Blautopf – Blautopf Spring loop from Ulm Ost

Mountain biking trails

Germany

Baden-Württemberg

Blautopf – Blautopf Spring loop from Ulm Ost

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Blautopf – Blautopf Spring loop from Ulm Ost

03:56

73.8km

330m

Mountain biking

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

Last updated: August 7, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 2.28 km for 225 m

Closed: • August 1, 2026-September 1, 2026 (otherwise open)

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.89 km

Danube Riverside Path, Ulm

Highlight • Cycleway

You can take a look at the Danube from many places, but here in the city it also has its charm, especially when the Spatz (the small Danube ship) is passing by.

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18.7 km

Danube Weir

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Large weir on the Danube

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32.5 km

Marketplace Ehingen

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Nice market place in Ehingen.

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53.3 km

Blautopf

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A much-sung place, which rightly belongs to one of the most beautiful natural spectacles of the Alb. Summer, sun and the deep blue of the spring are always soothing and uplifting.

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53.3 km

Blaubeuren Hammer Forge

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On the terrace you sit right next to the Blautopf - when it's not full it's nice, but it can get very crowded.

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53.3 km

Blautopf Spring

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The Blautopf is the most beautiful and, after the Aachtopf, the second largest karst spring in Germany. Its catchment area extends over approx. 160 km². From the 21 m deep …

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55.5 km

View of Rusenschloss Castle Ruins

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The Hohengerhausen ruins, also known as the Rusenschloss, are the ruins of a hilltop castle on a hill above the Gerhausen district of the city of Blaubeuren. Below the castle in the rock is the Neanderthal cave "Great Grotto".

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63.6 km

View of the Blau River From the Bridge

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Beautiful spot along the way

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73.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

32.9 km

19.2 km

11.6 km

7.85 km

1.85 km

396 m

Surfaces

65.2 km

4.66 km

1.69 km

1.09 km

763 m

478 m

Elevation

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Highest point (550 m)

Lowest point (470 m)

Weather

Sunday 4 October

20°C

10°C

48 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 6.0 km/h

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Comments

October 8, 2023,D-89134 Herrlingen-Ehingen-Fischerhütte Rottenacker-Ersingen-Erbach

Nice weather for a bike ride. Today it should be something longer. A trip from Herrlingen to Ehingen and back was an option.

First we went through the Blautal to Blaubeuren and from there on to Schmiechen. From there a beautiful cycle path leads via Allmendingen and Berkach to Ehingen. I then drove a little further to the “Sonntagssee” swimming …

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