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The Top 20 Gorges around Heidenheim

Gorges are incredibly beautiful places, and you’ve got 20

to choose from around Heidenheim. Just browse our list of the best gorges below and see photos, tips and extra info to help you visit one of these beautiful places on your next adventure around Heidenheim.

Last updated: October 19, 2025

Felsenmeer Wental

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The Wental offers you a unique nature experience. Countless stone pillars and bizarre rock formations of limestone line up in the valley. They bear such impressive names as Felsenmeer, Wentalweible, …

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Steinerne Jungfrauen Rock Formations

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Nice quiet valley. With all the rock formations and the legend of the Stone Maidens, it is a destination that is also fun for children. The water playground at the …

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Eselsburger Valley

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The Eselsburger Tal forms a section of the Brenz. The river flows from the Anhausen monastery near Herbrechtingen in a loop of the sharply narrowing valley around the "Buigen" ridge. …

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Lonetal

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Before the Danube and Rhine existed, the Lone River was the sole drainage of the entire region and a raging torrent that created this valley. When the first humans arrived …

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Steinerne Jungfrau Rock Formation, Eselsburger Tal

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The classic route in the Eselsburger Valley. A very beautiful route, but it can get very crowded, especially on weekends and holidays.

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Hungerbrunnental

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The Hungerbrunnen is a karst spring that flows only irregularly due to the porous, stony subsoil and mostly seeps away directly underground. In the Middle Ages, flowing and seeping away …

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Lonetal Valley

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Beautiful to drive. The bike path is unfortunately in poor condition and in need of renovation.

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Eselsburger Tal Nature Reserve

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Path left and right along the course of the river. Mixture of gravel and meadow ground. Good parking and entry possibilities for inflatable boats and kayaks from Anhausen. In Eselsburg …

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Doschental Enchanted Path

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You feel small in this narrow valley cut under the giant rock on both sides, which lift their peaks steeply upwards to let them shine in the sun. One can …

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Krätzental Valley

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The Krätzental is a beautiful and with cyclists and hikers very popular dry valley with juniper heath and a lot of forest.

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Want to see even more gorges? See the best ones around Heidenheim region by region:

Niederstotzingen Giengen an der Brenz Hermaringen Steinheim am Albuch Heidenheim an der Brenz Herbrechtingen Königsbronn Gerstetten Nattheim Wental Mit Seitentälern Und Feldinsel Klösterle Eselsburger Tal Sontheim an der Brenz

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Already discovered everything in this region? See additional gorges around Heidenheim for your next adventure:

Rems-Murr-Kreis Ostalbkreis Landkreis Esslingen Göppingen Landkreis Schwäbisch Hall Landkreis Böblingen Landkreis Heilbronn Main-Tauber-Kreis Stuttgart Hohenlohekreis

The Top 20 Gorges around Heidenheim

Felsenmeer Wental

Steinerne Jungfrauen Rock Formations

Eselsburger Valley

Lonetal

Steinerne Jungfrau Rock Formation, Eselsburger Tal

Hungerbrunnental

Lonetal Valley

Eselsburger Tal Nature Reserve

Doschental Enchanted Path

Krätzental Valley

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