Along the Donntalbach – Lange Steige Gorge loop from Römerstein

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Along the Donntalbach – Lange Steige Gorge loop from Römerstein

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Along the Donntalbach – Lange Steige Gorge loop from Römerstein

04:12

14.4km

370m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 8, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Biosphärengebiet Schwäbische Alb (Kernzone)

Oberes Lenninger Tal mit Seitentälern

Geopark Schwäbische Alb

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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3.19 km

Sperberseck Castle Ruins

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Castle ruin that has largely crumbled. You have a beautiful view through the valley towards the Schlatstall.

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4.16 km

Donnbach Stream

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Very scenic and the path leads along the stream.

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4.24 km

Along the Donntalbach

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The Donntalbach arises at about 680 m above sea level. NN southeast of the ruin Sperberseck.

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6.02 km

View of the Sinter Terraces of the Weiße Lauter

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The "Sinterterassen" are located near Gutenberg (a district of Lenningen) in the Esslingen district, Baden-Württemberg.

- a "natural monument" that must be protected!
- numerous sinter terraces and basins have …

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7.97 km

Goldloch Cave

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Origin of the black Lauter in Schlattstall.

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8.46 km

Lauter Spring

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To quote the incomparable humorist Heinz Erhardt (1909 - 1979), who was known to a …

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11.0 km

Lange Steige Gorge

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Nice gorge with little activity

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11.9 km

Upper Entrance to Lange Steige

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Here begins the descent of the long climb, which leads through a beautiful protected forest.

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14.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.81 km

3.30 km

971 m

247 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.43 km

2.31 km

2.11 km

2.02 km

1.34 km

163 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

12°C

7°C

90 %

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Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

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Comments

October 16, 2022,Lenningen (Schlattstall) - Goldloch - Lange Steige - Burg Sperberseck - Höllsternquelle - Sinterterrassen Gutenberg

It was a great tour with many highlights. It went from the Lenninger Tal (Schlattstall) to the Goldloch (karst spring) and then through the Lange Steige to the Alb plateau. At the top I explored the old fountain and the Sperberseck ruins. On the descent towards Gutenberg you should wear good shoes. In Gutenberg you can still admire the Höllstern …

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May 1, 2025,Schlattstall - Lange Steige🌲🌳🍄‍🟫- Römerstein🗼- Burgruine Sperberseck 🏰- Donntal ♒🌊🌳🌲🌻🌼🌺

Today, for our first hike, we tackled a tour from our to-do list.
We drove to Schlattstall to the "Lange Steige" hiking car park. From there, we set off through the core zone of the Lange Steige. We then passed the Schepper training stables. Today, there were numerous foals in the pasture.

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January 6, 2025,Über Donntal zum Römerstein und per Langer Steige zu den Sinnterassen

What crazy weather. We had everything from icy valleys and warm air to a decent wind.

I personally find the valleys in the Lenninger Valley very beautiful and very natural.

And today this was confirmed again - a barbecue at the Römerstein Tower is a must.
Highly recommended round 🤩

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December 13, 2023,Sinterterrassen, Donntal, Sperberseck, Lange Steige

I enjoyed today's tour with dear @Henni 🏞. Thank you for the inspiration for this🙏
A great and varied hike...
I caught the dry, partly sunny time window for the entire tour and was able to fully enjoy the entire hike 👍😍

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November 22, 2023,Nr. 150/2023 🥳 Sinterterrassen, Donntal, Sperberseck, Lange Steige

Now I've actually run exactly 150 tours this year, crazy.
For this I drove a little further. I took a quick look at the sinter terraces as I was driving through, but I didn't even know the rest. Unfortunately the weather was very cloudy, but the temperatures were a pleasant 1-3 degrees. The climb to the Sperberseck ruins is a …

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January 2, 2022,Schlattstall - Römerstein - Sperberseck - Mondmilchhöhle - Donntal

Leisurely hike today. Very few people on the way, despite the pretty good weather. The moon milk cave was a small search until we found it 🙂

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March 5, 2023,Lange Steige-Donntal

Near-natural and worth seeing paths with Bannwald 👍. Restaurant Lamm in Hengen as the grand finale. Great food, good service and very good value for money.

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December 5, 2021,Schlattstall - Lange Steige/Lenninger Tal – Donntal - Sinterterrassen/Schwäbische Alb

From the Lange Steige hiking car park near Lenningen-Schlattstall, it is only a short distance to the Lange Steige valley in the Swabian Alb biosphere area. Since 2009 this forest has been left to its own devices, which can easily be seen from the many fallen trees that often block the path. The path is often narrow and also very …

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