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Baden-Württemberg
Landkreis Rottweil
Villingendorf

Castle Chapel Ruins – Herrenzimmern Castle loop from Villingendorf

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Germany
Baden-Württemberg
Landkreis Rottweil
Villingendorf

Castle Chapel Ruins – Herrenzimmern Castle loop from Villingendorf

Moderate

4.4

(15)

64

hikers

Castle Chapel Ruins – Herrenzimmern Castle loop from Villingendorf

04:21

16.0km

230m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 10, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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2.82 km

Hochwald

Forest

2

7.77 km

Hang glider launch site Black Forest

Highlight • Structure

The hang glider launch site is beautifully situated

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3

7.84 km

Marienkapelle on the Herrenbühl

Highlight • Religious Site

You can also pass this beautiful chapel if you do the paradise tour "Herrenzimmern castle ruins"! We were lucky again today it was open!!

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11.3 km

Herrenzimmern Fountain

Highlight • Monument

Turned off the water. But it was enough to cool down 😉

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11.8 km

St. Jakobus Church

Highlight • Religious Site

6

12.6 km

Castle Chapel Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

is located slightly below the castle ruins

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12.6 km

Herrenzimmern Castle

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This was the family castle of the von Zimmer family, construction began in 1050
In 1501 a valuable collection was destroyed by fire
1595 sold to the city of Rottweil …

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12.7 km

Very nice secluded barbecue area in a romantic castle setting.

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12.7 km

Burgstüble at Burgspitze

Highlight • Mountain Hut

From the castle chapel you can reach the Burgstüble via a spiral staircase
will be open again on October 1st

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16.0 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.5 km

3.77 km

955 m

527 m

239 m

Surfaces

8.55 km

3.78 km

2.12 km

1.10 km

321 m

< 100 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (730 m)

Lowest point (580 m)

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Thursday 9 July

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14°C

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Comments

June 14, 2022,Wanderung auf der Paradiestour in Herrenzimmern.
Impressions of today's hike on the paradise tour in Herrenzimmern. Beautiful 13 kilometers high with a view of the Swabian Alb. The Marienkapelle and the castle ruins were great highlights of this hike. There was also a stamp for the Camino de Santiago.

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The round tour leads in the gently rolling Gäu landscape to the Herrenzimmern castle ruins, to chapels and wayside crosses.

The circular hike, which is easy to manage, always offers beautiful views towards the Alb and the Black Forest with manageable differences in altitude. Sights such as the Herrenzimmern castle ruins, which are worth seeing, the Marienkapelle and good places …

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I'm extremely glad that we once again walked the loop in the opposite direction to the "normal" direction. Because within the first few meters, we almost broke down with the cart on an unmown meadow path. If that had been at the end, I would have had a bad memory. 😜
And I, the hiker, would have cursed terribly.

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😜 Attention. At the very beginning of the tour I wasn't paying attention again and went straight ahead instead of turning left to the castle. But since I like looking at new houses, it took me a while to notice that something was wrong. 😂 If you like looking 🏡🏠🏘️, you can follow me, the others should turn left below …

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