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River Blau – View of the Blau River loop from Blaubeuren

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River Blau – View of the Blau River loop from Blaubeuren

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River Blau – View of the Blau River loop from Blaubeuren

03:53

59.6km

630m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 25, 2026

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Kleines Lautertal

Rabensteig

Geopark Schwäbische Alb

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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River Blau

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There is always something to see on the Blau

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2.12 km

View of the Blau River

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If you look closely you can see one or two fat trout.

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4.06 km

Cycle path along the Blau from Gerhausen to Arnegg

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This is a great place to really let it all go. A perfect bike path, wide enough and with a good surface. Scenic and far, far away from cars.

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13.5 km

Scenic Path in Kleines Lautertal

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One of the most beautiful little valleys in the vicinity. If you follow the valley, you can easily drive away from the traffic to Machtolsheim and on to Laichingen. The …

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14.5 km

Rock formation with circular opening on the Lautertal cycle path

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Idyllic valley with bizarre rock formations and a great bike path.

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15.8 km

Kleines Lautertal Conservation Area

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The cycle path leads for several kilometers through the tranquil Kleine Lautertal valley. Information boards are provided. In the heart of the Lautertal valley lies the small village of Lautern, with an inn, a few farmhouses, and a small church.

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16.1 km

Kleines Lautertal

Nature Reserve

21.3 km

Wildruhezone Bulachhalde

Nature Reserve

22.0 km

Skull Rock in Kleines Lautertal

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The small Lautertal is a splendor

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54.2 km

deep valley

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Wonderful gravel route through a wild, romantic valley.

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59.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

37.3 km

9.56 km

7.34 km

3.97 km

1.26 km

148 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

38.8 km

17.7 km

1.83 km

1.15 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (790 m)

Lowest point (490 m)

Weather

Friday 3 July

26°C

9°C

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Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

November 13, 2025,Alb-Donau-Kreis Radtour 6 - Tälerfahrt rund um Blaubeuren und hoch auf die Alb

🚴🚴‍♀️And the Alb-Donau district rounds continue. With fantastic ☀️☀️ weather in November. 🍁🍂 Temperatures of 19 degrees Celsius and 11 degrees Celsius in the valleys. To finish off, we enjoyed some delicious cake and coffee.☕🍰

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August 6, 2025,Tour 6: Laichingen nach Blaubeuren

Tour 6 from the "Bicycle Tours Adventure Tours. Experience World Culture" brochure from the Albdonau District Tourist Office offers everything: from Laichingen, the tour goes through the Lauter Valley to Blaustein and then to Blaubeuren. The return journey leads gently up the Alb via the Tiefental valley.

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July 6, 2024,Tour 06.07.2024: 1862MP: Knühl-Bus-Radreise: Die Blautopf-Runde: Laichingen (Tiefenhöhle) Berghülen Bühlenhausen (kleines Lautertal, 📍Lauterquelle) Herrlingen Blaustein Arnegg Gerhausen Blaubeuren (📍Blautopf, 📍Kloster) Sontheim Laichingen

Tour 07/06/2024: 1862MP: Knühl-Bus-Radreise: The Blautopf-Runde: Laichingen (Tiefenhöhle) Berghülen Bühlenhausen (kleines Lautertal, 📍Lauterquelle) Herrlingen Blaustein Arnegg Gerhausen Blaubeuren (📍Blautopf, 📍Kloster) Sontheim Laichingen

Weather better than reported the day before ... only at 4:00 p.m. did we get a little rain on the last 5 km or so ... before that, the weather was beautiful

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August 20, 2025,Alb-Donau-Kreis Radtour 6 - Tälerfahrt rund um Blaubeuren und hoch auf die Alb

A beautiful, scenic cycling area.🚵‍♂️.🌞🌲🍀🐞🐝
The color of the Blautopf is truly impressive and worth seeing.

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August 17, 2021,Tiefes Tal, Lauter, Langes Tal

My relaxing lap to clear my head because I have to work from home

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August 29, 2024,2024 Blaubeuren - Blaustein - Kleines Lautertal - Laichingen (Tiefenhöhle anschauen) - Tiefental - Blaubeuren

The deep cave in Laichingen was worth visiting. Sometimes it goes down extremely steeply. Up to 55 meters deep. And then back up again on a different path. You have to breathe a bit ;-)
Unfortunately, the photos didn't turn out so well because of the blinding lighting in the cave.
Another piece of information:
You could still cycle to …

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June 8, 2023,Fahrradtour ADFC auf der Alb

Deployed as a tour guide, it went on a round trip on the Swabian Alb. From Herrlingen we went through the small Lauter valley and past the source of the small Lauter, steadily uphill in the most beautiful cycling weather and beautiful hotspots to Suppingen. Next we drove to the Sontheimer cave for our break at the local gastronomy. Unfortunately, …

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River Blau – View of the Blau River loop from Blaubeuren

River Blau

View of the Blau River

Cycle path along the Blau from Gerhausen to Arnegg

Scenic Path in Kleines Lautertal

Rock formation with circular opening on the Lautertal cycle path

Kleines Lautertal Conservation Area

Skull Rock in Kleines Lautertal

deep valley

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