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Along the Donntalbach – Lange Steige Gorge loop from Römerstein

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Römerstein

Along the Donntalbach – Lange Steige Gorge loop from Römerstein

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Along the Donntalbach – Lange Steige Gorge loop from Römerstein

04:12

14.4km

370m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 17, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Biosphärengebiet Schwäbische Alb (Kernzone)

Oberes Lenninger Tal mit Seitentälern

Geopark Schwäbische Alb

Waypoints

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Parking

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3.19 km

Sperberseck Castle Ruins

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Castle ruin that has largely crumbled. You have a beautiful view through the valley towards the Schlatstall.

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4.16 km

Donnbach Stream

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Very scenic and the path leads along the stream.

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4.24 km

Along the Donntalbach

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The Donntalbach arises at about 680 m above sea level. NN southeast of the ruin Sperberseck.

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6.02 km

View of the Sinter Terraces of the Weiße Lauter

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The "sinter terraces" are located near Gutenberg (a district of Lenningen) in the Esslingen district of Baden-Württemberg.

- a "natural monument" that deserves protection!

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7.97 km

Goldloch Cave

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Origin of the black Lauter in Schlattstall.

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8.46 km

Lauter Spring

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At this point / I would like to quickly / say something about the source:
To quote the incomparable humorist Heinz Erhardt (1909 - 1979), who was known to a …

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11.0 km

Lange Steige Gorge

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Nice gorge with little activity

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11.9 km

Upper Entrance to Lange Steige

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Here begins the descent of the long climb, which leads through a beautiful protected forest.

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14.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.81 km

3.28 km

971 m

247 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.43 km

2.31 km

2.10 km

2.00 km

1.34 km

163 m

< 100 m

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Thursday 2 July

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Comments

October 16, 2022,Lenningen (Schlattstall) - Goldloch - Lange Steige - Burg Sperberseck - Höllsternquelle - Sinterterrassen Gutenberg

It was a great tour with many highlights. It went from the Lenninger Tal (Schlattstall) to the Goldloch (karst spring) and then through the Lange Steige to the Alb plateau. At the top I explored the old fountain and the Sperberseck ruins. On the descent towards Gutenberg you should wear good shoes. In Gutenberg you can still admire the Höllstern …

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May 1, 2025,Schlattstall - Lange Steige🌲🌳🍄‍🟫- Römerstein🗼- Burgruine Sperberseck 🏰- Donntal ♒🌊🌳🌲🌻🌼🌺

Today, for our first hike, we tackled a tour from our to-do list.
We drove to Schlattstall to the "Lange Steige" hiking car park. From there, we set off through the core zone of the Lange Steige. We then passed the Schepper training stables. Today, there were numerous foals in the pasture.

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January 6, 2025,Über Donntal zum Römerstein und per Langer Steige zu den Sinnterassen

What crazy weather. We had everything from icy valleys and warm air to a decent wind.

I personally find the valleys in the Lenninger Valley very beautiful and very natural.

And today this was confirmed again - a barbecue at the Römerstein Tower is a must.
Highly recommended round 🤩

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July 10, 2021,🇩🇪👣“Alb“-Traum - Schlattstall-Ruine Sperberseck-lange Steige🚶

I copied this tour from Stephan, thank you for sharing!

The route is beautiful and rightly classified as a difficult tour by Komoot! And, naive as I am, I'll do it alone ... Was partly borderline for me, who confessed to being afraid of heights! The ascent to the Sperberseck ruins was completely in the shade, but tough! I hope …

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December 13, 2023,Sinterterrassen, Donntal, Sperberseck, Lange Steige

I enjoyed today's tour with dear @Henni 🏞. Thank you for the inspiration for this🙏
A great and varied hike...
I caught the dry, partly sunny time window for the entire tour and was able to fully enjoy the entire hike 👍😍

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November 22, 2023,Nr. 150/2023 🥳 Sinterterrassen, Donntal, Sperberseck, Lange Steige

Now I've actually run exactly 150 tours this year, crazy.
For this I drove a little further. I took a quick look at the sinter terraces as I was driving through, but I didn't even know the rest. Unfortunately the weather was very cloudy, but the temperatures were a pleasant 1-3 degrees. The climb to the Sperberseck ruins is a …

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January 2, 2022,Schlattstall - Römerstein - Sperberseck - Mondmilchhöhle - Donntal

Leisurely hike today. Very few people on the way, despite the pretty good weather. The moon milk cave was a small search until we found it 🙂

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March 5, 2023,Lange Steige-Donntal

Near-natural and worth seeing paths with Bannwald 👍. Restaurant Lamm in Hengen as the grand finale. Great food, good service and very good value for money.

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Along the Donntalbach – Lange Steige Gorge loop from Römerstein

Sperberseck Castle Ruins

Donnbach Stream

Along the Donntalbach

View of the Sinter Terraces of the Weiße Lauter

Goldloch Cave

Lauter Spring

Lange Steige Gorge

Upper Entrance to Lange Steige

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