Filstalroute
Cycle through the Swabian Alb biosphere reserve and the Upper Filstal valley, past nature reserves such as the Hausener Wand and the Autal valley. The route is also characterized by great views of various rock formations. There are also many rest stops, museums and historic old towns along the way.
The Route of Industrial Heritage runs along much of the same route. The Verband Region Stuttgart has also supported the route in certain areas with its co-financing program: for example, numerous places to rest and linger such as the film promenade in Mühlhausen im Täle, the seating area with pergola on the Fils in Bad Überkingen, the rest area at the Fils weir between Göppingen and Eislingen/Fils or the Filsterrassen in Göppingen and Uhingen.
Selected highlights
Leisure activities
- Museums: Wiesensteig Residential Palace, Bad Überkingen Museum, Museum im Alten Bau in Geislingen/Steige, German Red Cross Museum in Geislingen/Steige, Storchen Municipal Museum in Göppingen, Uhingen Photo Museum, Alte Post Municipal Museum in Ebersbach, City Gallery in Plochingen
- Parks and gardens: Kurpark Bad Überkingen, Garten an der Fils in Bad Ditzenbach (Lapa), Kurpark Bad Ditzenbach, Erlebniskräutergarten in Bad Ditzenbach, Stadtpark Geislingen, SBI-Park Kuchen (Lapa), Oskar-Moritz-Park in Salach (Lapa), Landschaftspark Schloss Filseck in Uhingen (Lapa), Landschaftspark Bruckenwasen in Plochingen
- Environmental education: Stations along the route
Landscape features
- Nature reserves: Hausener Wand, Autal
- Views: of rock formations such as Hausener Wand and Drei Kaiserberge
Architectural features
- Historic old towns: Plochingen, Göppingen, Wiesensteig
- Numerous examples of industrial culture: mills, railroad stations, forges, spinning mills, factories, Kuchen workers' settlement
- Castles and palaces: Wiesensteig Residential Palace, Göppingen Renaissance Castle, Filseck Castle
- Churches and monasteries: Ave Maria Capuchin monastery in Deggingen
- Building culture: Hundertwasserhaus Unterm Regenbogen in Plochingen, ICE Filstal bridge between Mühlhausen im Täle and Wiesensteig
Arrival by public transport
- Access possibilities for example with the S-Bahn from Plochingen, with the regional trains between Plochingen and Geislingen
- Access by bus between Geislingen and Wiesensteig
- From May to October on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays: Reußenstein cycling and hiking bus
- RegioRadStuttgart: there are stations in Eislingen, Göppingen, Reichenbach and Plochingen, among others
