Blockturm Nürtingen – Nürtingen Old Town loop from Nürtingen

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Blockturm Nürtingen – Nürtingen Old Town loop from Nürtingen

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Blockturm Nürtingen – Nürtingen Old Town loop from Nürtingen

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4.17km

30m

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

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127 m

Blockturm Nürtingen

Highlight • Historical Site

Built in the 14th century as the southeast corner tower of the medieval fortifications. From the 16th to the 19th century it served as a prison, named after the block in which the prisoners were held.

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237 m

Half-Timbered Houses in Nürtingen

Highlight • Historical Site

Very nice!

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379 m

Nürtingen Town Hall

Highlight • Monument

Built in 1476/77 after the town fire of 1473 as a half-timbered building with eaves. During the town hall extension (1987-91), the medieval building was successfully extended with a modern, light-flooded extension. In the process, massive wooden structures were exposed inside the old building.

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784 m

Steinach Confluence With the Neckar

Highlight • River

The Steinach rises in the Neuffener Talspinne under the Hohenneuffen, flows through the Neuffenertal and flows into the Neckar after 13.5 km. Here at the mouth you can see a lot of water birds, also because people often feed in the shallow water

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3.46 km

Nürtingen Municipal Power Plant

Highlight • Monument

The Nürtingen hydropower plant, which went into operation in 1927, greets visitors entering the city like a relic from another time. The listed building from 1925 houses a museum interior and one over 70
Year-old power generator that was once built by the Esslingen machine factory.
Below the building, a Kaplan turbine, similar to a ship's propeller, rotates in the
Neckar water. 9000 liters per second flow past the time-honored turbine and enable the generator, which has been preserved in its original state, to perform well
of 180 kilowatts. Together with the new generator installed in 1996 and the overhauled second turbine, the power plant generates 2 million kilowatt hours of electricity
per year, with an average of 10.3 cubic meters of water flowing through the system per second.
Stadtwerke Nürtingen invite school classes and youth groups to get to the bottom of the phenomenon of electricity generation from hydropower on a guided tour through the power station.

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3.63 km

Nürtingen Old Town

Highlight • Settlement

The historic old town in Nürtingen is always worth a visit and there is a lot to discover. However, it is on a hill and there are stairs and it goes uphill.

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4.03 km

Church of the Holy Cross, Nürtingen

Highlight • Religious Site

The former cemetery church was bought by the city for events in 1974. It is surrounded by Schillerplatz, on the southern side of which is the modern Ochsenbrunnen. The weekly market also takes place there on Saturdays.

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