511 Bickenbach 30 53 6. Zwingenberg. 28 55 7. Auerbach. 26 57 8. Bensheim. 24 61, 9. Heppenheim 20 67.10. Weinheim. 14 72 11. Ladenburg. 9 6 81 13. Heidelberg.... Mls. 75 12. Friedricksfeld 1 5. e. Frankenstein, r.; and the Alsbacher Schloss. 6. Along the margin of the Black Forest. 7. w. 2 mls. Auerbacher Schloss, founded by Charlemagne; destroyed by Turenne, 1674. 8. Unsuccessfully besieged, 1504. 9. e. Starkenburg Schloss, captured in th Thirty Years War; unsuccessfully besieged b Turenne, 1645 and 1674. 10. x the Weschnitz. 11. x the Neckar. 12. Junc. for Mannheim. 13. See Heidelberg. 8. Burned by the French, 1689; the statue of Mls. Jupiter is seen above the walls of the barracks, the former palace; x the Murg. 9. Stop 5 m. Junc. for Baden (e., 3 mls. dist.; season, July, Aug., and Sept.). 10. e. Yburg, a well-preserved old Rom. watch-tower. 11. e. On an eminence, monument to Erwin, architect of Strasbourg Cathedral. 12. e. Castle of Alt-Windeck, r., on mountain slope. 13. aft. The spire of the Strasbourg Cathedral may be seen w. in the horizon. Station Renchen; x the Rench. 14. Stop 5 m. Junc. for Strasbourg (10 mls, west). 15. Stop 4 m. Junc. for Constance--the Black Forest route. Has a statue of Sir Francis Drake, "the introducer of the potato into Europe, 1586." 16. xx the Elz. 17. Volcanic mountain Kaiserstuhl; aft. x the Elz. 18. *View of the valley of the Elz; bfr. e., Hochburg, ru., destroyed by Louis XIV., 1669. Aft., east, the watch-towers of cas, of Zähringen, ru.; w. broad plains 19. Stop 5 m.; pop. 22,000; **cathedral; little of interest from Freiburg to Bâle. Rly. skirts the Black Forest the entire distance, approaching the Rhine at Schliengen. Vosges Mts,, w., dist. Stations: St. Georgen, Schallstadt, Krot ingen, Buggingen, Schliengen, Kleinkems, x the Kander, Eimeldingen, Leopolds. höhe, Klein Basel. 20. Bâle. The town on the north of the Rhine, which here turns to the east, is called Klein Basel, and on the south Gross Basel, or Bâle. At Klein Basel luggage undergoes customs examination; usually change cars: rly. diverges for Schaffhausen; the Rhine. Noted for mf'g of ribbons. See Bâle. Route No. 22B. Heidelberg-Constance. Black Forest Route. Fare, I., 25 fr.; II, 16 fr. From Heidelberg to Offenburg, see Route No. 22. Mls. 1. Offenburg 112 6 Gengenbach.. 106 11 2. Biberach 101 21 3. Hausach 91 27 Hornberg 85 35 4. Friberg... 77 51 Kirnach. 53 Villingen 59 55 Marbach. 57 1. Junc. of Heid.-Bale rly. The road follows the fertile valley of the Kinzig. 2. At the mouth of the Harmesbach. 3. On the hill the ruins of a castle of the Furstenbergs; destroyed by the French, 1643. 4. 2022 alt. Near, is one of the most beautiful water-falls in Germany; 576 ft. 5. Junc. of rly. from Stuttgart. 6. Junc. of rly. to Schaffhausen. Two mls. to the n. w. are the ruins of the historic fortress of Hohentwiel, destroyed by the French, 1800. 7. The celebrated Falls of the Rhine, the most extensive in Europe, being 60 ft. in height and about 300 in width. They may be visited from this station or better from Neuhausen 2 mls. farther on. Fine illumination of the Falls nightly in summer. The grounds in the vicinity of the Falls afford numerous delightful excursions, and at various points present most picturesque views. The bell in the cathedral here suggested to Schiller his beautiful ballad of "The Bell." Schaffhausen to Constance, by rail in one hour or by Rhine steamer in about four hours; 3 fcs. 8. On Lake Constance; pop. 15,000. See Constance, p. 91. Route No. 23. Bâle-Lucerne. *Scenery. 59 mls.; 3 hrs. 49 8. Sempach.. 53 Rothenburg. 56 59 9. Lucerne... Emmenbrücke 25 6. Stop 5 m. Junc. for Berne and Geneva, 13 Follow the valley of the Wigger to Wauwyl. 10 6 3 Mls. 7. w. Bfr. view of the Bernese Alps, the Jungfrau, Mönch, and Eiger. 8. Follow the shore of Lake Sempach, near which the Swiss, through the heroic self-sacri fice of Vou Winckelried, gained a memorable victory over the Austrians, 1386. Battlefield 1 ml. n.e. of the town. 9. Approach the Reuss (rois); tunnel under the rock of Gibraltar, reaching the station near the lake. See Lucerne. Route No. 24. Lucerne-Rigi. (Summer Service.) By steamer to Vitznau. thence by railway. 15 mls.; 2 hrs. From Lucerne (5-7.20); (8-10.40); (4.40-7.3). Fare, I. Cl., 9 fr. (10.20-12.30); (11.40-2.40); (2-4.30), Fron Rigi-Kulm (7.30-10.30); (11-1); (1.30-4); (3-5.30); (4.40 -7). 5. Alt. 5,905 ft., affording a series of the finest views presented by any locality in Switzerland, including 13 lakes, and innumerable snow-clad peaks. Visitors remaining at the Kulm over night to view the sunset and sunrise should be well protected against cold, and be prepared for occasional disappointment from fog. See Rigi. The Rigi railway-induced by the success of American mountain railways-was the pioneer mountain road in Europe. Its success and safety has led to an almost complete revolution of mountain travel in Switzerland; mountain railways now reaching, or in process of construction to, innumerable points of interest to the tourist. Within the few past years mountain railways in Switzerland have been greatly extended. These roads are no part of any through route, but simply lines to some desirable point of view or some mountain hotel. The excursion can usually be made in a few hours. The views from the heights thus gained are among the most commanding and magnificent of the best Alpine scenery. In the following list the approximate time required for the excursion is given, and the stated or estimated round-trip fare. Beatenburg, from Interlaken; steamer to Beatenbucht: 3 hrs. ; 3 fr. Burgenstock, from Lucerne; by boat from L. nearly every hour; 3 hrs. ; 2.5 fr. Glion (Righi Vaudois), from Territet, on Lake Geneva: every half hour; 1.50 fr. Grindenwald, from Interlaken; about every 2 hrs. ; 5 hrs. Grindelwald, over the Wengern Alp to Lauterbrunnen; about every 2 hrs.; 3 hrs. Monte Generoso (5,560 ft.), from Lugano; boat to Capolago; 5 hrs. Monte Salvatore (3,000 ft.), from Lugano; by boat to Paradiso: about every hour; 2 hrs.; 4 fr. Mürren, from Interlaken to Lauterbrunnen, thence to Mürren; every hour; 5 to 6 hrs. Pilatus (7,000 ft.), from Lucerne; by boat or rail to Alpnacht; about every 2 hrs.; 6 hrs.; 16 fr. Rigi Kulm (5,905 ft.), from Lucerne; by boat to Vitznau; about every hour; 6 hrs.; 10.50 fr. Rigi-Kulm, from Arth-Goldau; every 2 hrs.; 1 hr.; single passage, 8 fr. up, 4 fr. down. Rigi Scheideck, from Kaltbad, on arrival of Lucerne Rigi trains; about every 2 hrs. from 10 A.M. to 7 P.M.; 3.60 fr. Rothhorn (7,000 ft.), from Brienz; four or five times daily; 5 hrs.; 12 fr. Stanserhorn (6,000 ft.), from Lucerne by boat or rail to Stansstad; ascent every hour; 4 hrs. from Stansstad. Uetliberg (2,825 ft.), from Zurich; about every hour; 3 hrs.; 5 fr. Zermatt (5,315 ft.), from Viege (Sierre), on the Lausanne-Brieg railway. Trains up, 7: 11; 3; 7: down, 7; 11; 3; 6. Single fare, 1st, 16 fr.; 2d. 10 fr. Starting-point for Riffelberg. Gorner Grat, the Matterhorn, and Monte Rosa. The above service prevails only during the summer. |