Waldgreut observation tower – Hursch Tower loop from Zainingen

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Waldgreut observation tower – Hursch Tower loop from Zainingen

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Waldgreut observation tower – Hursch Tower loop from Zainingen

02:21

8.41km

160m

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: July 30, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Geopark Schwäbische Alb

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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34 m

Zaininger Pond

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Also very nice to look at in winter!

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2.49 km

Large Tree in Geopark Schwäbische Alb

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3.17 km

Waldgreut observation tower

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The tower is open on Sundays and public holidays from 15 March to 15 November.
During the week, the key can be borrowed in the Zainingen town hall, in the …

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3.85 km

Remains of an old bunker in the Swabian Alb Geopark

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Nothing spectacular, but if you consider that there was "shooting around" with rocket-propelled grenades...that's pretty cool^^

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6.12 km

Hursch Tower

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Observation tower, built in 1981, 42m high, above it is already shaky. New is that the tower is open every day.

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7.46 km

View of Hursch

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Access to the former military training area of Römerstein Zainingen. Unfortunately, the hollow cannot be bypassed via the tank track.

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8.19 km

Gasthof Zum Löwen

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Good thing we had reserved, totally delicious, and really decent large portions.

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8.36 km

Zainingen Village Center

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8.41 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.69 km

895 m

633 m

187 m

Surfaces

5.23 km

2.70 km

316 m

164 m

Elevation

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Highest point (860 m)

Lowest point (790 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

12°C

6°C

95 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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Comments

August 10, 2024,🌥 Zainigen mit Dreieck ⚠️🌥🥾🙋🚙

This morning we started at the Zaininger-Hülle and immediately hiked towards "Hursch", a striking observation tower with a height of 42m, is for those who don't get vertigo, as it was built using a lattice construction. You need to be breathless to go up, everything wobbles at the top and when you go down you can see through the lattice. …

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February 3, 2026,🙋‍♂️🙋Zainingen ❄️🥶💨 Aussichtsturm 👀 Hursch & Waldgreut 🤩🤩

Hello 🙋‍♂️🙋 since it was so beautiful yesterday with the snow ❄️ on the Swabian Alb, we drove to Zainingen today 🚙 to climb the two observation towers Hursch (234 steps) and Waldgreut (111 steps). This time we arrived at the starting point a bit earlier, as the app had predicted light rain 🌧️ 😊 We were greeted by an …

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