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Weltenburger Höhenweg (Weltenburg High Trail) – Altmühltal Nature Park

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Weltenburger Höhenweg (Weltenburg High Trail) – Altmühltal Nature Park

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Weltenburger Höhenweg (Weltenburg High Trail) – Altmühltal Nature Park

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12.3km

270m

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Spectacular nature, history from millennia, drinking beer and romantic boat trips: There is no more variety than on the Weltenburger Höhenweg!

You start in Kelheim. On the Altmühltal Panoramaweg you leave the city and soon reach the hermitage Klösterl with its unique rock church. It continues into the forest and…

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Last updated: August 26, 2026

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1.81 km

Klösterl Hermitage and Cave Church

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Unique rock church with a beautiful beer garden.

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2.14 km

Footpath at the Klösterle

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A beautiful path that is like an avenue with its trees on the left and right.

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4.65 km

View of Weltenburg Abbey

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An incredibly beautiful path goes above the Danube Gorge to Kelheim to the Hall of Liberation. This hike should not be missed.

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5.32 km

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Boat crossing to Weltenburg Abbey

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Either you just cross over or let yourself be sailed through the Danube Gorge! Both recommended!

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Wieserkreuz Viewpoint (Danube Gorge View)

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A beautiful viewpoint, high above the Danube. The “Wieserkreuz” is located near Kelheim, opposite the “Klösterl” on the summit of a steep rock.

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12.3 km

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123 m

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3.81 km

3.56 km

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815 m

744 m

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April 6, 2024,Blick auf Kloster Weltenburg – Kloster Weltenburg Runde von Kelheim

A dream in this weather, only both paths are not suitable for strollers or similar, in Weltenburg you have to pay 1.50 to cross

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October 16, 2022,Kelheim Kloster Weltenburg und zurück

This time we skipped the Walhalla and first walked along the Danube in the direction of Weltenburg. just before the pebble beach, it then goes up a somewhat steeper trail. due to the rain it was quite slippery and wet at times. After a befitting stop at the Weltenburg monastery, we then walked back on the other side via the …

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June 30, 2024,The storm never came

So that we didn't spend the whole weekend just making our new apartment more comfortable, a somewhat longer tour was planned today. Since the weather was no longer forecast to be dry from midday onwards, the alarm went off promptly at 7. This time the starting point was even at an easily accessible parking lot. We walked right along the …

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August 6, 2025,Weltenburg mit Tom D.

Today, I managed to go on another hike with my ex-colleague, Tom, who is still working. Our destination was Weltenburg Monastery. We started in Kehlheim and right from the start, we walked along beautiful forest paths on the right bank of the Danube up to the Wieserkreuz. The view from there, vertically above the Danube, is simply stunning.
We continued …

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July 14, 2023,Donaudurchbruch Kelheim, Weltenburger Enge, tolle Aussicht

A very nice tour today. With great views of the Danube and the rock formations on the Danube. Crossed once with the boat ferry. Please inquire beforehand whether it drives, but in the summer months it is always there

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April 7, 2022,Altmühltal-Panoramaweg Schl.27/Kelheim: Weltenburger Höhenweg

It's quite windy, but also spring-like today.

Loop 27 starts in Kelheim, first along the Danube. A beautiful scenic section. Behind the orchard it goes up to run over the Danube Gorge to Weltenburg.

Opposite the monastery I stand again at the river. But zills, with which one could translate, are not to be seen today. It doesn't matter, the …

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May 5, 2024,Donaudurchbruch, Weltenburg und Wieser Kreuz

Today we went out for a hike with our work colleagues. We walked from Kelheim to Weltenburg, where we stopped for lunch. Then we went to the Wieser Kreuz, where I think one of the most beautiful viewpoints in the region is located. From there you have a wonderful view towards the Danube Gorge and the monastery, which is located …

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May 17, 2026,Rundwanderung bei Weltenburg

Today we went to Kelheim again. The five of us did the Weltenburg loop. This tour is always beautiful and the two viewpoints of the monastery and at the Wieser Kreuz over the old Klösterl are worth it alone. The weather was perfect and the food at Weltenburg monastery too. What more could you want...

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April 6, 2023

Spectacular nature, history from millennia, drinking beer and romantic boat trips: There is no more variety than on the Weltenburger Höhenweg!
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You start in Kelheim. On the Altmühltal Panoramaweg you leave the city and soon reach the hermitage Klösterl with its unique rock church. It continues into the

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Weltenburger Höhenweg (Weltenburg High Trail) – Altmühltal Nature Park

Klösterl Hermitage and Cave Church

Footpath at the Klösterle

View of Weltenburg Abbey

Boat crossing to Weltenburg Abbey

Wieserkreuz Viewpoint (Danube Gorge View)

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