Felsental Gorge – Ödenturm loop from Geislingen an der Steige

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Baden-Württemberg

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Geislingen an der Steige

Felsental Gorge – Ödenturm loop from Geislingen an der Steige

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Felsental Gorge – Ödenturm loop from Geislingen an der Steige

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15.4km

530m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 1, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Eybtal mit Teilen des Längen- und Rohrachtales

Geopark Schwäbische Alb

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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319 m

Ascent to Anwandfelsen

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The actual ascent to the Anwandfelsen is classified as difficult:

Good basic fitness, surefootedness, and sturdy footwear are essential.

Parts of the trail follow narrow, steep paths with an alpine character.

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1.08 km

View of Geislingen from the Anwand Rock

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Limestone was once mined very close to the Anwandfels and transported down to the valley by cable car. The cable car was built at the end of the 19th century. …

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3.22 km

Little Himmelsfelsen

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Although it stands in the shadow of its “big brother,” it offers a charm all of its own: From here, you have a particularly beautiful view towards Geislingen, which makes it a popular, but less frequented, photo spot.

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3.30 km

View of Eybach from the Himmelsfelsen

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The impressive, 70-meter-high sky rock offers a great view of Eybach and the Eyb valley. Some benches invite you to linger and the cross makes a nice motif.

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4.62 km

Eybach Oil Mill

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Very idyllic location

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5.51 km

Metal staircases in Felsental Gorge

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Very nice, romantic ascent in the Felsental to Waldhausen

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5.64 km

Rock Valley Gorge

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An interesting, pleasant hiking trail leads through the rocky dry valley with a moderate incline (except for the stairs at the exit at the end of the valley). The rocky …

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11.4 km

Öde Tower

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The 36-meter-high tower, still a landmark of the town of Geislingen today, was built around 1400 to protect the lower Helfenstein Castle. After the castle was demolished in 1552, the Ödenturm remained. Today it serves as an observation tower.

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15.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.38 km

5.63 km

1.36 km

465 m

352 m

193 m

Surfaces

7.71 km

3.27 km

2.25 km

1.91 km

261 m

Elevation

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Highest point (690 m)

Lowest point (450 m)

Weather

Saturday 26 September

24°C

7°C

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Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

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Comments

September 17, 2023,Aufstieg im Felsental – Idyllisches Felsental Runde von Geislingen an der Steige

It was a wonderful round that was great fun - but also a personal challenge. I'm definitely proud of myself 👍
I would like to mention that most of the route leads through loose deciduous forest, fantastic and wonderfully cool on this very warm late summer day.

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June 18, 2023,Löwenpfad Felsentor & Erweiterung

Nice shady tour - ideal in summer temperatures

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July 30, 2024,Eybach - Ruine Helfenstein - Ödenturm - Felsental - Himmelsfelsen - Anwandfelsen

Lots of paths in the forest on narrow trails. Just right for temperatures >30°. Unfortunately, the trail to the Himmelsfelsen was impassable.

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June 10, 2023,Eybach - Ruine Helfenstein - Ödenturm - Felsental - Himmelsfelsen - Anwandfelsen

Beautiful tour with lots of forest paths and great views. Descent from the Anwandfels with a gradient of almost 40%.

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December 29, 2024,Löwenpfade: Felsenrunde mit Abstecher zur Ruine Helfenstein

Another sunny hike with the Christmas bacon. We start the rock circuit in Eybach. Through the frosty, shady rock valley we go up through Weiler to the Helfenstein castle ruins. From there we continue to the Bismarck rock, down into the valley, steeply up to the Anwandfels and at the top we continue to the Himmelsfels above Eybach.

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March 9, 2024,Löwenpfad "Geislinger Felsen-Tour" + Burg Helfenstein

Went to Geislingen again, it was a very varied tour👍
Instead of taking the path up to the Bismarck Rock, I spontaneously took a different path past the Lioness rock formation...it was a pretty steep and slippery path, so I can only recommend it to a limited extent. But the rocks were very impressive.

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April 10, 2023,🦁Pfad "Geislinger Felsentour" mit 5 Zwei- u. 1 Vierbeiner 🌞 [25]

Today we did the Geislinger Felsentour with friends, with a detour to the Helfenstein castle ruins.
There weren't as many hikers out there as we first thought. Even the Felsental is almost deserted. There was a bit more hustle and bustle at the Helfenstein ruins, but it was still okay.

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