Schwarzes Tor Rock Arch – Bettelmännskeller Cave loop from Rietheim

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Schwarzes Tor Rock Arch – Bettelmännskeller Cave loop from Rietheim

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Schwarzes Tor Rock Arch – Bettelmännskeller Cave loop from Rietheim

01:42

6.39km

70m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Naturpark Obere Donau

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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15 m

Inn at the Crown Rußberg

Highlight • Restaurant

Quaint tavern amidst the farmhouses of Rußberg - on the lawn opposite there is also a small playground.

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721 m

Schwarzes Tor Rock Arch

Highlight • Natural Monument

someone discovered his heart for wood
and immortalized artistically

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1.26 km

Summit cross at the Fürstenstein ruins with a view of Weilheim

Highlight • Viewpoint

More information under the following link:
de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burg_F%C3%BCrstenstein_(Rietheim-Weilheim)

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1.83 km

Bettelmännskeller Cave

Highlight • Cave

no plan how the name came about

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2.87 km

View of the Alps from Naturpark Obere Donau

Highlight • Viewpoint

I'm still skeptical about seeing the Alps there

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2.87 km

Distant view of the Alps

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Alpine view with good visibility

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3.15 km

Mater Ter Admirabilis Shrine

Highlight • Religious Site

means translated thrice wonderful mother
since October 2019 this restored gem has been hanging there

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6.39 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.20 km

2.46 km

407 m

311 m

Surfaces

2.96 km

2.55 km

424 m

407 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (870 m)

Lowest point (820 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

11°C

4°C

17 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Comments

March 6, 2022,vom Parkplatz Steigkreuz (Wurmlingen) eine Runde über die Nonnenhöhle

Today again at short notice with our 👫👫 friends Ramona and Stefan ran a nice round in Wurmlingen near Tuttlingen 🥾🥾. Drove together 🚙, parked in a hiking car park above Wurmlingen. We walked to the memorial stone of a plane crash around 1934 and on to the Rusberg. In between we took a drink break in a sunny 🌞 …

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March 3, 2024,Höhlenwanderung Wurmlingen 🥾🥾

Parked at the free Steigkreuz parking lot (barbecue area and playground above), we walked over hill and dale on narrow paths through a wonderful natural forest 😍.
(Beautifully green in spring/summer 🌲🌳)
There is a lot to discover on this hike: View over Rietheim on a clear day to the Alps, the Nonnenhöhle, the Bettelmannskeller, the Fürstenstein ruins (but where? …

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June 23, 2022,Bettelmannskeller 🍺 Naturdenkmal Schwarzes Tor ⛩️🤷🏼‍♀️🤣

Today's trip went to the nun's cave, the begging man's cellar, the black gate and the plane crash site near Wurmlingen.

A great lap where I almost ran past the black gate 🤦🏼‍♀️ How good that I found the trees there so great 😇🤣
There aren't that many views, but the perfect round to relax and switch off 👍

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