Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Running trails & routes

View of the Brenz – Eselsburger Valley loop from Eselsburger Tal

Routes

Running trails & routes

View of the Brenz – Eselsburger Valley loop from Eselsburger Tal

Moderate

3.3

(34)

159

runners

View of the Brenz – Eselsburger Valley loop from Eselsburger Tal

01:06

10.3km

110m

Running

Moderate run. 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 23, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Eselsburger Tal mit Buigen

Eselsburger Tal

Geopark Schwäbische Alb

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

4.64 km

Anhausen Abbey on the Brenz

Highlight • Religious Site

The Benedictine monastery Anhausen, founded in 1125, is located at the beginning of the Eselsburger valley.

The buildings are privately owned and used as agricultural and residential buildings. They are no longer publicly available. Outside the buildings, however, the monastery complex can mostly be entered and visited, which is well worthwhile. The monastery buildings are well preserved and it is interesting to see how they are used today.
The "Gasthaus zum Tor" in the former Klosterschenke seems to have ceased its operation. (As of 08 April 2017)
Numerous hiking trails lead directly past the monastery.

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kloster_Anhausen_an_der_Brenz

Translated by Google •

Tip by

5.62 km

View of the Brenz

Highlight • River

It's worth getting up early for.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

7.53 km

Wildflowers of Eselsburger Tal

Highlight • Natural Monument

On these slopes the March snowflake always grows

Translated by Google •

Tip by

7.89 km

View of the Brenz

Highlight • River

Fantastically beautiful valley - and mostly very quiet

Translated by Google •

Tip by

9.24 km

Eselsburger Valley

Highlight • Gorge

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. First, the Brenz runs about three kilometers from Anhausen in a southerly and south-easterly direction,[1] past Bindstein Castle and Falkenstein Castle (Municipality of Gerstetten), after a hairpin bend in the district of Eselsburg (Herbrechtingen) it heads north to Herbrechtingen, where the Brenz turns sharply to the east. The Eselsburg valley is primarily known for its natural beauty; the most famous of these are the “Stone Maidens”. The Spitzbuben Cave is located at the southernmost point of the valley.

Translated by Google •

Tip by