Schmutter River – Schmutter Bridge in Holzen loop from Mertingen

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Schmutter River – Schmutter Bridge in Holzen loop from Mertingen

Hard

4.5

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hikers

Schmutter River – Schmutter Bridge in Holzen loop from Mertingen

05:41

22.2km

90m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 1, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Augsburg - Westliche Wälder

Geopark Ries

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

2.54 km

Beautiful Trees in Geopark Ries

Highlight • Forest

4.59 km

Railway Bridge Over the Schmutter

Highlight • Bridge

5.21 km

Panoramic View Over the Fields

Highlight • Viewpoint

The view is infinitely far and you are walking the Way of St. James, the Via Romea or the Romantic Road.

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9.27 km

Covered Wooden Bridge Over the Schmutter

Highlight • Bridge

Magnificent, covered wooden bridge over the Schmutter River. Pure idyll! And when it rains, it keeps you dry.

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14.4 km

Schmutter River

Highlight • River

At several places on this round you come across the Schmutter

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15.3 km

Alte Brauerei Mertingen

Highlight • Monument

Old brewery

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22.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.9 km

5.29 km

3.87 km

109 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.73 km

6.28 km

3.82 km

2.01 km

178 m

164 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 5 October

22°C

7°C

0 %

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Comments

April 21, 2023,4.Tag - Augsburger JW -Raus aus der Komfortzone- Donauwörth - Holzen

The fourth stage begins and after breakfast we leave Donauwörth with determination. Hardly arrived from Donauwörth, we see a huge flock of sheep grazing peacefully on a grassy meadow... the whole thing looks almost biblical. We go further and see that the Via Romea and the Romantic Road lead parallel to our Bavarian-Swabian Way of St. James. Even the Jerusalemweg …

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