonderful nature parks to explore
In the middle of the Neckar region near Tübingen lies the Schönbuch Nature Park, a jewel consisting mainly of forest with romantic valleys, lovely orchards and ponds. In the centre is the important former Cistercian monastery and Bebenhausen Castle.
A shining example of renaturalisation are the Zugwiesen meadows near Ludwigsburg, a former agricultural area on the riverbank that is now a biotope for birds and fish. A marvellous place to rest and enjoy. The most romantic stage of the Neckar Valley Cycle Route runs through large parts of the Neckartal-Odenwald Nature Park with the adventure centre in Eberbach. The densely wooded low mountain range landscape of the Odenwald, the romantic Neckar with its wild side valleys and the castles proudly towering over the deeply incised riverbed give the nature park its unmistakable appearance.
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