Nature discovery
Research 16 classified outdoor destinations within weekend reach of Mannheim, grouped across 6 kinds of place and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Mannheim. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Mannheim. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Mannheim, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km, day-trip distance is up to 120 km.
Showing all 16 places.
Neckar is River and its valley running west into Mannheim, with a deep wooded valley at Heidelberg just to the east. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Neckar, about 3 km (2 mi) from Mannheim
Image credit: Image: Q-ART / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Viernheimer Heide is a forest reachable from Mannheim as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Viernheimer Heide, about 9 km (6 mi) from Mannheim
Image credit: Image: Hansa Luftbild GmbH / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
Ketscher Wald is a forest reachable from Mannheim as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Ketscher Wald, about 13 km (8 mi) from Mannheim
Image credit: Image: AnRo0002 / Wikimedia Commons, CC0
Schwetzinger Hardt is a forest reachable from Mannheim as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Schwetzinger Hardt, about 20 km (12 mi) from Mannheim
Image credit: Image: AnRo0002 / Wikimedia Commons, CC0
Biblis (Rhein-Neckar-Kreis) is a forest reachable from Mannheim as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Biblis (Rhein-Neckar-Kreis), about 21 km (13 mi) from Mannheim
Image credit: Image: Großherzogliches Katasterbureau / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain
Speyerer Auwald is a forest reachable from Mannheim as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Speyerer Auwald, about 23 km (14 mi) from Mannheim
Image credit: Image: AnRo0002 / Wikimedia Commons, CC0
Melibokus is Highest hill of the Bergstrasse on the western edge of the Odenwald, overlooking the Rhine valley north of Mannheim. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Melibokus, about 29 km (18 mi) from Mannheim
Image credit: Image: Jörg Braukmann / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Kalmit is Highest peak of the Palatinate Forest, southwest of Mannheim above Neustadt an der Weinstrasse. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Kalmit, about 34 km (21 mi) from Mannheim
Image credit: Image: Steffen 962 / Wikimedia Commons, CC0
Fallender Bach is a waterfall reachable from Mannheim as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Fallender Bach, about 37 km (23 mi) from Mannheim
Image credit: Image: Thomas Pusch / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Kuhkopf-Knoblochsaue is Rhine floodplain wetland nature reserve, the largest in Hesse, north of Mannheim near Stockstadt am Rhein. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Kuhkopf-Knoblochsaue, about 37 km (23 mi) from Mannheim
Image credit: Image: Kuebi / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Odenwald is Forested low-mountain range directly east of Mannheim across the Neckar, in Hesse, Baden-Wurttemberg and Bavaria. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Odenwald, about 42 km (26 mi) from Mannheim
Image credit: Image: Sir James / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Katzenbuckel is Extinct volcano and highest point of the Odenwald, east of Mannheim near Waldbrunn. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Katzenbuckel, about 42 km (26 mi) from Mannheim
Image credit: Image: Dirk Schmidt / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Rombachwasserfall is a waterfall reachable from Mannheim as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Rombachwasserfall, about 79 km (49 mi) from Mannheim
Image credit: Image: Leonhard Lenz / Wikimedia Commons, CC0
Laufbachfälle is a waterfall reachable from Mannheim as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Laufbachfälle, about 79 km (49 mi) from Mannheim
Image credit: Image: Dguendel / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
Geroldsau Waterfall is a waterfall reachable from Mannheim as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Geroldsau Waterfall, about 88 km (54 mi) from Mannheim
Image credit: Image: Assenmacher / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Gertelbach-Wasserfälle is a waterfall reachable from Mannheim as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Gertelbach-Wasserfälle, about 94 km (58 mi) from Mannheim
Image credit: Image: Stefan Karl / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0