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Alerheim Castle – Summit cross on Kratzberg loop from Möttingen

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Alerheim Castle – Summit cross on Kratzberg loop from Möttingen

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Alerheim Castle – Summit cross on Kratzberg loop from Möttingen

05:58

22.4km

230m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

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832 m

Lierheim Castle

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The castle is privately owned and cannot be visited.

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4.97 km

Alerheim Castle

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Alerheim Castle, also called Alerheim castle ruins

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8.25 km

Wörnitz River

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A legacy of the Celts is the name of the river on which they lived: "Warantia - the curving, winding" ...
What a fitting description of the gentle course of …

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18.8 km

7 Hills Trail Information Board, Kratzberg

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19.2 km

Site of the Former Lustschloss Euringer

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19.4 km

Summit cross on Kratzberg

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“Each of these crosses can tell its own story and what prompted people to erect“ their ”cross at this point. (...) These crossroads have been erected as visible signs and …

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21.1 km

Hexenküche Cave at Kaufertsberg near Lierheim

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Exciting caves along the way.

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22.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.9 km

6.91 km

1.66 km

902 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.6 km

5.27 km

2.06 km

1.93 km

1.30 km

1.28 km

Elevation

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Highest point (470 m)

Lowest point (410 m)

Weather

Monday 24 August

20°C

13°C

65 %

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Max wind speed: 7.0 km/h

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Comments

March 30, 2024,7-Hügel-Weg am Karsamstag

Thanks go to @Simone Tschorn for the suggestion and submission for this tour. <3 It was a bit hazy (probably due to the Sahara dust), so we had to look closer to spot Daniel, but also incredibly warm for a day at the end of March. And really beautiful villages on the way, which were all very decorated for Easter. …

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October 6, 2022,Über 7 Hügel musst du geh'n...

Whether you really go over 7 hills, I can't say. In any case, you can see 7 hills (and more).
The tour is a good 18 km long and takes almost 4:30 hours. Most of the time it is quite flat and through some villages, so there is also a road. The hike is quite calm and lives from the …

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January 3, 2023,Nördlinger Ries – 7 Hügel Weg

If you're out and about in the Nördlinger Ries and look around, it's automatically clear that there's something - anners here... I find the whole meteorite topic very interesting anyway. At the latest after the hospitality of the people in this pot, which I met on the "Romantic Road" cycle path, I had to take a closer look! (and start …

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February 22, 2025,7-Hügel-Weg

Lost the GPS in the witch's kitchen😅a bit asphalt-heavy but at this time of year a great round to just soak up the sun🌞🌞🌞countless rabbits and deer jumped across my path

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May 4, 2024,24.05.04 Auf dem Umweg zur Hexenküche

This tour can be given many names:
7-hill path, maypole viewing...
Definitely not recommended for walking, at least not as is the case on the Geopark Ries website... It's more of a cycle ride...
Contrary to the original route, we started at the car park in Möttingen-Lierheim.
Direct access from Möttingen was not possible due to a construction site.
One …

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April 10, 2023,7-Hügel 〽️〽️〽️〽️〽️〽️〽️Weg im Geopark RIES🥾

So, today again in the Donau-Ries and walked the "7-Hügel-Weg". We started at 🅿️ Alerheim and first past the Sommerkeller 🎨 on the Wennenberg 🥰 Then endless expanse - Ries evenly - on wide paths along the Wörnitz 💦. The path is well signposted, but there are only a few hills that are crossed...🫣 After Heroldingen, finally another hill, the …

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Alerheim Castle – Summit cross on Kratzberg loop from Möttingen

Lierheim Castle

Alerheim Castle

View of Geopark Ries

Wörnitz River

7 Hills Trail Information Board, Kratzberg

Site of the Former Lustschloss Euringer

Summit cross on Kratzberg

Hexenküche Cave at Kaufertsberg near Lierheim

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