View of Ipf – Ipf Celtic Open-Air Museum loop from Kirchheim am Ries

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View of Ipf – Ipf Celtic Open-Air Museum loop from Kirchheim am Ries

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View of Ipf – Ipf Celtic Open-Air Museum loop from Kirchheim am Ries

03:52

14.0km

240m

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: August 7, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Goldberg

Blasienberg

Geopark Ries

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.15 km

Goldberg

Nature Reserve

5.19 km

Goldberg Hill

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A small mountain, but it stands out very prominently in the landscape. It actually takes a while to get to the top.

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5.22 km

View of Ipf

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The Ipf is a so-called Zeugenberg and a former Celtic prince seat

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9.59 km

Early Celtic burial mounds

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Large grave mounds with splendid burials are an important characteristic of the Celts, who lived in the 5th / 6th century BC. resided on the Ipf.

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10.9 km

Ipf Celtic Open-Air Museum

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Starting point around and on the Ipf 😊

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11.0 km

Celtic Village and Information Pavilion in Geopark Ries

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This Celtic village was discovered and reconstructed during excavations. Aurin the Celt still guards his village. 😊😀

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11.1 km

Celtic Village at the Ipf

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The village is recreated here based on the excavations.

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13.4 km

View from Blasienberg overlooking the Ries

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Fantastic view of the Ries 👍😎

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13.5 km

View of Ipf

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Hiking from Blasienberg to Ipf is highly recommended, it's fun!

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14.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.53 km

2.64 km

2.31 km

540 m

Surfaces

4.94 km

3.39 km

2.41 km

1.78 km

1.50 km

Elevation

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Highest point (590 m)

Lowest point (470 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

13°C

8°C

91 %

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

November 20, 2024,24.11.20 Keltenweg - Kirchheim Ries

Thinking of the heavy rain from the day before and looking at the thick and threateningly low clouds, we started our tour in Kirchheim today. An ice-cold wind whipped around our ears the whole time. The sun kept shining through. The clouds flew. The Ipf was wrapped in a very thin white cloth. From a distance it looked like a …

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August 3, 2025,Der Keltenweg am Ipf [Bopfingen, Deutschland]

The Celtic Trail on the Ipf is a themed hiking trail near Bopfingen that follows the traces of the Celts through a diverse landscape. The circular route begins at the Ipf car park and leads past the early Celtic princely residence, the former Cistercian monastery in Kirchheim, the Goldberg, the Osterholz Forest, and back to the Ipf.

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February 22, 2025,Keltenweg im Donau-Ries am 22.02.2025

The Celtic Trail actually skips the Ipf - we climbed it at the beginning of the tour. But we skipped the Blasienberg at the end of the tour to Kirchheim am Ries 😉

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