Neuhaus: Culture and Trails

Neuhaus combines culture with hiking and cycling routes that pass through the town. When looking for accommodation, it can therefore help to first decide whether you would like to focus your stay on theater in July, walking trails, or a cycling tour. Maria Rosenöd adds a religious and tranquil place to these options. The specific information ranges from a fixed event month to the length and difficulty of a cycling tour.

Culture and Theater in Neuhaus

The Marian Congregation of Men’s own pilgrimage site, “Maria Rosenöd,” is located near Neuhaus and was consecrated in 1950. The Maria Rosenöd chapel is located near Neuhaus in a small wooded area and was also built in 1950 as a pilgrimage destination for the Marian Congregation of Men in Cham and as a place of quiet. Maria Rosenöd therefore represents a different focus from the sporting trails: pilgrimage and the tranquil setting in the forest are what define it.

At “Theater auf Burg Neuhaus,” the Schorndorf amateur theater group performs thought-provoking folk theater every July. Against the backdrop of the Neuhaus castle ruins, the group performs plays by Georg Maier; since 1997, it has held a regular place among the festivals of eastern Bavaria. If theater is part of your travel plans, check the current performance details for your dates.

The Festspiel cycling route is partly named after “Theater auf der Burg” in Neuhaus. Here, culture and cycling meet in the route’s name. This connection also makes the theater of interest to travelers who would like to combine their stay with a cycling tour.

Hiking and Cycling

The Längseugenweg is a shady forest hiking trail with beautiful viewpoints that passes through Neuhaus. The Hundshautweg also passes through Neuhaus. To help you find your way, the two trail names offer different initial clues: the Längseugenweg is described in terms of its forest setting and viewpoints, while the Hundshautweg is described as passing through the town.

More specific information is available for cycling tours. The Sattelbogen–Neuhaus cycle route passes through Obergoßzell and Neuhaus and connects to the Festspiel cycling route. Tour 28 is a moderately difficult cycling tour of 33.9 kilometers that also passes through Neuhaus. You can choose between a named connection that links to another cycling route and a tour for which both the distance and difficulty level are specified.

Additional information for the wider Schorndorf destination

Within the wider Schorndorf destination, bus route 180 connects Sattelbogen, Neuhaus, Thierling, and Cham. If you would like to use this connection in your plans, check the route’s timetable in advance. The places listed give an indication of its route; be sure to take departure times for your travel day into account.

The Sd02 circular trail starts at the information board in Schorndorf and passes through Hötzing, Kühberg, Sandberg, Thierling, and Stegmühle before returning to the board. Along the route, the Gutshof Hötzing offers a place to stop at a beer garden with an old wooden skittle alley. If you plan to stop there, check the current opening hours in advance. This route and its refreshment stop are part of the wider Schorndorf destination and complement the trails described around Neuhaus with another option for planning an excursion.

For the wider travel overview: Schorndorf.