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Lautertal Cycle Route

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4.9

(128)

511

riders

Lautertal Cycle Route

03:15

51.3km

500m

Cycling

Following a river from the source to the mouth and watching its course is something wonderful! On this 50-kilometer tour you drive along the Lauter and explore the beautiful landscape that the river has dug into the Alb.

The Lauter rises in Offenhausen, where you can get to by train.…

by Schwäbische Alb

Last updated: October 8, 2025

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Flusslandschaft Donauwiesen zwischen Zwiefaltendorf und Munderkingen

Geopark Schwäbische Alb

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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369 m

Source of the Große Lauter

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Idyllic place, peace and serenity are noticeable here. A nice place for a break, Versperzeit has to be sometimes.

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7.49 km

Cycle path in the Lauter valley near Dapfen

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Beautiful bike path that leads past picturesque meadows and forests through the Lautertal.

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18.9 km

Great Lauter Valley

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It's a beautiful area that can only be seen by bike.

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28.3 km

Hoher Gießel Waterfall

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A great place where the Lauter rushes like a stream over several steps and small waterfalls. Here it is worthwhile to get off the bike and let the untouched nature work on you.

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38.3 km

Confluence of the Lauter and Danube

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This place is far from any settlement. The Lauter has reached its destination: the still very young Danube.

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51.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

33.7 km

8.70 km

5.99 km

2.51 km

215 m

126 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

29.4 km

19.7 km

1.08 km

893 m

119 m

118 m

Elevation

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Highest point (680 m)

Lowest point (510 m)

Weather

Wednesday 8 July

26°C

11°C

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Comments

June 9, 2025,Zwiefalten - Würtingen ~ Lautertal 🌞

Yesterday, I cycled the Lautertal Cycle Path from the source to Zwiefalten in heavy rain and wind. Today, I cycled back up again in sunshine and with lots of cyclists and hikers. What's better? Quiet and miserable weather, or nice weather and lots of activity???🤷🏻‍♂️

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June 24, 2023,Lauterrunde Tag 2 B

The challenge of the tour was: not resting everywhere, looking, splashing around and exploring :).
In Zwiefalten we saw 2 pairs of storks breeding. At the general medical practice :)) and the monastery church. It's great to see them again! At the fish pond we stocked up on smoked trout and eel. It was later eaten under a large pasture …

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August 10, 2023,1. Tag Radtour Lautertal von Offenhausen bis Zwiefalten

Great bike ride along the Lauter, beautiful natural landscape.
Starting point: Offenhausen to Dapfen with a nice cafe and sale of homemade cakes and various knick-knacks, very nice gardens to sit outside. Next aspect worth seeing, a decorative artists' house right on the bike path. Visit to the stud farm in Marbach, continue to the monastery in Obermachtal. From there …

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June 14, 2023,"Große Lauter": Etappe 2: Marbach/Anhausen/Zwiefalten

The second stage of our "Big Lauter" cycle tour took my wife Brigitte and me through a really beautiful valley that we can recommend without reservation. After the Lauter flows into the Danube, we continued to Zwiefaltendorf, where we took a break. Then we cycled to Zwiefalten, where we spent the night in the "Gasthof Post".

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August 10, 2023,Tour 10.08.2023: 1761P+1862M: Knühl-Busrad-Reise: Der Lautertal-Radweg auf der Schwäbischen Alb: z.B. Gomadingen Marbach (Gestüt) Gundelfingen Anhausen Lauterach Obermarchtal (Kloster) Zwiefalten (Münster)

from the prospectus;

The Lautertal cycle path on the Swabian Alb
€69.00Price

meeting
08/10/2023

route kilometers
about 50 kilometers

Course

Arrival by bus on the Swabian Alb to Gomadingen - Offenhausen in the beautiful Great Lauter Valley with its famous juniper heaths, castle ruins, caves, forests and rock formations typical of the Alb. The Große Lauter meanders 37 km to …

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June 17, 2025,Lautertal, Obermarchtal

20°C, 3-4 Bft from the northeast, partly cloudy, sunny.
Starting point: Marbach
Cycled along the Lauter River from Marbach to Obermarchtal and back.
Cycling this tour is a MUST every year.

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August 25, 2022,Lautertal, Obermarchtal

On the Alb 24° 2 Bft from E,
slightly cloudy, sunny
Starting point: Stud Marbach
Cycle the Lautertal cycle path to Obermarchtal. Here was the turning point.
The Lautertal is one of the most beautiful valleys in the Swabian Jura.

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August 24, 2022,Fahrt durchs zauberhafte Große Lautertal

A beautiful, absolutely recommendable bike tour through the Great Lauter Valley.

Already the train ride to Offenhausen was worth experiencing - the train staff was extremely friendly and helpful.

In the Lautertal, if you are interested, you should plan time for the Marbach stud farm and the beer garden at the boathouse in Bichishausen.

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May 3, 2021

Following a river from the source to the mouth and watching its course is something wonderful! On this 50-kilometer tour you drive along the Lauter and explore the beautiful landscape that the river has dug into the Alb.
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The Lauter rises in Offenhausen, where you can get to by train. The source is a bit

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Lautertal Cycle Route

Source of the Große Lauter

Cycle path in the Lauter valley near Dapfen

Great Lauter Valley

Hoher Gießel Waterfall

Confluence of the Lauter and Danube

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