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Baden-Württemberg
Heidenheim
Giengen an der Brenz

Eselsburger Valley loop from Wasserflächen bei der ehem. Ziegelei

Routes
Bike touring routes & trails
Germany
Baden-Württemberg
Heidenheim
Giengen an der Brenz

Eselsburger Valley loop from Wasserflächen bei der ehem. Ziegelei

Moderate

4.5

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178

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Eselsburger Valley loop from Wasserflächen bei der ehem. Ziegelei

01:41

25.0km

200m

Cycling

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

Last updated: July 9, 2026

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Eselsburger Tal mit Buigen

Eselsburger Tal

Geopark Schwäbische Alb

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3.48 km

Rock formations in the Eselsburger Valley

Highlight • Natural Monument

Beautiful valley with great rock formations

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3.51 km

The Stone Maidens in the Eselsburg Valley

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great area

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3.62 km

Stone Maidens rock formations

Highlight • Natural Monument

Fantastic bike path along the Brenz in the Eselsburger valley. You can also climb here.

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4.16 km

Limestone Rock Formations Near Eselsburg

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You should definitely visit

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9.15 km

Beautiful nature reserve that forms part of the Brenz. The valley is easy to explore on foot and by bike. The highlights include the Steiner Maidens, Spitzbubenhöhle, Falkenstein Domain and Eselsburg Castle. Excursion destination for young and old.

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11.4 km

Nice view over the Brenz and the Falkenstein.

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11.9 km

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13.6 km

Eselsburger Valley

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The Eselsburger Tal forms a section of the Brenz. The river flows from the Anhausen monastery near Herbrechtingen in a loop of the sharply narrowing valley around the "Buigen" ridge. …

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25.0 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.3 km

5.27 km

4.85 km

4.62 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

16.0 km

4.15 km

3.69 km

1.15 km

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Highest point (540 m)

Lowest point (460 m)

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Tuesday 14 July

27°C

16°C

70 %

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Comments

October 20, 2024,Ride
Bicycle tour from Giengen into the Eselsburger Valley and over the Buigen

Our leisurely bicycle tour started in Giengen, where we were out and about as a family - my wife, our son and I - for the first time in a long time. We rode along the relaxed Brenz Valley cycle path towards Herbrechtingen. Once there, we treated ourselves …

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Sometimes I took the wrong turn, didn't listen to "Mrs Komoot" 🤪

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Even though a large part of the bike tour is on a not particularly attractive bike path next to a federal highway, this tour gets a 🌟 from me (that means it goes into my collection "My most beautiful bike tours" komoot.com/de-de/collection/1254840/-meine-schoensten-radtouren). That's because the Eselsburger Valley, which lies in the nature reserve, with its meadows and rocky cliffs, is …

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Only turned one evening round. The Eselsburger Tal is always a good destination. From around 6 p.m. you have the valley almost to yourself.

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