Ringsheim offers several ways to shape your stay: trails exploring winegrowing and mining history, historic religious buildings, and a location that serves as a base for excursions in and around the Black Forest, as well as to Europa-Park and the Rulantica water park. To plan your stay, you can first decide whether to explore the local trails and buildings or use Ringsheim as a base for longer excursions.
Hiking Trails with Different Themes
The Ringsheim Genussrunde is a 4.9-kilometre circular trail. It starts at the Bürgerhaus, Denkmalstraße 16. The Ringsheim Glückauf-Schleife, by contrast, starts at the “Im Berg” playground on Erzstraße and is 5.0 kilometres long. It leads around the former “Grube Kahlenberg” mine and is designed as a trail rich in history. Nine information boards explain, in particular, the development of mining in Ringsheim.
The stated lengths of these two trails are close, differing by just 0.1 kilometres. The main guide to choosing between them is therefore their focus: a circular trail or mining history. The Ringsheim Wein-Kunst-Weg offers another theme, focusing on ecology and species protection in connection with winegrowing. It also starts at the “Im Berg” playground. As trail lengths and starting points may change when routes are redesigned, check the latest information before setting out.
For a regional hiking option, the Kaiserberg trail network connects Ettenheim, Ringsheim and Herbolzheim around the Kaiserberg. It therefore covers several municipalities and complements the individual local trails with a wider regional perspective.
Church, Chapel and Views over Ringsheim
The listed late-Baroque Church of St. John the Baptist, built in 1784/1785, stands in the town centre. St. John’s Chapel dates from an earlier period: it was built in the 17th century and lies east of the Alte Bundesstraße, near the Ochsenbrunnen. The two buildings therefore differ both in age and in their classification as a church and a chapel.
Another landmark is the “Im Berg” playground on Erzstraße, which offers views over Ringsheim. It is also the starting point for the Glückauf-Schleife and the Wein-Kunst-Weg. Here, a viewpoint and two trails with different themes meet.
Getting There and Planning Accommodation
Ringsheim has a railway station on the Rhine Valley line between Karlsruhe and Basel. For road travel, the Rust exit (57b) on the A5 is in Ringsheim. Bus route 7231 connects Ringsheim with Europa-Park; check the current timetable before travelling, as route information may change.
When looking for a hotel in Ringsheim, it helps to plan your daily destinations in advance. For local trails, the starting points at the Bürgerhaus and the “Im Berg” playground are useful; for Europa-Park, the bus connection is a practical planning option. Ringsheim is also a base for excursions in and around the Black Forest, as well as to Europa-Park and the Rulantica water park. The focus of your stay can guide your choice between local trails, buildings and regional destinations.
Ringsheim in the Wider Destination of Ortenaukreis
Ortenaukreis lies between the Rhine and the Black Forest. This wider destination has 23 nature reserves with a total area of around 3,110 hectares, stretching from the Rhine plain to the higher elevations of the Black Forest. This regional range of landscapes puts Ringsheim in a broader context.
Some excursion destinations are also located in Ortenaukreis: Europa-Park is in the municipality of Rust. Rulantica offers water-based fun for the whole family all year round, including numerous indoor and outdoor water attractions as well as the Hyggedal relaxation and sauna area. So, when planning your trip, you can choose from wider destinations within the region as well as Ringsheim’s trails and buildings.
Discover more destinations: Schuttertal, Ichenheim, Wolfach, Haslach in the Kinzigtal, Steinach, Oberwolfach, Lauf, Renchen.
View the wider travel overview: Ortenaukreis.
