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Old Schoolhouse of Gruorn – Gänsewag Viewpoint loop from Laichingen

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Old Schoolhouse of Gruorn – Gänsewag Viewpoint loop from Laichingen

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Old Schoolhouse of Gruorn – Gänsewag Viewpoint loop from Laichingen

02:30

40.2km

390m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 20, 2026

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Geopark Schwäbische Alb

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8.55 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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9.80 km

Alb Plateau Cycle Path – Geopark Swabian Jura

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It's wonderful when you can visit such a large area free from towns and traffic. Here the Alb plateau shows itself as calm terrain, interspersed with small forests, hills and rocks. Actually everything that makes up the Alb beyond the eaves and the valleys. Of course, the sheep are also part of the landscape; you don't want to miss their calm demeanor, the cozy bleating when they frolic on the lime-poor pastures.

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16.4 km

Truppenübungsplatz Münsingen Scenic Route

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Well-developed cycle paths on the old routes in the military training area.

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19.2 km

Old Schoolhouse of Gruorn

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Good cake and good coffee. The church or the cemetery is a nice place to linger and pause

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21.1 km

Panorama trail in the Swabian Alb Geopark

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A beautiful cycle path through an idyllic, traffic-free area! This section is especially charming in spring or early summer, when the flowers bloom in the meadows.

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23.7 km

Gänsewag Viewpoint

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From this 861 meter high hill you have a wonderful view of the former military training area and far beyond. The untouched flora in this area is unique. There are wooden benches and a table at the lookout point. There is also a telescope, into which you have to insert a few cents.

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23.7 km

View of the Former Military Training Area, Geopark Schwäbische Alb

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The former military training area

The military training area is a huge area in the Swabian Alb biosphere region. Our interview guest Margit Weber is a TrÜP guide and hiking guide. She loves the Alb and the beauty of nature, so she feels particularly comfortable on the pitch.

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26.0 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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40.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.2 km

11.2 km

9.63 km

3.52 km

556 m

202 m

Surfaces

37.5 km

1.92 km

633 m

202 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (850 m)

Lowest point (730 m)

Weather

Tuesday 28 July

33°C

14°C

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Comments

May 22, 2022,Auf ein Radler nach Gruorn

Once again through the biosphere area.
Always an experience
It wasn't as busy as feared

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September 6, 2023,Abends durch die Biosphäre

A lap after work through the former military training area to Gruorn on an ice in the Lauter Valley.

We made it just in time before the economy shut down.

Wonderfully away from traffic and almost completely alone.

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April 23, 2023,Nach Gruorn durch die Biosphäre

I didn't expect so much sun and rain-free time for today.
As a "fair weather cyclist" then used it for another tour

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September 26, 2023,Bissel "aufn" TrÜPl Münsingen

The area is a bit like a huge "city park".
Just keep your wheels off the Panzerstrasse...that's a private road...driving on it costs a €150 fine...I was lucky and "only" got a warning😅😘

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June 30, 2022,Biosphären Gebiet, ehemaliger Truppenuebungsplatz Zugang Feldstetten

A great tour of the former military training area. The wheels roll almost by themselves (sometimes with a little e-assistance) and you could take a new picture every 100 meters. A little caution is only required on the few gravel sections. There are even several toilets and a snack in the abandoned village of Gruorn. Definitely climb the Hirsch tower, …

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July 13, 2025,Radeln nach Gruorn

From Feldstetten through the military training area. Family outing. Fortified with red sausage and a shandy, still puffing on the Hursch.

Very nice cycling. Mostly paved, some steep gravel paths.

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Old Schoolhouse of Gruorn – Gänsewag Viewpoint loop from Laichingen

Münsinger Hardt (Former Military Training Area)

Alb Plateau Cycle Path – Geopark Swabian Jura

Truppenübungsplatz Münsingen Scenic Route

Old Schoolhouse of Gruorn

Panorama trail in the Swabian Alb Geopark

Gänsewag Viewpoint

View of the Former Military Training Area, Geopark Schwäbische Alb

Alb plateau in the Swabian Alb Geopark

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