Öde Tower – Helfenstein Castle Ruins loop from Amstetten

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Amstetten

Öde Tower – Helfenstein Castle Ruins loop from Amstetten

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Öde Tower – Helfenstein Castle Ruins loop from Amstetten

03:53

13.6km

310m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 3, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Eybtal mit Teilen des Längen- und Rohrachtales

Rohrachtal

Geopark Schwäbische Alb

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.96 km

View of Geislingen from Aussichtsfels

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The Galgenberg rock at 645 metres above sea level offers a very good view of Geislingen/Steige, although you have to go up onto a small rocky outcrop to get there.

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5.68 km

Öde Tower

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The 36-meter-high tower, still a landmark of the town of Geislingen today, was built around 1400 to protect the lower Helfenstein Castle. After the castle was demolished in 1552, the Ödenturm remained. Today it serves as an observation tower.

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6.74 km

Helfenstein Castle Ruins

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High above Geislingen an der Steige, the ruins of Helfenstein Castle stand majestically, a silent witness to medieval history and a popular destination in the Swabian Alps. The castle was …

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6.88 km

Staircase access to Helfenstein Castle

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Tunnel-like access with steps to the castle, where taller people should duck their heads for safety reasons.

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7.15 km

Lindele Viewpoint

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Vantage point on the old Weilersteige

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8.08 km

Geislingen an der Steige Old Town

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The basin in which Geislingen lies was already settled in the late Bronze Age. The city was founded at the beginning of the 13th century by the Counts of Helfenstein …

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10.6 km

Aussichtsplattform am naturnahen Fischteich

Viewpoint

11.6 km

Rohrach Valley

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Direct connection in the Rohrachtal between Staub Mühle and Geislingen.

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11.7 km

Bridge Over the Rohrach

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The Rohrach flows past here and the water is then used further down for trout farming.

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13.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.57 km

3.42 km

2.21 km

391 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.37 km

3.09 km

2.59 km

1.79 km

1.45 km

365 m

Elevation

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Highest point (650 m)

Lowest point (470 m)

Weather

Saturday 7 November

8°C

3°C

13 %

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Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

March 2, 2025,Entlang und in der Geislinger Steige

Wow, you wouldn't believe how much influenza can affect your fitness...
I was out and about again today for the first time.

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June 18, 2022,Erlebnispfad Geislinger Steige 🚂 ☀️🌳🌲 (18)

Walked the path like that a few years ago. We intentionally ignored the Knoll monument because we didn't want to do this scrambling down and up again today 🤭😅.
Otherwise we must have been a good 75% in the shade, partly on narrow paths. Except for a few ticks, we met almost no one 😁

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April 26, 2025,Geislinger Steige

Today we walked along the Geislinger Steige. There are two almost identical tours here – the Geislinger Steige Adventure Trail and the Lion's Trail "Along the Construction of the Century."

The Geislinger Steige is an impressive historic railway structure in Baden-Württemberg. It is considered the first and steepest mountain crossing in continental Europe and was a major challenge for the …

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