Glastal Valley – Wimsener Cave loop from Digelfeld

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Glastal Valley – Wimsener Cave loop from Digelfeld

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Glastal Valley – Wimsener Cave loop from Digelfeld

02:17

8.12km

160m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Biosphärengebiet Schwäbische Alb (Kernzone)

Geopark Schwäbische Alb

Waypoints

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166 m

Rock formations in Schweiftal

Highlight • Natural Monument

Beautiful way through the Schweiftal

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4.45 km

Glastal Valley

Highlight • Gorge

Opportunity for a wonderful circular hike through the Glastal valley and back via the Schweiftal valley. The Schweiftal valley is worth a detour, especially because of its bright limestone cliffs.

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4.51 km

Hasenbach Pool in Glastal

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The Danube in miniature

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4.53 km

Wooden Bridge Over the Hasenbach in Glastal

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Beautiful paths, streams and bridges

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5.92 km

Small Waterfalls Near Wimsener Höhle

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Located directly at the Wimsener Höhle hiking car park, it's a great starting point for numerous hikes.

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6.12 km

Wimsener Cave

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THE WATER CAVE ON THE SWABIAN ALB
The natural monument known as the "Wimsen Cave" or "Friedrich Cave" is the only "active" water cave in Germany that can be navigated …

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6.12 km

Gasthof Friedrichshöhle

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An "institution" in the Swabian Alb. Delicious trout and lentils with spaetzle are highly recommended.

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6.13 km

Wimsener Mill and Tressbrüder Inn

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You can have a drink here...but it's packed today...that must mean something, right?

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8.12 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.35 km

1.78 km

635 m

323 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.26 km

1.74 km

939 m

936 m

183 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (700 m)

Lowest point (570 m)

Weather

Wednesday 7 October

15°C

8°C

98 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 27.0 km/h

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Comments

July 13, 2022,„hochgehschätzt“ – HOCHGEHBERGE auf der Schwäbischen Alb

The tour itself is very easy to walk. Despite pain in my knee, I didn't have any major problems with the track. Before that I visited the Wimsen Cave, which I definitely recommend!
The tour runs most of the time over fields and meadows. So when it's hot, the sun is beating down on you all the time. Unfortunately, that …

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October 27, 2024,Wanderung

We hiked near Glastal.
One of the most beautiful river valleys in the Alb and unique in its charisma in the landscape protection area around Hayingen.
Before and after the hike there was a tasting of various schnapps.
Brought by Thomas, of course. Rabel's own distillery

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August 3, 2024,„hochgehschätzt“ – Premiumwanderweg Hayingen-Glastal

Premium tour with a detour and visit to the Wimsen Cave: What an idyll.😍 Lush flowers, countless butterflies, bumblebees and other fascinating insects. You hardly noticed the rumbling of the sky and the threatening rain showers and thunderstorms. Fortunately, there wasn't much water coming from above, but there was crystal-clear water to admire in the valleys and the Wimsen Cave.

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August 25, 2022,HOCHGEHBERGE »hochgehschätzt« - Premiumwanderweg Hayingen-Glastal-Schweiftal-WimsenerHöhle [Tour 35]

Tour description from the ROTHER hiking guide "Lion Trails & High-altitude Mountains" - Tour 35

"To the largest juniper heath in the Swabian Alb
At the beginning, the highly esteemed premium trail is all about water, as the crystal-clear Hasenbach stream is its constant companion. It then climbs through the adjacent Schweiftal valley to Hayingen and the Digelfeld nature reserve, …

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July 4, 2024,Hayingen -🅿Hayinger Brücke (Hochgehschätzt) - Glastal 🦟- Bärenhöhle - Glashöhle - Schloss Ehrenfels🏰 - Wimsen ♒📷 - Schweiftal🦟 - NSG Digelfeld 🦋📷

Since I can/have to go back to work in the next few days😂, I decided to go hiking again today. The weather app said it would be 🌧 again at midday, so I looked around for a tour in the area.
The decision was made to go on the "Hochgehschätzt" tour from the Hochgehberge collection.
So I set off early …

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