View of Nusplingen – Nusplingen Fossil Quarry loop from Nusplingen

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Zollernalbkreis

Nusplingen

View of Nusplingen – Nusplingen Fossil Quarry loop from Nusplingen

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View of Nusplingen – Nusplingen Fossil Quarry loop from Nusplingen

02:31

7.95km

230m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Obere Donau

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.40 km

Nusplingen Fossil Dig Site (Klopfplatz)

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Here, and only here, you can cut off the Nusplinger slaked lime with (brought) hammers and chisels and see what the rock looks like under the earth. The Klopfplatz is …

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2.34 km

Tannenfelsen with Burgstall

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Beautiful view from the Tannenfelsen onto Nusplingen and the opposite memorial cross of the Mariafelsen - Nusplingen - Zollernalbkreis

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2.37 km

View of Nusplingen

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Beautiful viewpoint with a great view of the town and the Bäratal valley with benches and a panoramic board from Nusplingen - Zollernalbkreis

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2.83 km

View of Nusplingen from Westerberg

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Schöner Aussichtspunkt mit tollem Blick auf den Ort und das Bäratal mit Bänken und Panoramatafel von Nusplingen - Zollernalbkreis

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3.63 km

Large anthill

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Information board - "Protect the anthills" - Westerberg nature reserve - Mauzenhalde 920 m above sea level - Nusplingen - Zollernalbkreis

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4.00 km

Meadow trail with benches in Naturpark Obere Donau

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Beautiful meadow path with views of the hedgerows - Westerberg nature reserve - Upper Danube Nature Park - Nusplingen - Zollernalbkreis

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4.54 km

Nusplingen Fossil Quarry

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About 150 million years ago there was a deep lagoon in the tropical Jurassic Sea in what is now the Westerberg above Nusplingen. Tender lime sludge has collected in this: …

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5.66 km

Start of the Geological Trail 'Im Reich der Meerengel' (Laisental)

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Wanderparkplatz Laisental 894 m. ü.N.N. - On the path of the Geological Nature Trail "Into the Realm of the Sea Angels" - Nusplingen - Zollernalbkreis
With information boards and hiking map for various beautiful tours

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7.95 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.22 km

992 m

979 m

755 m

Surfaces

4.28 km

1.32 km

1.19 km

1.15 km

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 12 October

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Comments

July 31, 2022,Wanderung

Excursion into prehistory and fascinating nature.

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April 30, 2024,Geologischer Lehrpfad Nusplingen 📖🧱

"Into the realm of the sea angels",
a geological educational trail above Nusplingen.
On the trail, which was created in 2005, information boards explain the Jurassic period 150 million years ago. At that time, the Nusplingen area was a tropical lagoon world with sea crocodiles, sharks and much more 🏝️

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October 3, 2024,Im Reich der Meerengel🪽🪽👼🏻Hinter Nusplingen

Nusplingen geological trail. Beautiful route, great landscape. The fog makes everything a bit mystical. If you want to knock fossils, take a hammer with you.

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