Blautopf – Blautopf Spring loop from Laichingen

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Blautopf – Blautopf Spring loop from Laichingen

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Blautopf – Blautopf Spring loop from Laichingen

02:35

39.7km

440m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 8.09 km for 19 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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8.10 km

Sontheimer Höhle

Cave Entrance

10.7 km

Langes Valley (Swabian Jura)

Highlight • Gorge

Below Heroldstatt begins the seemingly endless valley through great juniper heaths and beautiful forests.

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12.2 km

Deep valley trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Seems forever, even though it's only ten kilometers. It's going uphill all the time. Very pleasant to drive in the summer heat, as the forest provides shade and coolness.

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22.2 km

View of the Küssende Säue Rock Formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

View of the Kissing Pigs, although the rock formation is not recognized as such from this point.

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24.6 km

Blaubeuren Old Town

Highlight • Settlement

Beautiful old fountain from 1814 on the monastic site in Blaubeuren.

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25.0 km

Blautopf

Highlight • Lake

A much-sung place, which rightly belongs to one of the most beautiful natural spectacles of the Alb. Summer, sun and the deep blue of the spring are always soothing and uplifting.

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25.0 km

Blautopf Spring

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Blautopf is the most beautiful and, after the Aachtopf, the second largest karst spring in Germany. Its catchment area extends over approx. 160 km². From the 21 m deep …

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26.6 km

Blaubeurer Steige Cycle Path

Highlight • Cycleway

In 2021, the cycle path along the Steige was redeveloped. With gradients between 2 and 7 percent, however, it is easy to manage.

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33.8 km

Car-Free Cycle Path Laichingen–Berghülen

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Very long side road with top asphalt! Also a bit downhill towards Berghülen.🚴‍♂️

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39.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.1 km

6.68 km

3.54 km

1.44 km

1.28 km

421 m

255 m

Surfaces

25.2 km

12.8 km

1.17 km

289 m

262 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (780 m)

Lowest point (520 m)

Weather

Friday 16 October

12°C

6°C

83 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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Comments

June 26, 2022,s‘lange Täle na

Saying of the day at a restaurant in Blaubeuren!!!!

In my opinion, the long valley from Heroldstatt to Blaubeuren is the most beautiful route to Blaubeuren. More than 10km almost always in the shade in a fantastically beautiful valley on a gravel but well-paved path. Just the thing for really warm or hot weather.

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June 19, 2025,Nach Blaubeueren durchs lange Tal

A short afternoon tour through the valley to Blaubeuren with an ice cream break at Gusto's. Return via Sonderbuch and the Hessenhöfe

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September 27, 2023,Bahnhof Merklingen - Blautopf..

Today I finally did the planned tour to the new train station in Merklingen - of course from Wendlingen with the fast IR 200!! I also wanted to take advantage of my Germany ticket for September...
I downloaded a circular tour from komoot and really enjoyed the day - until I left the tour myself behind the Blaubeurer Steige because …

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