Philosophers' Way — Attraction in Heidelberg

We took Snake Way on our way down from Philosophenweg (we went up to Philosophenweg via another path) and the experience of seeing the "old side" of Heidelberg open up to you as you exit Snake Way is wonderful.

Some parts of Snake Way have handrails but most of the time you'll be holding onto the side of a wall if you need to keep steady on your way down. Take note that the steps along Snake Way is made of cobblestone and it is a long walk - its best not to have tired feet when going this way.

A trip to Heidelberg would not be complete without going through Snake Way on your way to visit the old side of Heidelberg...

On a sunny day this would have been a much more beautiful walk. We, however, thought to make it an evening stroll. Then it started to rain. Not too heavy. Just enough to get us wet and "the way" wet. Again, that would have been Okay, except for the steps at the east end were now wet and it was dark and we only had cell phone lights to illuminate the cobblestone steps. So my suggestion to you is to plan your walk when it is not raining, not too humid and not dark. Enjoy the marvelous vistas of the...

Before walking through the philosopher's way, I read through some blogs on why it is called so. From those sources, I learnt an interesting fact that the doctorates and the professors in the university created this path and they would often walk this path for a break and for new idea. If you ask me, it really does give a perspective.

It's take a 1 hour walk to finish it up and down. On the way, you can catch a lot of breathtaking views of the castle...