Six away grounds this season, and I have walked to all of them from wherever the bus or the train dropped us. Ranked from the walk you will enjoy to the walk you will tell people about.
| Rank | Ground | Walk | From | Underfoot | Worth knowing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Südfeld | 4 min | bus stop | flat | the bakery opens for us |
| 2 | Bergen | 10 min | bus stop | river path | dark in November |
| 3 | Ostheim United | 15 min | station | pavement | chip shop until 23:30 |
| 4 | Weststadt | 20 min | station | pavement | stay with the group |
| 5 | Kirchberg | 25 min | station | uphill | best floodlights in the league |
| 6 | Talheim 08 | 20 min | station | uphill, no pavement | a roof over the away end |
1. Südfeld
Four minutes from the bus stop, on the flat, past a bakery that opens on Saturday afternoons for no other reason than us. The ground floods after heavy rain.
2. Bergen
Ten minutes along the river. Pleasant in October, dark in November. The away end is a grass bank, so bring something to stand on if you are shorter than Vogt.
3. Ostheim United
Fifteen minutes from the station through a housing estate. The chip shop on the corner is the best in the district and closes at 23:30, which matters for evening matches.
4. Weststadt
Twenty minutes, and you walk the last five past their pub, which on derby day means you walk them quickly. Stay with the group.
5. Kirchberg
Twenty-five minutes, mostly uphill, mostly in the dark, because Kirchberg like playing us on Wednesday nights. The floodlights are the best in the league. You see them from the station and they never seem to get closer.
6. Talheim 08
Twenty minutes from the station, all of it uphill, on a road with no pavement for the last stretch. There is a roof over the away end when you get there, which is more than we have at home. We are there on Sat 21 Nov. Take the bus.