Heidelberg

Bertha Benz Memorial Route
Follow the tracks of the world's first automobile journey Mannheim - Pforzheim - Mannheim back in 1888 , leading right through Heidelberg

Darmstadt

Frankfurt

Heilbronn

Karlsruhe

Mannheim

Weinheim - A small city between Darmstadt and Heidelberg

Dilsberg / Neckarsteinach
has four small castles in a row. Dilsberg's castle has a well which is accesible by a tunnel. Neckarsteinach's railway station is 20 mins away taking the S1 or S2 train from Hauptbahnhof or Karlstorbahnhof. From there it is a 5 km walk on a forest trail to Dilsberg, a medieval village with a town wall. The Dilsberg youth hostel is in the old city gate.