Discover the Swabian Jura

Explore panoramic circular walks along the Albtrauf escarpment.

Premium walking trails on the Albtrauf, a walking programme for Traufgänger! The Swabian Alb is an appealing, elevated landscape in Baden-Württemberg. The steeply dropping high plateaus offer walkers magnificent views over the Zollernalbkreis.

The steep scarps, known as the Albtrauf, separate the high plateaus from the Alb foreland. The walking trails along the Albtrauf are therefore called Traufgänge, and walkers are Traufgänger.

Single-centre hotel in Albstadt, the south-western hub of the Swabian Alb, set at over 700 m. Seven premium trails, awarded the Wandersiegel by the Deutsches Wanderinstitut, can be walked around Albstadt on professionally laid-out and waymarked paths - an untamed, unique and unmistakable Alb landscape.

All walking trails are designed as circular routes and are easy to reach by public transport without long approaches.

7 Traufgänge to choose from, the routes can be walked in any order!

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495,00 €

Price per person in double room

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Included in the price of the "Discover the Swabian Jura" tour:

Included in the tour price:
7 or 5 nights in a rustic 3-star country hotel (3 km outside Albstadt - arrival by car recommended)
all rooms with shower/bath and WC
generous and varied breakfast buffet
walking days as per the examples above
booklet with descriptions of all 7 Traufgänge
overview map with all walking trails marked
refreshment stops, car parks
walking certificate

Tour itinerary

Day 1: Arrival

Day 2: Traufgang 1 Schloßfelsenpfad (15 km, 480 metres of ascent)

Day 3: Traufgang 2 Wacholderhöhe (9,5 km, 300 metres of ascent)

Day 4: Traufgang 3 Zollernburg Panorama (15 km, 410 metres of ascent)

Day 5: Traufgang 4 Felsenmeersteig (17 km, 720 metres of ascent)

Day 6: Traufgang 5 Hossinger Leiter (9 km, 450 metres of ascent)

Day 7: Traufgang 6 Ochsenbergtour (10 km, 370 metres of ascent)

Day 8: Traufgang 7 Wiesenrunde (11 km, 300 metres of ascent)

Day 9: Departure

Seven premium circular routes along the Albtrauf around Albstadt invite you to scenic walks: panoramic views as far as the Alps, beech woods, gorges and rock formations, juniper heaths with silver thistles, a wildlife enclosure, a cave and views towards Hohenzollern Castle. Distances 9-17 km, 3-6 hrs, 300-720 metres of ascent. All routes are circular, well waymarked and accessible by public transport. From your base in Albstadt you can walk the Traufgänge in any order, with places to stop for refreshments along the way.

Tourist tax payable locally.

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Discover the Swabian Jura

Explore panoramic circular walks along the Albtrauf escarpment.

495,00 €

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Tour "Discover the Swabian Jura"

Option B · 6 days / 5 nights

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495,00 €
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695,00 €
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Notes

Difficulty: moderate
Type of walk: self-guided, without changing hotels, with your dog
Distance: 86.5 km / 3030 m

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Discover the Swabian Jura

Discover the Swabian Jura

Explore panoramic circular walks along the Albtrauf escarpment.