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View of Reutlingen from the Achalm – Achalm Castle Ruins loop from Metzingen (Württemberg)

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View of Reutlingen from the Achalm – Achalm Castle Ruins loop from Metzingen (Württemberg)

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View of Reutlingen from the Achalm – Achalm Castle Ruins loop from Metzingen (Württemberg)

05:21

18.8km

400m

Hiking

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

Last updated: June 23, 2026

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Geopark Schwäbische Alb

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Start point

Train Station

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4.23 km

Glems Reservoir (Pumped-storage Lake)

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At the moment (October 2023) there is hardly any water left in the reservoir.

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4.91 km

Glems Reservoir

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An approximately 2.5 km long circular path leads around the reservoir.
Since the lake is now fenced off all around, there is no longer any possibility of getting directly to the water.

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5.15 km

View of the Glems Reservoir

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Always worth a detour

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8.31 km

View of Achalm and the Swabian Jura

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The path over the plateau allows a beautiful view of the panorama of the Alb from Neuffen to the "Vorberg" Achalm.

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10.5 km

View of Reutlingen from the Achalm

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from up there a great view of the Alb and Reutlingen

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10.6 km

Achalm Castle Ruins

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From here there is a great start to a very nice and long single trail. Before that, of course, a very nice view on the Achalm.

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11.0 km

Achalmgänger Bench with View of Reutlingen

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Located in the shade. A slightly different seating arrangement. Beautiful view.

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16.3 km

Figurenpfad Metzingen – Woodland Animal Sculpture Trail

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Many carved figures along the path of the figure trail which shares the path with the equipment of the fitness trail.

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18.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.4 km

3.82 km

1.62 km

570 m

342 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.35 km

5.05 km

3.17 km

2.39 km

1.81 km

Elevation

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Highest point (670 m)

Lowest point (350 m)

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August 6, 2024,Glems - Stausee Glems 🔌🐟 - Ruine Achalm🗼 – "Figurenpfad" Metzingen🦉🦊🐗🐸

Today we started the tour to the Achalm ruins after we postponed it on Sunday.
We started at the Glems reservoir. This is used to generate electricity. There were beautiful reflections in the lake. At the reservoir there are several display boards and a model of a turbine.
We continued towards the Achalm ruins. Up to there, most of the …

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View of Reutlingen from the Achalm – Achalm Castle Ruins loop from Metzingen (Württemberg)

Glems Reservoir (Pumped-storage Lake)

Glems Reservoir

View of the Glems Reservoir

View of Achalm and the Swabian Jura

View of Reutlingen from the Achalm

Achalm Castle Ruins

Achalmgänger Bench with View of Reutlingen

Figurenpfad Metzingen – Woodland Animal Sculpture Trail

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