Blautopf – Deep valley trail loop from Sondernach

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Blautopf – Deep valley trail loop from Sondernach

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Blautopf – Deep valley trail loop from Sondernach

05:00

77.1km

860m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 31, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Biosphärengebiet Schwäbische Alb (Kernzone)

Rabensteig

Oberes Schmiechtal

Geopark Schwäbische Alb

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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11.8 km

the first kilometers along the Aach

Highlight • Trail

Super beautiful, quiet valley with great rocks and views.

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18.7 km

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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19.0 km

Blaubeuren Old Town

Highlight • Settlement

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

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23.8 km

Deep valley trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Seems forever, even though it's only ten kilometers. It's going uphill all the time. Very pleasant to drive in the summer heat, as the forest provides shade and coolness.

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43.5 km

Münsinger Hardt (Former Military Training Area)

Highlight • Natural Monument

Heart of the biosphere area of the Swabian Jura: the former Münsingen military training area in the so-called Münsinger Hardt

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43.5 km

Alb plateau in the Swabian Alb Geopark

Highlight (Segment) • Natural

A wonderful, paved bike path that leads through meadows and past forests. There's a rest area with restrooms along the way.

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62.4 km

Juniper Heath Slope in the Swabian Alb Geopark

Highlight • Natural

Beautiful valley, cycling on lonely paths

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76.4 km

View of the Schmiech Valley near Sondernach

Highlight • Viewpoint

From the mountain slopes you have a wonderful view down into the Schmiech valley. At your feet, Sondernach, with its red roofs, nestles picturesquely into the green surroundings.

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77.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

30.1 km

20.3 km

16.9 km

6.46 km

3.29 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

51.7 km

16.3 km

7.20 km

1.26 km

579 m

218 m

Elevation

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Highest point (810 m)

Lowest point (520 m)

Weather

Friday 6 November

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Comments

July 2, 2022,e-Bike-Tour Nr. 8 - Tour zur schönen Lau

The video of the tour: Tour to the beautiful Lau (Münsingen: e-Bike Tour No. 8)

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June 14, 2022,Münsingen_Tour_8_Blautopf_Schwäbische_Alb

Tour from the e-bike tour program of the municipality of Münsingen in the Swabian Jura. There are 10 designated routes in total.

Very nice and entertaining tour to the Blautopf to Blaubeuren through beautiful valleys and forests. Then back over the heights and through the former military training area, now the biosphere area of the Swabian Jura. Due to the …

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August 30, 2023,Alb #1 Schmiechtal 🏞– 🔵Blautopf ⛅️🌦

Inspired by an advertising brochure for cycling tours, we chose a holiday apartment in Münsingen. Münsingen is the starting point of 9 tour suggestions, which are also signposted. We spent the first day in the Beuren open-air museum because of the constant rain.
This morning it was finally dry again and we did the first tour (No. 8) to the …

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August 25, 2024,5-Täler-Rundfahrt - Runde von Münsingen

Hello,
Today I rode a round trip from Münsingen on my trekking bike (without the "E" 😉). I saw the tour 2 years ago at @Ute🚶‍♀️🚴‍♂️ and saved it straight away. Since then it has been slumbering in my planned tours.
Tour by Ute: komoot.com/de-de/tour/924146096

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July 15, 2023,Berg Bier Radtour Tag 2: Ehingen-Blaubeuren-Blautopf-Münsingen

From KM 24, Blaubeuren-Weiler to KM 40 it is constantly uphill. At the beginning there is a slight incline, at the end it is really steep. There is no shade on the military training area, you cycle constantly in the sun, over 30 degrees here.

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May 26, 2024,Teil 2 Ehingen an der Donau, Tiefentalweg, Sontheimer Höhle, Truppenübungsplatz Münsingen

The Blautopf junction is at about 24 km and is only worth it if you haven't seen it yet.

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April 21, 2022,Radtour - Berg Bier Tour Ehingen - Münsingen 2. Tag (2022)

Day 2 had a lot to offer. The tour started today in Ehingen. Up to Blaubeuren and the Blautopf all very relaxed. The Blautopf itself is just beautiful.
After that, however, you got to know the advantages of an e-bike. It's not dramatic climbs now. But it's steadily going uphill, in the forest and in the villages.
The signage could …

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