Tree With Carved Face – Uhlberg Tower loop from Plattenhardt

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Tree With Carved Face – Uhlberg Tower loop from Plattenhardt

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Tree With Carved Face – Uhlberg Tower loop from Plattenhardt

01:25

5.25km

70m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 1, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.59 km

Waldrefugien Information Board

Highlight • Rest Area

2.68 km

Torstein from 1580

Highlight • Monument

The stone is located below the well-known Uhlbergturm near a garden area on the Mittlerer Wengerterweg. It measures 92 cm in height, 26 cm in width, and 47 cm in …

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2.76 km

Tree With Carved Face

Highlight • Structure

Works especially well with a flashlight at dawn.

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3.05 km

View of the Albtrauf from the information board

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From this viewpoint, with good visibility, you can make out the Swabian Jura with the distinctive points from Hohenneuffen over Jusi, Floriansberg and Wackerstein to Reutlinger Georgenberg.

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3.10 km

Uhlberg Tower

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Be sure to keep the opening hours, as the tower is only open on weekends - the kiosk, the toilets and the tower itself.

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4.20 km

Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms Information Board

Highlight • Structure

Also interesting. But I wouldn't collect them.

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4.26 km

Grünes Brett Information Board

Highlight • Rest Area

Very interesting. The forestry administration shares interesting things here. Look at it every now and then.

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4.56 km

Hochwald Ecosystem Information Board

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Directly behind the Uhlberg hiking car park, a few meters in the direction of the Uhlbergturm, you will find a clear, very carefully prepared information board about the fauna and flora in the surrounding forest.

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5.25 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.95 km

968 m

279 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.28 km

1.41 km

497 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

13°C

4°C

66 %

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Max wind speed: 15.0 km/h

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Comments

May 18, 2024,Plattenhardt - Uhlbergturm - Kelter

Short afternoon walk through a beautiful forest. From the Uhlberg tower (25m high) you have a great view of the Albtrauf when the weather is good. The walk continues over the former vineyards to the wine press, which is open at irregular intervals, and the return journey passes the Schützenhaus with restaurant.

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November 19, 2023,Plattenhardt - Uhlbergturm - Kelter

Short hike from the Filderstadt-Plattenhardt starting point to the Uhlberg tower. From there, weather permitting, there is a wonderful view of a large part of the northern Alb, especially from the observation tower. There is also a barbecue area and a small kiosk, served on weekends. Further down along the former vineyards to the wine press, cultivated by the Albverein …

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