Blautopf – Küssende Sau Rock Formation loop from Blaubeuren

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Blautopf – Küssende Sau Rock Formation loop from Blaubeuren

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Blautopf – Küssende Sau Rock Formation loop from Blaubeuren

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5.96km

130m

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: September 23, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Geopark Schwäbische Alb

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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104 m

Bridge Over the Blau

Highlight • Bridge

Clear, blue-green water, a real picture book idyll, simply wonderful

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470 m

Blautopf Spring

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Blautopf is the most beautiful and, after the Aachtopf, the second largest karst spring in Germany. Its catchment area extends over approx. 160 km². From the 21 m deep …

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519 m

Blautopf

Highlight • Lake

A much-sung place, which rightly belongs to one of the most beautiful natural spectacles of the Alb. Summer, sun and the deep blue of the spring are always soothing and uplifting.

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696 m

Blaubeuren Monastery

Highlight • Religious Site

Blaubeuren is not only fascinated by the Blautopf, but also by the monastery that was founded in 1085. Today you can visit the monastery, which was newly built between 1466 …

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1.10 km

Blaubeuren Old Town

Highlight • Settlement

Beautiful old fountain from 1814 on the monastic site in Blaubeuren.

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1.80 km

Viewpoint

3.19 km

Rock labyrinth

Highlight • Natural Monument

The rock labyrinth is located on the northern flank of the Ach Valley and consists of several rock formations. The most important: The Brillenhöhle is an important Upper Palaeolithic site …

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3.25 km

Küssende Sau Rock Formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

Millions of years ago, the waves of the primeval sea lapped at this spot. Corals lived in it. We see the fossilized remains of these creatures today as rocks – …

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5.32 km

Hoher Wil, Tanners' Quarter, Blaubeuren

Highlight • Historical Site

The word Wil comes from a steep roof. The high Wil is located directly on the Aach and is the most beautiful half-timbered house in the old town of Blaubeuren.

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5.96 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.35 km

2.29 km

949 m

363 m

Surfaces

1.88 km

1.64 km

1.19 km

486 m

316 m

269 m

123 m

Elevation

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Highest point (620 m)

Lowest point (510 m)

Weather

Wednesday 7 October

16°C

8°C

98 %

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Max wind speed: 28.0 km/h

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Comments

October 1, 2023,Blautopf über Blaufels und Glasfels zum Felsenlabyrinth und der Küssenden Sau

Great tour for the eyes, unfortunately the route information is always incorrect. Sometimes there aren't really any trails, or they end suddenly (unfortunately I slipped at one end and pretty much tore my arm open), sometimes there are paths that aren't listed. Nevertheless, Blautopf and the surrounding rocks are fantastic.

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May 12, 2025,Blaubeuren zum Felsenlabyrint und Blautopf

In the rock labyrinth, you walk through a large rock gate called the 'Kissing Pig'. Further along the tour, you'll find the Blautopf, a magical spring in Blaubeuren. The entrance is a huge cave system (for divers) and the source of the Blau River, which flows into the Danube near Ulm after 22 km.

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