Bucher Reservoir – Wasser loop from Eckartshausen-Ilshofen

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Germany

Baden-Württemberg

Landkreis Schwäbisch Hall

Ilshofen

Bucher Reservoir – Wasser loop from Eckartshausen-Ilshofen

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Bucher Reservoir – Wasser loop from Eckartshausen-Ilshofen

09:31

158km

1,180m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 1, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Naturpark Schwäbisch-Fränkischer Wald

Unteres Bühlertal

Geopark Schwäbische Alb

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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25.0 km

Jagst

Lake

44.6 km

Bucher Reservoir

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For the Bucher reservoir the Jagst is dammed up to a not so small lake. On the south side there is a longer sandy beach, which gets full quickly in …

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46.0 km

Wasser

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Nice lake to chill. Great beach bar, but the kiosk with the glass house is also recommended.

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46.8 km

Vorbecken Buch

Nature Reserve

55.9 km

View of Kapfenburg Castle

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Nice view as far as Ellwangen

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62.5 km

Hüle

Lake

80.3 km

Obergermanisch-Raetischer Limes

Archaeological Site

86.1 km

Kocher Cycle Path near Abtsgmünd

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Very nice stretch of road with a view of the Kocher

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99.4 km

View of Schloss Untergröningen from the cycle path

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Very nice sight from the bike path, how the castle is enthroned on the hill.

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136 km

View of Comburg Monastery

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Magnificent view of the Kocher Schneise in the direction of Hall and Coburg

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137 km

View of Schwäbisch Hall’s Old Town from Unterwöhrd

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You have to see a dream view of Hall

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138 km

Clausnitzer House, Schwäbisch Hall

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I probably don't have to say anything about how beautiful Schwäbisch Hall is. Here you can easily walk through the city and look at the old town

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158 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

49.1 km

42.9 km

36.2 km

21.6 km

4.21 km

3.59 km

192 m

Surfaces

149 km

5.92 km

1.41 km

758 m

722 m

184 m

Elevation

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Highest point (670 m)

Lowest point (280 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

13°C

3°C

60 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Comments

May 12, 2025,KoJa Etappe 2 - Von Ellwangen nach Schwäbisch Hall

Today we're heading across the Swabian Alb to the source of the Weisser Kocher and then on to Schwäbisch Hall.
We'll set off shortly before 8 a.m. and first take a short tour through Ellwangen. The State Garden Show will be held there next year, and it's already clear that the town is sprucing itself up. We buy some breakfast …

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October 3, 2021,Tag 1 KoJa: Ellwangen - Schwäbisch Hall

Autumn is here and with it the end of the bike tours for 2021 is in sight. As a conclusion, we have chosen the Kocher-Jagst cycle path. Approx. 330km long and usually to be driven in 6 stages.
We made 4 wellness days out of it, no stage over 100km, a leisurely pace, no early starts and sometimes time to …

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June 27, 2025,Rad & Zelt 4 - Campingkocher

See picture, but also camping on the Kocher. The transition from Jagst to Kocher involved a few more HMs and a short pushing section on gravel. Whether my planning was optimal here remains to be seen. On the Kocher, parts of the route alternated alongside roads and through industrial areas with beautiful paths along the river and through the hills. …

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