homeen Hiking first two stages of Neckarsteig on 10/18/2016 (7:04h hiking, 39min breaks).

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Stage 1: Heidelberg — Neckargemünd
7:25 — Heidelberg-Altstadt station

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7:50 — 313 steps to Heidelberg caste
7:58 — Start of Neckarsteig at Heidelberg castle
8:09 — Start of 740m "stairway to heaven"
8:23 — always straight and always up, 90% with steps
9:01 — upper end, +254m (34% incline)
9:38 — jubction to trail ...
10:20 — somewhere over Schlierbach
10:41 — view over Neckar sinuosity to Neckargemünd

Stage 2: Neckargemünd — Neckarsteinach
12:28 — Neckar bridge to Kleingemünd
14:39 — View from Dilsberg over Neckarsteinach
to Katzenbuckel in the distance
15:08 — Neckarsteinach, view up to Dilsberg