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Heidenheim
Steinheim am Albuch

Knill Woods – Gnannental Dam loop from Steinheim am Albuch

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Heidenheim
Steinheim am Albuch

Knill Woods – Gnannental Dam loop from Steinheim am Albuch

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Knill Woods – Gnannental Dam loop from Steinheim am Albuch

06:58

24.7km

510m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Steinheimer Becken

Wental mit Seitentälern und Feldinsel Klösterle

Geopark Schwäbische Alb

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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1

2.11 km

Burgstallfels View of the Steinheim Basin

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Great panoramic view of the former meteorite crater.

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2

2.19 km

From here you have a good view of Sontheim and Steinheim.

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3

3.45 km

Knill Woods

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nice corner, elevated with a view towards Steinheim. Sontheim, Heidenheim
But if you want to cycle towards Heidenheim: there are many steep steps or a steep gravel path at the end of the hill (caution)

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4

3.56 km

Knillberg

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The Knillberg is a hilltop overgrown with green on the southern edge of the Steinheim Basin. On the idyllic meadows you have a good chance of meeting an Alb shepherd with his herd.

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5

13.3 km

View of the Steinheim basin

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Many of these interesting information boards are attached to the entire Meteor Crater Circular Trail.

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14.0 km

Kreuzwirtwald

Forest

7

16.2 km

Gnannental Dam

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Impressive building in the middle of nature

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8

18.1 km

Steinheim Meteor Crater Rim

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From this point you have a wonderful view of the Hirschtal up to the Hirschfelsen.

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9

24.6 km

Pharion’s calcareous sand pit

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the Pharion sand pits are an abandoned quarry in which many fossils and relics from the Jurassic period have been found. The pieces are exhibited in the Sontheim / Stubental Meteor Crater Museum.

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24.7 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.3 km

5.59 km

2.33 km

334 m

105 m

Surfaces

7.39 km

7.07 km

6.23 km

2.80 km

1.03 km

135 m

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Highest point (640 m)

Lowest point (520 m)

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Tuesday 26 May

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