Swabian Alb

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Swabian Alb

Premium Hiking Trails on the Alb Escarpment (Albtrauf)

The Swabian Alb is an attractive, high-altitude landscape in Baden-Württemberg. The steep, rugged high plateaus provide hikers with glorious views of the Zollernalbkreis.

The steep escarpment, known as the Albtrauf, separates the high plateau from the Alb foreland. The hikes on the Albtrauf are therefore called Traufgänge in German, and the hikers are Traufgänger.

Fixed quarter in Albstadt, the southwestern centre of the Swabian Alb, situated at an altitude of more than 700 m. Seven Premium Hiking Trails around Albstadt, which have all been granted a quality seal by the German Hiking Institute, can be hiked on professionally laid and marked trails – a natural, unique and unmistakeable Alb landscape.

All of the hikes are planned as circular routes and can be reached quite easily using public transport.

There are 7 routes to choose from. The trails can be hiked in random order!

6 days-tour from 570,00 €

Price each person in shared double room

The price of the tour "Swabian Alb" includes the following:

  • 7 or 4 overnight stays in 3-star hotel in Albstadt
  • in Country hotel 3 km outside the town
  • (Country Hotel car recommended)
  • All rooms with shower/bath and WC
  • Extensive and varied breakfast buffet
  • Half-board dinner as a 3-course menu
  • Hiking days as described above
  • Hiking booklet with a description of all 7 trails
  • Overview showing all of the hikes described
  • Suggestions for refreshment stops, parking
  • Certificate of completion
Tour itinerary

Trail 1 Schloßfelsenpfad

Panoramic views of the Alps, paths through picturesque beech forests, wildlife enclosures, encounters with the animal world, bizarre rock formations and opportunities for rest and refreshment make this tour a diverse and varied hiking pleasure (ca. 15 km, 5½ hours, 480 m ascent)

Trail 2 Wacholderhöhe

Glorious viewpoints, legendary juniper heaths, magnificent carline thistles and enchanted locations: these and much more can be found on this hiking tour, which is full of unique views above the heights of Albstadt-Tailfingen (ca. 9½ km, 3 hours, 300 m ascent)

Trail 3 Zollernburg Panorama

Impressive panoramic views, cathedrals of trees, natural gorges, old traditions along the pathway, and a fairytale castle looming high above: just some of the highlights of this truly special hike (ca. 15 km, 6 hours, 410 m ascent)

Trail 4 Felsenmeersteig

Fantastic views, wild and natural rock landscapes and astonishing giant flora await the hiker on the Felsenmeersteig (ca. 17 km, 6 hours, 720 m ascent)

Trail 5 Hossinger Leiter

Impressively large prehistoric structures, a fairytale ascent through a wild and romantic gorge, once again beautiful views – hiking enjoyment in untouched surroundings (ca. 9 km, 3½ hours, 450 m ascent)

Trail 6 Ochsenbergtour

Views as far as the Alps, a cave that once housed prehistoric hunters, and a fabulous nature conservation area make this 10 km-long trail an exciting and varied hiking route (ca. 10 km, 3½ hours, 370 m ascent)

Trail 7 Wiesenrunde

Picturesque valleys, the idyll of quiet meadows and fields, rare plants and a fantastic view of Hohenzollern Castle await the hiker on the Wiesenrunde (ca. 11 km, 4 hours, 300 m ascent)

Arrival

Daily arrival from April to November
Free parking at the hotel
Rail travellers by taxi to hotel (payable to driver).

Rail travellers should plan on daily taxi rides from the hotel to Ebingen
to the train station or bus stop there.

Departure

Rail travellers by taxi to station (payable at driver)

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Fixed quarters tours

On our fixed quarters tours you start out on a hike every day from your fixed quarters, on a route that will lead you back to your hotel. We arrange all necessary transfers, which are usually provided by the local hotels.

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Swabian Alb

Premium Hiking Trails on the Alb Escarpment (Albtrauf)

6 days-tour from 570,00 €

Price each person in shared double room

Hike individual without guide / KWR-081 - Tour " Swabian Alb "

8-days Traufgänge 3*Countryhotel

Accommodation

arrival daily from mai til november, 7 overnight stays with breakfastbuffet and halfboard, 6 hiking days

Room

shared double room
single room

Price each person

795,00 €
1.015,00 €
6-days Traufgänge 3*Countryhotel

Accommodation

arrival daily from may til november, 5 overnight stays with breakfastbuffet and halfboard, 4 hiking days

Room

shared double room
single room

Price each person

570,00 €
730,00 €
Hints
All prices include VAT 19 % Subject to change.
Hike may not be suitable for people with reduced mobility - call for information if necessary!

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