Route der Industriekultur
Experience nature and exercise, combined with information on economic development and technical progress in the Filstal valley - from early industrialization to the present day - this is possible on the Filstal Route der Industriekultur. Numerous relics and evidence of a long and impressive industrial history can be discovered by bike. Stations and information boards along some 78 kilometers from Wiesensteig to Plochingen tell visitors about the industrial history of the Filstal valley. The route leads through the Swabian Alb biosphere reserve and the Upper Filstal valley, past nature reserves and fantastic views.
The concept for the cycle route was designed by 16 municipalities together with the Verband Region Stuttgart on the basis of the Filstalradweg. The Route der Industriekultur was opened in 2015. The route is also being continuously developed - with additional stops and information offers, as well as even better public transport connections.
In addition to the overall concept, the Verband Region Stuttgart has also supported the route in specific 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 stop at the Fils weir between Göppingen and Eislingen/Fils or the Filster terraces in Göppingen and Uhingen.
Selected highlights
Leisure activities
- Museums: Wiesensteig Residential Palace, Bad Überkingen Museum, Museum im Alten Bau in Geislingen/Steige, Baden-Württemberg Red Cross State Museum in Geislingen/Steige, Storchen Municipal Museum in Göppingen, Uhingen Photography Museum, Alte Post Municipal Museum in Ebersbach, Plochingen Municipal Gallery
- 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 in 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
- Boarding options, for example with the S-Bahn from Plochingen, on 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: You can change to a rental pedelec at several stations. There are options in Eislingen, Göppingen, Reichenbach and Plochingen, among others.
