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Wurmlingen Chapel – View of Wurmlinger Chapel loop from Wendelsheim

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Baden-Württemberg

Wurmlingen Chapel – View of Wurmlinger Chapel loop from Wendelsheim

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Wurmlingen Chapel – View of Wurmlinger Chapel loop from Wendelsheim

02:59

10.6km

220m

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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: June 10, 2026

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3.13 km

Wurmlingen Chapel Trail

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beautiful circular route has a length of 5.5 km
It is worth it

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3.69 km

View of Wurmlinger Kapelle

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The "Wurmlinger Chapel", which stands high up on the Kapellenberg, is so exposed that a highlight "view towards the chapel" could be virtually anywhere within a radius of at least 10 km.

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3.94 km

Wurmlingen Chapel

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The Wurmlinger chapel stands on top of the slope, the view from above is fantastic and worth the short climb.

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4.33 km

Wurmlingen Chapel

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The present-day chapel was built as a hall in 1680. It is a Romanesque crypt (early 12th century). The Wurmlingen Chapel is a landmark for the region with its idyllic …

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4.53 km

View of the Kapellenberg vineyards

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View through the grapevines on the Kapellenberg to the Hirschauer Baggersee.

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4.83 km

View of Wurmlinger Chapel

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The Wurmlinger Chapel is located on the summit of the Kapellenberg. The Wandelburg used to be on the west-south-west foothills.

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7.87 km

View of Wurmlinger Kapelle and Kapellenberg

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The Wurmlinger Chapel is always a nice point of orientation

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8.74 km

View of the Albtrauf and Ammertal

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Wide view over Wendelsheim, Rottenburg am Neckar and up to the Albtrauf.

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9.67 km

Märchensee

Lake

10.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.65 km

2.06 km

1.77 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.78 km

3.21 km

2.73 km

300 m

287 m

247 m

Elevation

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Highest point (470 m)

Lowest point (350 m)

Weather

Tuesday 30 June

27°C

18°C

43 %

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Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

January 2, 2022,Blick in die Weinreben – Märchensee Runde von Wurmlingen

Interesting tour over the chapel and quarry and fairy tale lake and top views

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February 27, 2022,Zauberhafter Märchensee – Am Märchensee Runde von Wendelsheim

Beautiful, sometimes quite windy hike to the chapel mountain and the fairytale lake. Especially the round at the fairytale lake was new for us. Very nice paths through the forest along an old sandstone mining area. The last piece with the vineyards and their old walls is also super nice.

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July 13, 2024,Wurmlinger Kapelle - Märchensee – ehemaliger Steinbruch - Märchensee Runde von Wendelsheim

The first highlight of this hike was the Wurmlinger Chapel. From up there you have a fantastic panoramic view. Both the Hohenzollern and the Hohenentringer Castle can be seen. The rock formations of the quarry, which was in operation until the 1950s and is now a nature reserve, are very interesting, and in the middle of it all is the …

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October 24, 2024,Wurmlinger Kapelle – Steinbruch beim Märchensee🫶 Runde von Wurmlingen/Wendelsheim

A wonderful, varied autumn hike, a fantastic nature reserve at the former sandstone quarry - mystical.

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October 23, 2021,Von der Wurmlinger Kapelle zum Märchensee

Parking lot below the Wurmlinger Chapel ... on the Kapellenweg we walked past grapevines up to the chapel ... on over very beautiful meadow paths in the sun and through the forest to the Märchensee. During the hike you could see the Wurmling Chapel from several places! Sun and clouds alternated constantly today! Unfortunately there were a lot of beautiful …

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May 1, 2024,Wurmlinger Kapelle – Steinbruch beim Märchensee Runde von Wendelsheim

Beautiful circular tour with a great view from the Wurmlinger Chapel once you have mastered the steep climb. Then past several fields to the very beautiful fairytale lake

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March 3, 2024,Wurmlinger Kapelle – Steinbruch beim Märchensee Runde von Wurmlingen

Always a wonderful view of the Swabian Alb 😍

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July 2, 2022,Wurmlinger Kapelle ⛪️ und Märchensee 💦mit tollen Komootlern 😍

Hello Ömchen 🙋 has a wonderful day today with Tine Ti, Günter L.S. & Margot, Daniela E. & Wilfried E. spent 😊 thank you all 🥰 and thank you 🙏 to Tine for taking us. Our path led us first to the Wurmlinger chapel (Tine, Günter, Margot, Daniela and Wilfried had already visited it before, unfortunately there was a lot …

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Wurmlingen Chapel – View of Wurmlinger Chapel loop from Wendelsheim

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View of Wurmlinger Kapelle

Wurmlingen Chapel

Wurmlingen Chapel

View of the Kapellenberg vineyards

View of Wurmlinger Chapel

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