Ettlesberg Natural Monument – Panorama bench loop from Rutesheim

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Ettlesberg Natural Monument – Panorama bench loop from Rutesheim

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Ettlesberg Natural Monument – Panorama bench loop from Rutesheim

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5.69km

120m

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 10, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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413 m

Biotope

Highlight • Lake

In this area, several craters have been formed in the forest floor by bombs. Due to the connection to water-filled cavities (karstification in the shell limestone), pools are occasionally formed …

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707 m

Historical marker stone

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Historical marker stone on the Alter Flachter Weg with the inscription "End of the Flacht marker 1858".

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794 m

Historical boundary stones

Highlight • Monument

Besides the boundary stone of the Flacht district from 1858, located a few meters away, there are further boundary stones of the Flacht district on this section of the Rutesheim border path.

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1.02 km

Ettlesberg Natural Monument

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Ettlesberg natural monument (491 m) with semi-dry grassland and water reservoir near Friedenshöhe.

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2.38 km

View of Weissach

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Panoramic view above Weissach, across the town to the Porsche Development Center. In good weather, the view extends eastward from Heimerdingen to the Swabian Forest.

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3.03 km

Panorama bench

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Bench with panoramic view of the Rutesheimer / Weissacher forest all the way to the railway line from Feuriger Elias.

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3.56 km

Historical boundary stones

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Historical boundary stone with the coat of arms of Weissach (star) on one side and the coat of arms of Württemberg (deer antlers) on the other side.

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4.46 km

Boundary stone with information board

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Quite a massive border stone between the municipalities of Weissach and Rutesheim with an information board nearby. From here, a sometimes somewhat overgrown forest path also leads along the border path with further border stones.

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5.69 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.21 km

428 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.00 km