Hohenstaufenbahn Cycle Path – View of Schwäbisch Gmünd loop from Waldstetten

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Baden-Württemberg

Hohenstaufenbahn Cycle Path – View of Schwäbisch Gmünd loop from Waldstetten

Moderate

4.6

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395

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Hohenstaufenbahn Cycle Path – View of Schwäbisch Gmünd loop from Waldstetten

02:15

52.8km

410m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

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Geopark Schwäbische Alb

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3.49 km

Hohenstaufenbahn Cycle Path

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The route is not recommended on warm weekends. Too much going on, hardly any get through with the RR

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12.6 km

Hohenstaufenbahn Cycle Path

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Beautiful bike path without a steep slope ,, can drive well with speed. On the weekend, however, it is like on a German highway.

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22.0 km

Entrance to Hohenstaufenbahn Cycle Path

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The entry point could be better marked, as I actually drove past it today.

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32.8 km

Hohenstaufenbahn Rail Trail near Maitis

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There is often a lot of activity here on weekends.

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39.2 km

View of Rechberg

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Perfect view of the Rechberg

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42.7 km

View of Schwäbisch Gmünd

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Wonderful view of the old town of Gmünd. The route is also easy for children to ride.

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46.6 km

Forum Gold and Silver

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Created for the State Garden Show 2014 and still a successful eye-catcher and landmark today. The FORUM restaurant is located directly on the Rems, highly recommended.

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46.8 km

View of the Old Town and the Gold and Silver Forum, Schwäbisch Gmünd

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The "Forum Gold and Silver" is located at the confluence of the Rems and Josefsbach rivers. It's one of the few modern buildings in the city center. Its attractive exterior …

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52.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

45.1 km

5.04 km

1.65 km

800 m

217 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

50.9 km

1.89 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (450 m)

Lowest point (310 m)

Weather

Tuesday 3 November

8°C

3°C

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Expect light wind and shifting conditions.

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Comments

September 11, 2022,Rennrad Ba: O'zapft is 🪰Reha-Runde

After no wetness was to be expected from above today, there was some movement therapy without major inclines to test my injured knee, which I left hanging on the edge of the bed in the dark. And the remaining poison from the second 🪰 tiger mosquito bite within ten days also had to go.

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May 26, 2024,Auf dem Klepperle nach Schwäbisch Gmünd

On the old Hohenstaufen railway line, the Klepperle, you can get from the Filstal to Schwäbisch Gmünd on a well-paved and almost gradient-free route. Great town in the Stauferland. We went back via the Beutenbachtal to the Wäscherschlössle. Perfect, completely car-free and beautiful.

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June 28, 2024,Rennrad Vo: Hausrunden-Variation

A variation of the home circuit with one too many detours. The last ten kilometers were a gentle wash.

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April 3, 2023,Rennrad Vo: 🛩️Hornberg-Runde🛩️

Finally no rain again 🥳. Today was a good day to torment your inner bastard. He's really earned it since last week. With a frosty headwind, we headed east via Waldstetten, Weiler i. i.e. ⛰️⛰️⛰️ on the Hornberg. The ascent to the Furtlepass wasn't that great, because there was quite a lot 🚙🚗🚐🚚🚛🚜🏍️. I turned right several times to avoid …

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September 26, 2022,Rennrad Cross Kleine Hausrunde

Cozy house round and therefore narrowly escaped the localized rain 😀. But I was dressed a little too warm for that 🥵. I have to get used to the changeable weather again.

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February 8, 2025,Rennrad Cross: "Nix geht mehr" - Reloaded

Today I rolled in the other direction to Straßdorf to test my calves. Unfortunately, it didn't go much better ☹️ and mountains are definitely just for show at the moment 🕵️. The closure of Maitis towards Hohenstaufen came at just the right time 😁. On the way back near Lenglingen I briefly followed an XXL sweeper of a slightly different …

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March 10, 2024,Rennrad Vo: 🕵️ Auf der Suche nach der Lust.

Somehow the mood today was like the weather 🥱🕳️Yesterday's "full body garden workout" still had an effect. But my inner 🐷🐕 was doing great. He almost, but only almost won. The fight lasted almost four hours.
As a reward there was a small house round. But there wasn't really any fun there either. Such crap, I had completely forgotten about …

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August 24, 2024,Rennrad Vo: 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️... und es hat Zoom gemacht 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️...

Today, due to lack of time, there was only a short lap with a short stop at Krettenhof to catch a glimpse of the Deutschland Tour. At this point, it was already quite warm 🥵 and the three breakaway riders were quite optimistic 🤷. Luckily, there was a bit of wind most of the time on my lap and some …

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