Wental Rock Sea – Wental loop from Zang

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Wental Rock Sea – Wental loop from Zang

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Wental Rock Sea – Wental loop from Zang

04:49

17.8km

240m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Wental mit Seitentälern und Feldinsel Klösterle

Geopark Schwäbische Alb

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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5.63 km

Wental Rock Sea

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Wental offers you a unique nature experience. Countless stone pillars and bizarre rock formations of limestone line up in the valley. They bear such impressive names as Felsenmeer, Wentalweible, …

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6.27 km

Wental

Highlight • Gorge

The Wental is always worth a trip, whether on foot or by bike! On the weekends when the weather is nice, however, you should expect a lot of hustle and …

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6.34 km

The Two Lovers Rock Formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

There are a number of great rock formations in the Wental.

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6.40 km

Wental rock formations

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

On the Alb plateau, southeast of the neighboring municipality of Bartholomä, the Wental extends across the Essingen district to the Steinheim basin.
This unique natural landscape arose from the riverbed …

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7.52 km

Shot Put Rock

Highlight • Natural Monument

It seems as if the rock is just waiting to suddenly throw the spherical chunk out.
All hikers ... watch out ☝️☝️☝️

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9.00 km

Wentalweible Rock Formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

Spitz the Wentalweible towers as a rock tower in the sky. Legend has it that a notorious and stinging shopkeeper ran through the valley when suddenly a thunderstorm hit. When …

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9.17 km

Wentalweible Shelter

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Ingenious resting place or shelter between impressive rock formations. Was here in the winter and enjoyed the peace.

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10.7 km

Doschental Enchanted Path

Highlight • Gorge

You feel small in this narrow valley cut under the giant rock on both sides, which lift their peaks steeply upwards to let them shine in the sun. One can …

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12.6 km

Kreuzwirtwald

Forest

17.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.4 km

1.12 km

770 m

472 m

Surfaces

13.1 km

2.24 km

1.43 km

654 m

359 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (680 m)

Lowest point (570 m)

Weather

Wednesday 14 October

18°C

4°C

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Max wind speed: 6.0 km/h

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Comments

January 8, 2022,Albschäferweg5: Zang - Steinheim. Nominiert schönster Wanderweg 2022

Today was a tour to my liking! At first it looked rather bad weather-wise. It was snowing and storming and I wondered if I should actually start walking. But the weather report made me optimistic. Although I started relatively early, there were already footprints in the fresh snow. Only after 3.5 km was the route still virgin. The fresh snow …

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October 14, 2022,Albschäferweg von Steinheim nach Zang am 14.10.2022

The 5th stage of the Albschäferweg runs from the Schafhof on the Busentalhalde near Steinheim to the forest car park near Zang. The highlights of this tour are the crater landscape near Steinheim and the hiking trail through the Felsenmeer in the Wental. The 14 km long hiking trail runs on paved and many unpaved paths.

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May 28, 2025,Albschäferweg 🌾🐑⛰️🌳 - E 5 - Steinheim ➡️ Zang

With a good breakfast in my stomach, the walk goes much better. Yesterday I was self-sufficient, caffeine-free, and with yesterday's rolls. 🙃

On the first climb, where the climb immediately starts steeply, a small group follows me... a girl with her trainers, wearing only shorts, a T-shirt, and a baseball cap, with a small backpack for a hydration bladder and …

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February 3, 2025,8|25 ~ Abenteuer "Wandern" 🤣 - Albschäferweg 🐑 - 5. Etappe, als Rundweg

We actually only planned to walk one stage, but as it happens, things always turn out differently than you think 🤣.
The idea was to park one car at the beginning and one at the end, but then our fellow hiker unfortunately fell ill overnight.
And because my husband still wanted to do it, a stage hike turned into a …

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March 4, 2025,Albschäferweg 🐑 - 5. Etappe als Rundweg

I saw the tour at @Ilona 🎒🥾 and saved it. Today I hiked it in the opposite direction. I was there early and started at -2°. There were still few rocks in the sea of rocks illuminated by sunlight 🌞🪨 - according to the weather report, the cirrus clouds should clear up by late afternoon😎. So I first went on …

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May 25, 2022,🐑Albschäferweg:Von Steinheim am Albuch bis Zang🐑

The entry into the 5th stage was a bit bumpy..🥴 Unfortunately, the originally planned path was closed, which gave us about 800 meters next to a busy road..😝 But then we went straight on through a wonderful juniper slope, and the road was to forget. 😏 Today's stage also had a number of highlights in store with hiking through the …

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July 15, 2024,Baden-Württemberg: Albschäferweg, Etappe 5/10, Steinheim am Albuch-Zang. 150724

The fifth stage of the Albschäferweg is history! Again I saw and experienced a lot, which I hope I won't forget anytime soon!

albschaeferweg.de/der-weg/etappen/etappe-5-steinheim-zang

Like the last two days, the path was easy to follow today, as it was really well signposted! The muddy parts could be counted on one hand and were not particularly difficult to avoid.

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