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Schelklingen

Bärenhütte Barbecue Area – Stone Steps at Bärental Gorge loop from Oberes Schmiechtal

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Alb-Donau-Kreis

Schelklingen

Bärenhütte Barbecue Area – Stone Steps at Bärental Gorge loop from Oberes Schmiechtal

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Bärenhütte Barbecue Area – Stone Steps at Bärental Gorge loop from Oberes Schmiechtal

01:25

4.64km

150m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 16, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Biosphärengebiet Schwäbische Alb (Kernzone)

Oberes Schmiechtal

Geopark Schwäbische Alb

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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137 m

Bench with a view over Hütten and the Schmiech Valley

Highlight • Viewpoint

This viewpoint is located above Hütten (district of Schelklingen) in the Alb-Donau district in Baden-Württemberg.
- Another bank is located a little higher - also on the castle rock - …

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229 m

Small Cave in the Rock

Highlight • Cave

1.59 km

Castle Chapel

Highlight • Religious Site

Very contemplative place. Invites you to take a short rest.

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2.14 km

Sandburren Water Reservoir Justingen

Highlight • Monument

There are information boards and a rest area at the bottom. A stone staircase leads up to the raised tank. Otherwise there is nothing to see. The rest of the raised water tank is overgrown.

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3.46 km

Bärenhütte Barbecue Area

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Nice place with a hut

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3.47 km

Stone Steps at Bärental Gorge

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

The Bärental is a wildly romantic, narrow rock canyon. The trail is partially laid out with stone steps, and leads to the entrance of the almost 30 m long Bearentalhöhle.

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4.22 km

Wild Romantic Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

Great, wildly romantic, narrow rocky gorge, easy to walk on, some beautifully laid stone stairs.

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4.25 km

Bärental Cave

Highlight • Cave

Always interesting to go a little into the cave

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4.64 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.01 km

1.22 km

359 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.89 km

1.46 km

1.12 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (760 m)

Lowest point (620 m)

Weather

Thursday 4 June

16°C

9°C

40 %

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Bärenhütte Barbecue Area – Stone Steps at Bärental Gorge loop from Oberes Schmiechtal

Bench with a view over Hütten and the Schmiech Valley

Small Cave in the Rock

Castle Chapel

Sandburren Water Reservoir Justingen

Bärenhütte Barbecue Area

Stone Steps at Bärental Gorge

Wild Romantic Gorge

Bärental Cave

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