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Baden-Württemberg

Landkreis Reutlingen

View of Lichtenstein Castle – Kalkofensteige Climb loop from Engstingen Schulzentrum

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Baden-Württemberg

Landkreis Reutlingen

View of Lichtenstein Castle – Kalkofensteige Climb loop from Engstingen Schulzentrum

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View of Lichtenstein Castle – Kalkofensteige Climb loop from Engstingen Schulzentrum

01:16

17.7km

340m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 7, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Greuthau

Geopark Schwäbische Alb

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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1

2.75 km

View of Lichtenstein Castle and Echaz Valley

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The reward after the climb on the old rack railway line. Grandiose view of Lichtenstein 🤩

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2

2.92 km

View of Lichtenstein Castle from Traifelberg

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Beautiful descent (or bad rise 😂) on the old gear route

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3

3.45 km

Great view of Lichtenstein Castle

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Nice route, nice view of Lichtenstein Castle, no traffic and no pedestrians.

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4

4.36 km

Old Rack Railway Route

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Without decent stamina, ambition or arrogance you capitulate pretty fast.
With e-support or a lot of time, this is still very feasible.
Attention: if you go uphill, remains right, the …

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5

5.35 km

View of Lichtenstein Castle

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Magnificent view of Lichtenstein Castle

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6

5.36 km

Honau Railway Station

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From Förderverein station Honau e.V. lovingly restored station of the former Echaztalbahn, a section of the former branch line Reutlingen-Schelklingen.
bahnhof-honau.de
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahnstrecke_Reutlingen%E2%80%93Schelklingen

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7

9.31 km

Kalkofensteige

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Pleasant gradient. Good connections on the Alb plateau in all directions. Little traffic on the slope on weekdays. Better to avoid at weekends.

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8

9.42 km

Kalkofensteige Climb

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When you drive down this route, it's just amazing. There was almost no traffic.

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17.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.53 km

5.27 km

2.21 km

1.75 km

1.58 km

312 m

Surfaces

17.0 km

619 m

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Lowest point (510 m)

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Thursday 21 May

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