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Heldenfinger Cliff – Eselsburg Valley Nature Reserve loop from Gerstetten

Heldenfinger Cliff – Eselsburg Valley Nature Reserve loop from Gerstetten

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Heldenfinger Cliff – Eselsburg Valley Nature Reserve loop from Gerstetten

01:47

29.7km

370m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 25, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Eselsburger Tal mit Buigen

Hasenloch mit Orstelhalde, Lindach, Stüzel und Heidental

Am Tiefen Weg

Eselsburger Tal

Geopark Schwäbische Alb

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.53 km

Heldenfinger Cliff

Highlight • Natural Monument

A beautiful Geopad for children and next door an attractive newly designed playground. In front of the cliff is a large sandpit where children can dig up fossils.

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12.1 km

Eselsburg Valley Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

Path left and right along the course of the river. Mixture of gravel and meadow ground. Good parking and entry possibilities for inflatable boats and kayaks from Anhausen. In Eselsburg …

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12.2 km

The Brenz River in Eselsburger Valley

Highlight • River

The Brenz is a beautiful, quiet river with lots of nature in a fantastic valley.

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15.9 km

Hasenhäule

Forest

20.9 km

Murder Memorial of the Forester's Wife Rieg

Highlight • Monument

It's amazing what witnesses are standing here. The good woman was murdered in cold blood while picking berries by Johann Rumpf, who confessed to the crime and four other murders.

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22.8 km

Memorial Plaque for Frau Rieg, Geopark Schwäbische Alb

Highlight • Monument

The paths are also easy to navigate with a trekking bike or e-bike!

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24.2 km

Basenhütte

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Quite overgrown at the moment.

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25.8 km

Asphalt Road Through Geopark Schwäbische Alb

Highlight • Cycleway

Pleasantly paved path across the airfield to the Rüblinger Hof. Afterwards we went through the forest on a gravel path to the Ugenhof junction. This can also be driven carefully …

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26.5 km

Gerstetten Glider Airfield

Highlight • Structure

There's a traffic light system here; if a glider is being pulled up for takeoff, passage is prohibited.

Another message to Simon (or should I say Andreas Wanke?): who's pathetic …

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29.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.8 km

7.09 km

4.03 km

757 m

Surfaces

18.3 km

5.79 km

3.64 km

1.97 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (660 m)

Lowest point (480 m)

Weather

Friday 10 July

29°C

13°C

0 %

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Heldenfinger Cliff – Eselsburg Valley Nature Reserve loop from Gerstetten

Heldenfinger Cliff

Eselsburg Valley Nature Reserve

The Brenz River in Eselsburger Valley

Murder Memorial of the Forester's Wife Rieg

Memorial Plaque for Frau Rieg, Geopark Schwäbische Alb

Basenhütte

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Gerstetten Glider Airfield

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