News und Meldungen vom Neckarsteig

Hiking tour on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Neckarsteig in cooperation with the Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße Odenwald and the cities Hirschhorn and Neckarsteinach
On 08.05. Mayor Oliver Berthold, the head of the Tourist Information Heike Schön-Leucht and Geo-Park on-site guide Richard Köhler welcomed the 20-member hiking group in front of the Hirschhorn town hall.



Right at the beginning, the Neckarsteig led steeply through an old hollow way up the Michelberg. In short pauses for breath, they listened intently into the forest where allegedly on some days the "Pfalzbauer" leads the forest workers astray with his ox cart. Along the way, the children discovered an Aesculapian snake sunbathing. After an hour, they reached the Freischärlergrab, where Köhler described the fighting in and around Hirschhorn during the Baden Revolution in June 1849. Passing art benches, made of various materials by regional artists, one followed the "blue snake" to the Red Picture of 1524. After a break for a snack, one listened to the legend of the dramatic end of a faithless lady of the nearby castle Hundheim. From Roter Bild, the trail led to the municipality-free area of Michelbuch where the participants discovered the remains of a vaulted cellar of the former settlement of Michelbuch. Over the Kreuzschlag, past the old salvation sign "Schaubild" on the way to the Schönau monastery, one reached the "Goethe-Blick", situated in a small sea of rocks above Neckarsteinach. One enjoyed the magnificent view of the Neckar and Dilsberg, with Köhler describing Mark Twain's visit to Dilsberg in 1878. Over the high Darsberg, the tour then descended in steep switchbacks to the Geo-Park Information Center in Neckarsteinach. There, the enthusiastic participants were warmly welcomed by Mayor Herold Pfeifer and Heike Schön-Leucht. Mayor Pfeifer thanked Richard Köhler for the great guided tour and presented all participants with gifts in the form of interesting books about Hirschhorn and Neckarsteinach. For the children there were Hirschhorn cups, bracelets and magnets. In the bright evening sun, an eventful day on the Neckarsteig came to an end.
Richard Köhler