Clay pit on the Kleiner Bärenpfad – Kaiserplätzle loop from Nellingen

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Clay pit on the Kleiner Bärenpfad – Kaiserplätzle loop from Nellingen

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Clay pit on the Kleiner Bärenpfad – Kaiserplätzle loop from Nellingen

01:41

6.44km

50m

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: August 21, 2026

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Geopark Schwäbische Alb

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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356 m

Roman Road on the Kleiner Bärenpfad

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I am called the Alte-Römerstraße ,, Alb-Limes “.

I was a Roman borderline in the 1st century AD on the Swabian Alb.

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636 m

Clay pit on the Kleiner Bärenpfad

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I am the long-forgotten clay pit, today
only cattle graze in me.

There used to be a brick factory in almost every larger village. They made bricks for walls and tiles for roofs.

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757 m

Albvereinshütte and Bear Sculpture at Kleiner Bärenpfad

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Nice hut with wooden bears

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1.08 km

Weather Oak on the Kleiner Bärenpfad

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Almost 300 year old weather oak

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1.53 km

Kalkshau

Forest

3.43 km

Dutzenbergschacht Shaft

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Shaft cave directly on the Central European watershed

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4.18 km

Kaiserplätzle

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Located directly on the Roman road. King Wilhelm II is said to have been here, a military training area was planned there in 1892 (but was then built in Münsingen) …

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4.74 km

Weidebrunnen (Cattle Water Trough) in Geopark Schwäbische Alb

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Until around 1750 it was common practice to drive cattle into the forests for grazing. In order to water the animals, pasture wells made of rubble stone and sealed with …

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4.92 km

Mühltäsch Historic Mill Site

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Path that led from Nellingen to the mill in Ditzenbach

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6.44 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.09 km

310 m

Surfaces

4.32 km

1.28 km

490 m

303 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 12 October

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Comments

January 14, 2024,Nellinger Bärenrunde

Interesting tour with information signs about the Swabian Alb along the way. Partially grassy paths.

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January 3, 2023,Der große 🐻 Bärenpfad 🐻 von Nellingen

Today we spontaneously walked the bear path in Nellingen. The weather kept getting better...
The two paths are really nicely laid out with many interesting information boards.

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January 3, 2023,Großer 🐻🐻 Pfad um Nellingen

We left quite spontaneously today - the weather was becoming increasingly wonderful.
The small and large bear path are equipped with instructive display boards that offer a lot of interesting information from days gone by.

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February 19, 2023,D-89191 Nellingen-Großer Bärenpfad (Römerstraße, Kuhloch, Steinbruch, Dutzenbergschacht, Kaiserplätzle)

This afternoon my hiking tour went along the Great Bear Trail in Nellingen. Like the "Little Bear Path", this was lovingly created by the local Swabian Alb Association.
The start was at the hiking car park on Römerstraße, not far from the village. There is also a nice playground here.
First we went a bit along the old Roman road, …

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