Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Zollernalbkreis

Nusplingen

View of Nusplingen – Nusplingen Fossil Quarry loop from Galgenwiesen

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Zollernalbkreis

Nusplingen

View of Nusplingen – Nusplingen Fossil Quarry loop from Galgenwiesen

Easy

4.7

(24)

112

hikers

View of Nusplingen – Nusplingen Fossil Quarry loop from Galgenwiesen

01:20

4.96km

70m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 8, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Naturpark Obere Donau

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

21 m

Start of the Geological Trail 'Im Reich der Meerengel' (Laisental)

Highlight • Trail

From here starts the geological trail "In the realm of the sea angels", a 4.7 km long, very beautiful circular walk.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

1.51 km

View of Nusplingen

Highlight • Viewpoint

A beautiful lookout point on the geological trail "In the realm of the sea angels", a 4.7 km long, very beautiful circular walk.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

2.00 km

View of Nusplingen from Westerberg

Highlight • Viewpoint

Very nice vantage point over Nusplingen from the Westerberg. There are two benches for a rest. On an information board you can find explanations about the panorama.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

2.25 km

Meadow trail with benches in Naturpark Obere Donau

Highlight • Trail

3.86 km

About 150 million years ago there was a deep lagoon in the tropical Jurassic Sea in what is now the Westerberg above Nusplingen. Tender lime sludge has collected in this: the Nusplinger plate limestone. Special fossils were found in this rock, such as pterosaurs, crocodiles and sea angels, and ray-like sharks. As in the past, the finds delight experts, make Nusplingen world famous and attract many visitors to our community year after year.

The more common finds in the limestone include shrimp up to 25 centimeters long, as well as perfectly preserved ammonites. For the Stuttgart specialists, Dr. Günter Schweigert and Dr. Gerd Dietl also the petrified pearl boats. The two geologists have repeatedly dealt with the Nusplinger fossil finds. No wonder that these two Nusplingers by choice always have so many interesting things to report on their tours through the quarry!
Source: Homepage of the municipality of Nusplingen

Translated by Google •

Tip by

4.96 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.49 km

452 m

Surfaces

4.33 km

452 m

162 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Weather

Thursday 16 July

25°C

14°C

-- %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: -- km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

Want to know more?

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

Moderate

4.8

4,749

DonauFelsenLäufe – Kloster-Felsenweg

03:37h

12.9km

250m

Moderate

4.8

4,674

Danube Rock Runs: Monastery Rock Trail

03:34h

12.7km

260m

Moderate

4.8

3,863

Traufgang Zollernburg-Panorama in Albstadt

04:29h

16.1km

300m

Moderate

4.8

4,061

Traufgang Hossinger ladder in Albstadt

02:43h

8.90km

300m

Hard

4.8

1,979

Traufgang Felsenmeersteig in Albstadt

06:17h

17.2km

540m

Moderate

4.8

1,883

Danube Wave – Danube Rocks Tour

04:47h

15.8km

510m

Moderate

4.8

2,073

Donauwelle: Eichfelsen Panorama and Swabian Grand Canyon

04:36h

14.5km

550m

Moderate

4.8

2,055

DonauWelle: Eichfelsen panorama and Swabian Grand Canyon

04:27h

14.1km

520m

Moderate

4.7

1,629

Traufgang Ochsenbergtour in Albstadt

02:50h

9.79km

230m

Moderate

4.7

1,102

Donaufelsenläfe – Donaufelsengarten (Danube Rock Garden) near Gutenstein

03:29h

8.45km

250m

Moderate

4.7

1,192

DonauWelle: Donauversickerung (Danube Sinkhole) - Hiking in the Donautal

03:41h

13.1km

270m

Moderate

4.8

1,356

Traufgang Wacholderhöhe in Albstadt

02:28h

9.01km

150m

View of Nusplingen – Nusplingen Fossil Quarry loop from Galgenwiesen

Start of the Geological Trail 'Im Reich der Meerengel' (Laisental)

Tannenfelsen with Burgstall

View of Nusplingen

View of Nusplingen from Westerberg

Mauzenhalde Cross

Large anthill

Meadow trail with benches in Naturpark Obere Donau

Nusplingen Fossil Quarry

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️