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Hohenwittlingensteig – Premiumwanderwege Grafensteige

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Hohenwittlingensteig – Premiumwanderwege Grafensteige

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Hohenwittlingensteig – Premiumwanderwege Grafensteige

02:00

6.63km

190m

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A stately fortress, bizarre rock formations and lots of fantastic views of the unique landscape of the Swabian Alb. The six kilometer long Hohenwittlingensteig near Bad Urach takes you on a varied route through the Swabian Alb biosphere area and offers lots of hiking fun for the whole family.

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by Bad Urach Tourismus

Last updated: September 1, 2024

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2.73 km

Split Rock

Highlight • Natural Monument

Nice climbing rock. At the weekend when the weather is good, you can watch the climbers here or take action yourself :-)

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3.42 km

View of the Erms Valley

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A nice place for a break with a great view. Directly on the Hohenwittlingensteig.

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3.94 km

View of the Ermstal Valley from Buckfelsen

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From here you have a wonderful view over the Ermstal.

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4.79 km

Hohenwittlingen Castle Ruins

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The castle, which was built on a rock spur, was protected against attacks from the plateau by two ditches and a high shield wall.

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5.15 km

Schiller Cave

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The Schiller Cave is a natural monument on the Swabian Alb. The cave is around 245 meters long and was used as a escape cave in various wars. Today the …

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6.63 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.47 km

2.62 km

398 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.29 km

1.79 km

818 m

324 m

238 m

114 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (720 m)

Lowest point (570 m)

Weather

Friday 17 July

23°C

12°C

84 %

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Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

April 6, 2025,Hohenwittlingensteig

The Hohenwittlingensteig is certified as a premium trail by the German Hiking Institute and rated 72 points. Unfortunately, I don't understand this rating. The first 2 kilometers consist of wide, very firm paths with little variety. The two off-grid sections are dangerous. Some very narrow paths slope steeply toward the lower slope. Several trees that had fallen across the path …

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May 28, 2023,Hohenwittlingensteig – Grafensteige auf der Schwäbischen Alb

We still felt like a little evening lap after the meal... 6.5 km should be manageable... It was a wonderful, but also quite demanding hike, for which we finally needed almost 3 hours. In the evening sun there was a very nice atmosphere and we were very impressed / pleased with the slotted rocks, the Hohenwittlingen ruins, the Schiller cave …

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July 21, 2024,Hohenwittlingensteig Grafensteig

Hiked the Wittsteig with the Albverein Allmendingen in humid weather but stayed dry. It was very slippery in places and there were a lot of tree trunks in the way. A hike that I can happily recommend.

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April 11, 2023,Hohenwittlingensteig mit Katrin Samuel Rahel Joni und Lenni

Today I did a nice tour with my daughter-in-law and my 4 grandchildren, on a partly muddy path. 🤣 the tour was beautiful unfortunately the Schiller cave was still closed 😱 my grandchildren would have liked to go in
The highlight is always the Wolf Gorge 🐺 it's so beautiful 😍

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February 25, 2022,Hohenwittlingensteig 25.02.2022 🌳☀️❄️ Premiumwandern Schwäbische Alb - Grafensteige Bad Urach

The Hohenwittlingensteig is one of the five premium hiking trails Grafensteige, which lead us to the natural beauties in the Swabian Alb biosphere reserve. The tour promises many highlights in a short length and is a small insider tip, even for experienced Bad Urach hikers.
We enjoy the fresh Alb air and the tranquility of the Alb plateau. A steep …

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January 2, 2023,ALB: Hohenwittlingensteig – Grafensteige auf der Schwäbischen Alb (Wittlingen)

Tours from Swabian Alb at komoot:
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March 2, 2025,Hohenwittlingensteig 🥾🏰 mit Freunden

Nice, short, challenging round for four🚶🏼‍♂️🚶‍♀️🚶👨‍🦯.
The paths were still a bit frosty. It was good that we had our hiking poles with us for the slippery spots on the way down.
First we hiked the
Wolfstal. The path leads down a steel staircase and along the rocks, secured with a steel cable.
Then it goes past the Rulamannhöhle cave …

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July 14, 2023,Wanderrundtour Hohenwittlingensteig

We were again at the Hohenwittlingensteig 🫶🤩 Distance to the
The goal today was to precisely determine vantage points. With the many beautiful butterflies, it took us longer.😄🤩 It was nice.

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February 16, 2023

A stately fortress, bizarre rock formations and lots of fantastic views of the unique landscape of the Swabian Alb. The six kilometer long Hohenwittlingensteig near Bad Urach takes you on a varied route through the Swabian Alb biosphere area and offers lots of hiking fun for the whole family.
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Hohenwittlingensteig – Premiumwanderwege Grafensteige

Split Rock

View of the Erms Valley

View of the Ermstal Valley from Buckfelsen

Hohenwittlingen Castle Ruins

Schiller Cave

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