Tälesbahnradweg
The trail follows a former railroad line through the impressive Filstal valley with its steep and towering mountain flanks, some of which are lined with vertical cliffs. Juniper heaths, orchards, pastures for goats and sheep and extensive beech forests provide a change of scenery along the way. If you dare to take a detour away from the cycle path through the valley, you can enjoy breathtaking views along the wide plateaus on the Albtrauf. There are also two nature reserves along the route, the Hausener Wand and the Autal.
The Verband Region Stuttgart has supported the construction of sections of the Tälesbahnradweg with its co-financing program. Funding was also provided for the Garten an der Fils in Bad Ditzenbach, the Auendorf Hägenmarkpfad, the Gruibingen Bike Park and the Schwedengraben play and rest area in Wiesensteig.
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
- Parks and gardens: Bad Ditzenbach spa gardens, garden on the Fils in Bad Ditzenbach, Bad Ditzenbach adventure herb garden, Bad Überkingen spa gardens
- Environmental education: Auendorf Hägenmark trail
- Sport and exercise: Gruibingen Bike Park
Special landscape features
- Origin of the Fils
- Numerous protected plants, e.g. orchids, gentian
Architectural features
- Historic old town: Wiesensteig
- Castles and palaces: Wiesensteig Residential Palace, Helfenstein castle ruins in Geislingen/Steige, Hiltenburg castle ruins in Bad Ditzenbach, Reußenstein castle ruins in Neidlingen
- Churches and monasteries: Ave Maria Capuchin monastery in Deggingen, numerous chapels on the heights
- Numerous examples of industrial heritage, e.g. mills, railroad stations, pumping station
- Building culture: ICE Filstal bridge between Mühlhausen im Täle and Wiesensteig
