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View of Plochingen – Bridge Over the Katzenlohbach loop from Altbach

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Landkreis Esslingen

Altbach

View of Plochingen – Bridge Over the Katzenlohbach loop from Altbach

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View of Plochingen – Bridge Over the Katzenlohbach loop from Altbach

04:00

14.3km

280m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

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Schurwaldrand Altbach-Plochingen-Reichenbach

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.03 km

Forest path along the Katzenbach

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Beautiful forest path along the Katzenbach

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2.81 km

Plochinger Forest Trail 2

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Standort und Geschichte: Der Schurwald st ein bis zu 514,7 m ü. NHN hoher, bewaldeter Höhenzug des Schwäbischen Keuper-Lias-Landes im Südwestdeutschen Schichtstufenland. Er liegt in Baden-Württemberg (Deutschland) im Gebiet der …

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5.42 km

Kirchenwald Hut

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The Kirchenwald hut was built in 1996-98. It is the forestry works hut of the Protestant parish Esslingen

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6.40 km

View of Plochingen

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Bench for resting with a view.

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11.5 km

Ulrich's Spring

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Standort und Geschichte: Der Ulrichsbrunnen befindet sich im LSG Schurwaldrand-Altbach-Plochingen-Reichenbach in der Plochinger Ebene nördlich von Rotbach in Baden-Württemberg.
Der Ulrichsbrunnen und die dazu gehörende Quelle erhielt seinen Namen vom …

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12.0 km

Bührlenbrunnen Fountain

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Location and history: The Bührlenbrunnen can be found in the northeast of Altbach at Hofwiesenweg and Stauferstraße.
The well is an enclosure for the spring located there.
The fountain is …

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12.2 km

Primeval Forest Trail in the Landschaftsschutzgebiet Schurwaldrand Altbach-Plochingen-Reichenbach

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A bit of climbing through transverse tree trunks, very quaint :)

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12.8 km

Bridge Over the Katzenlohbach

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Location and history: The Katzenlohbach is located north of Altbach in the Balkeshau forest in Baden-Württemberg.
Right tributary of the Neckar opposite Deizisau, Esslingen district, Baden-Württemberg
The Katzenlohbach meanders about …

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14.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.8 km

980 m

562 m

488 m

479 m

Surfaces

9.58 km

1.61 km

1.52 km

869 m

452 m

322 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 6 August

28°C

13°C

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Comments

November 16, 2025,Brücke über den Katzenlohbach – Urwaldpfad Altbach Runde von Altbach 😁😉

Went hiking in a different direction today 😁

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February 1, 2025,Urwaldpfad – Blick über Plochingen Runde von Altbach

A very beautiful Schurwald circuit.
The part of the primeval forest path is not visible. The alternative was the dirt road.

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December 19, 2023,🙋Altbach Vormittagsrunde 🤩auf der Suche 🔍 nach Haareis 🫣bei frostigen Temperaturen 🥶 sowie herrlichem Sonnenschein ☀️😎und durch den Urwald gehüpft 😅😂

Hello 🙋I took advantage of the frosty temperatures this morning to go looking 🔍for hair ice cream 🚶🏻but where do you run 🤔it has to be something where there's hardly any sun, I thought to myself 💭and so we went straight to the Brückle left into the forest 🌳 and tada 🤗 it really didn't take long until I spotted …

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View of Plochingen – Bridge Over the Katzenlohbach loop from Altbach

Forest path along the Katzenbach

Plochinger Forest Trail 2

Kirchenwald Hut

View of Plochingen

Ulrich's Spring

Bührlenbrunnen Fountain

Primeval Forest Trail in the Landschaftsschutzgebiet Schurwaldrand Altbach-Plochingen-Reichenbach

Bridge Over the Katzenlohbach

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