Blautopf Spring – Blautopf loop from Blaubeuren

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Blautopf Spring – Blautopf loop from Blaubeuren

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Blautopf Spring – Blautopf loop from Blaubeuren

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2.70km

20m

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: August 6, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Geopark Schwäbische Alb

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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104 m

Bridge Over the Blau

Highlight • Bridge

Clear, blue-green water, a real picture book idyll, simply wonderful

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470 m

Blautopf Spring

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Blautopf is the most beautiful and, after the Aachtopf, the second largest karst spring in Germany. Its catchment area extends over approx. 160 km². From the 21 m deep …

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519 m

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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572 m

Hammer Forge at the Blautopf

Highlight • Historical Site

The hammer forge was built in 1804 as a blacksmith's and weapon smithy. In 1889 it was converted into a mechanical workshop, which was in operation until 1959.
In the …

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761 m

Blaubeuren Monastery

Highlight • Religious Site

Blaubeuren is not only fascinated by the Blautopf, but also by the monastery that was founded in 1085. Today you can visit the monastery, which was newly built between 1466 …

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1.07 km

Hoher Wil, Tanners' Quarter, Blaubeuren

Highlight • Historical Site

The word Wil comes from a steep roof. The high Wil is located directly on the Aach and is the most beautiful half-timbered house in the old town of Blaubeuren.

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1.22 km

Blaubeuren Old Town

Highlight • Settlement

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

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1.25 km

Blaubeuren Market Fountain

Highlight • Monument

On the market fountain, which has been in use since 1600, a lion shows the ducal coat of arms and the city coat of arms with the blue man. The …

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2.70 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.63 km

782 m

186 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.61 km

934 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 7 October

15°C

7°C

98 %

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Max wind speed: 28.0 km/h

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Comments

December 4, 2022,Den Blautopf für mich alleine.

After spending the night in Blaubeuren, I seized the opportunity and walked around the Blautopf all by myself. Not a soul on the road in the dreary, wet and cold weather in Blaubeuren. Where otherwise hundreds of interested people cavort, I didn't even meet a cat ;-)

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