Welterbe-Tour Augsburg – Lauschtouren in Bayerisch-Schwaben

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Welterbe-Tour Augsburg – Lauschtouren in Bayerisch-Schwaben

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Welterbe-Tour Augsburg – Lauschtouren in Bayerisch-Schwaben

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7.43km

20m

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Since July 2019, the Augsburg Water Management System has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site. From the Augustus Fountain, along branching canals in the artisan district, past water towers, ditches and amphibian ponds, this audio tour takes you along the water to the Hochablass on the Lech. Here you will…

by Bayerisch-Schwaben

Last updated: April 10, 2026

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Includes an off-grid segment

Navigation instructions may be limited.

After 4.54 km for 201 m

Waypoints

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17 m

Augustus Fountain

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Augustusbrunnen, Augsburg
The three monumental fountains with bronze figures are the artistic highlight of the water system. The first was created by Hubert Gerhard by 1594. In the middle stands …

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643 m

Lech Canals in Augsburg

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With a total length of more than three kilometers, four Lech canals – Schwallech, Hinterer, Mittlerer und Vorderer Lech – flow through the former artisan district.

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1.54 km

Red Gate Augsburg

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Together with the bridge, the front gate, the bastion and the city moat, the Red Gate forms the so-called “Red Gate Wall System”. Large parts of these defensive structures have …

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7.40 km

High drain Augsburg

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Here you can hear the water rushing! The Hochablass has been damming the Lech since the late Middle Ages and diverting water into the city's canals - a relief for …

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7.43 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.36 km

1.72 km

1.21 km

832 m

201 m

118 m

Surfaces

2.65 km

2.55 km

1.55 km

408 m

201 m

< 100 m

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Weather

Friday 6 November

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March 19, 2026

Since July 2019, the Augsburg Water Management System has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site. From the Augustus Fountain, along branching canals in the artisan district, past water towers, ditches and amphibian ponds, this audio tour takes you along the water to the Hochablass on the Lech. Here you will

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