Radtour Gärten mit Geschichte - Große Gartenrunde über luftige Höhen - West

A challenging, very varied circular tour of approx. 65 km in length and approx. 440 meters in altitude with wonderful views over the cultivated landscape with its orchards and valleys. Passages in cool forests as well as a section along the Saar, through the floodplain landscape on the edge of the state capital Saarbrücken and past the imposing industrial facilities of the Halberger Hütte complete the "garden-rich" tour.

The three enchanted "gardens with history", which are waiting to be discovered, are characteristic of this circular tour. You start at the train station in St. Ingbert and head straight uphill towards St. Ingbert-Sengscheid. The route follows the "Saar-Nahe-Höhenradweg" through the forest to Blieskastel-Seelbach and on to Blieskastel-Assweiler, to the first "garden with history" - the Bagatelle Assweiler. The tour leads over the heights of the Bliesgau biosphere and continues via Erfweiler-Ehlingen in the beautiful Mandelbach valley to Wittersheim. The "Tuscany of the Saarland" awaits cyclists there, as the area has a truly Mediterranean climate in the summer months. In the middle of nature is the Cultural Landscape Center Haus Lochfeld with one of the "Gardens with History". The garden is freely accessible and nature lovers can experience an interesting app-based listening tour. The tour continues via Gräfinthal to Rilchingen-Hannweiler, where the next "garden with history" - the Gräflich Leyensche Saline Rilchingen - awaits. After this stop, the route leads to Sarreguemines in France and onto the cycle path that runs along the banks of the Saar to Saarbrücken. Along the way, you can marvel at the impressive industrial facilities of the Halberger Hütte before returning to the train station in St. Ingbert via Saarbrücken-Scheid and Schafbrücke.