The best running trails around Waiblingen

The cycle path between Vogelmühle (Waiblingen) and Remseck has reopened after 1.5 years.

The Beinstein Gate Tower is located on the edge of the old town, directly on the Rems River in the Baden-Württemberg city of Waiblingen. It is the only remaining city gate of Waiblingen's medieval town layout. The structure is a protected cultural monument under Section 28 of the Baden-Württemberg Monument Protection Act. The tower was built in 1491 on a rectangular plan. It has four stories of masonry, topped by a timber-framed upper story. Two paintings from 1938, depicting events in the city's history, adorn the side facing away from the city. The stone bridge on this side was built in 1735 by Johann Adam Groß. Originally, the tower served as the city prison and, from 1818 to 1864, as the district prison. In 1864, the tower narrowly escaped demolition. The two other city gates of the fortifications, the Schmiden Gate and the Fellbach Gate, were demolished in 1832 and 1838, respectively. The gatehouse was demolished in 1834/1835. The tower was formerly also called the "Sauturm" (Pig Tower), as pigs were driven through the gate to pasture. Until 1934, all traffic from Schwäbisch Hall and Nuremberg to Stuttgart passed through the gate and the old town of Waiblingen (Reichsstraße 14). The monument underwent extensive renovation in the late 1970s. By 2011, the building was showing serious defects. Consequently, the roof and exterior plaster were repaired in 2012 and 2013, and parts of the timber framing were replaced. Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beinsteiner_Torturm

A beautiful path that follows the meanders of the Rems river past expansive meadows. Very idyllic and highly recommended.

The artwork is not located at this spot. Therefore, this highlight is confusing. It's quite a distance away, but you have a good view of it from here. Please note the other (correct) highlight, "Place of Reflection Freedom" by Henk Visch.

A place of reflection, "Time," created in 2001 by Inge Mahn. An oversized sundial consisting of a stone St. Anthony's Cross and, at a distance, six stone columns arranged in a semicircle. According to the brochure, it is only one segment of a sundial, but it is accurately measured.

Probably the oldest of the larger bridges in the Rems-Murr district. During the Thirty Years' War (1643), it was the site of a skirmish between Bavarian and French-Swedish troops. It was filled in in 1975 and partially uncovered again in 2018 for the 2019 Remstal Garden Show.

The terraced vineyard is maintained and cultivated by volunteers. This cultural and historical gem, the only steep slope vineyard in the Waiblingen district, located at the southern end of the "Unteres Remstal" nature reserve, can thus be preserved.

The Remstal Viaduct between Waiblingen and Neustadt was built between 1875 and 1876 and spans the Rems River between Neustadt and Hohenacker. The viaduct is part of the Murr Valley Railway, is 45 meters high and 240 meters long, and was opened in 1876. Neustadt was given its own station. On April 21, 1945, a section of the viaduct was senselessly blown up by members of the Wehrmacht. However, the viaduct was repaired by the summer of 1946 by installing a temporary support pier. The Murr Valley Railway was double-tracked and electrified between Waiblingen and Schwäbisch Hall in 1965. It is now part of the Stuttgart–Nuremberg railway line. In 1981, the Neustadt-Hohenacker station was connected to the S-Bahn (suburban railway).