In good visibility, views from the higher elevations of the Villingendorf district extend as far as the peaks of the Swabian Alb. The area also has an extensive network of hiking and walking trails, a section of the Neckar Valley Cycle Route, and the fitness and generations park. This gives you several different ways to plan your time in the town: enjoy the landscape, get active outdoors, or visit the park.
Landscape and trails in Villingendorf
The network of hiking and walking trails crosses the districts of Villingendorf and Bösingen with Herrenzimmern; several circular trails take in the town’s surroundings. The cycling information is different: a section of the Neckar Valley Cycle Route runs through the Villingendorf district. If you are choosing between a walk and a bike ride, you have two clearly defined options: a trail network with circular routes and a section of the cycle route.
Fitness and generations park
The fitness and generations park opened in 2024 and is located next to the sports facility. It can be reached from Wiesenweg to the south or StadionstraĂźe to the north. A large part of the park is laid out as a wildflower and herb meadow, intended in particular to benefit bees and other insects. Parking for the park is available at the SchĂĽtzenhaus and the Sportheim; check the parking situation on site. If you are planning a specific visit, you can choose between the southern entrance on Wiesenweg and the northern entrance on StadionstraĂźe.
Fasnet in Villingendorf
Fasnet offers a special reason to experience Villingendorf. On Schmotziger, the usual annual program includes freeing the schoolchildren and kindergarten children, children’s Fasnet in the multipurpose hall, and the Bauernaufstand at the town hall. The Bauernaufstand includes collecting the new Habermüasler. On Fasnet Monday, the parade assembles at the corner of Hauptstraße and Schellenwasen; from there, the route goes to Mörikeweg and back to the Gasthof Kreuz, where the Habermüasler dance takes place. These events describe the usual annual program, but details may change. Check dates and arrangements before your trip.
Culture in the wider destination of Rottweil
In the wider destination of Rottweil, the Unteres Bohrhaus Saltworks Museum focuses on the production of evaporated salt. It presents the process in original buildings, with original equipment, a waterwheel, and two brine pumps. The museum also explains the history and significance of the former Royal Saltworks of Wilhelmshall, described as Rottweil’s oldest industrial enterprise.
At the Dominican Museum in Rottweil, visitors of all ages can try on a Roman wool tunic and chain mail, handle the helmet or shield of a Roman soldier, and try a Roman rider’s saddle. Check in advance whether this activity is available during your visit. The “Roman Rottweil – Arae Flaviae” exhibition takes visitors through a day in Roman Rottweil on August 4, 186 AD: from the forum in the morning through various public and private appointments to a feast in the evening. Reconstructions and interactive areas complement the exhibition. Along the Roman Trail in Rottweil’s old town, information panels highlight important sites in the former Roman city.
Discover more destinations: Fluorn-Winzeln, Lauterbach, Bösingen, Schramberg, Deißlingen, Rottweil, Dunningen, Zimmern Ob Rottweil
Go to the wider travel overview: Rottweil.
