Himmelsleiter Wooden Staircase – Wellingtonia Trail loop from Löwenstein

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Himmelsleiter Wooden Staircase – Wellingtonia Trail loop from Löwenstein

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Himmelsleiter Wooden Staircase – Wellingtonia Trail loop from Löwenstein

05:07

17.9km

410m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Naturpark Schwäbisch-Fränkischer Wald

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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255 m

View over Löwenstein, the Heilbronn region and Breitenauer Lake

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The view is really fantastic

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320 m

Löwenstein Town Church

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evang church is next to the school

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1.66 km

View from Löwensteiner Platte

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The Löwenstein viewing platform on the B39

The Löwensteiner Platte is one of the best-known gatherings for motorcyclists in southern Germany. When the weather is nice, the parking lot on …

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9.18 km

Himmelsleiter Wooden Staircase

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Great wooden ladder in the middle of the forest. On nice days and on weekends, traffic jams / people can quickly arise. Everyone understandably wants to take a few pictures.

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9.89 km

Wellingtonia Trail

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The Wellingtonienweg leads you through the forest past redwood trees to the Wellingtonienplatz, a rest area with a barbecue area.

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10.1 km

Wellingtonia (Giant Sequoia) and memorial

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Several sequoia trees with information about the giant trees and a small memorial.

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10.2 km

Giant Sequoia

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Very nice fenced place with some information about the redwoods and how they came here.

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17.3 km

View of Lake Breitenau and Löwenstein

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A great view towards the Breitenauer See.

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17.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.9 km

3.13 km

2.14 km

1.08 km

614 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.68 km

3.10 km

2.90 km

2.79 km

1.93 km

540 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

16°C

11°C

27 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

August 24, 2023,WT4 Auf den Spuren von Dichtern und Denkern ab Wüstenrot - Bleichsee - Löwenstein 🌸🌳🍀☀️🐾

Hello everyone,
uiuiui, that was exhausting today, especially for Zoya. It was really muggy again and that was particularly hard on the last 4 km.
But from the beginning.😍.
First of all, a very warm greeting to @Carola, Heinz und 🐾 . My plan was to get in touch with you from time to time and maybe then come by …

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July 15, 2022,WT4 - Auf den Spuren von Dichtern und Denkern

Further information: heilbronnerland.de/tour/wt4-auf-den-spuren-von-dichtern-und-denkern

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January 28, 2024,WT4 Auf den Spuren von Dichtern und Denkern (Rundtour Wüstenrot - Löwenstein)

6. #movementhelps hike / In total it is now 87.27 KM.

Today I once again went on an officially signposted hike in the Heilbronner Land. The hiking tour “WT4 In the footsteps of poets and thinkers” absolutely deserves its name. With lots of nature through the forest, past steeper slopes and always next to streams, it offers a lot of …

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January 14, 2023,WT 4 - Auf den Spuren von Dichtern & Denkern

After "my list" of enchanting hikes in the Swabian-Franconian forest is not getting shorter but longer and longer, I was on "WT 4 - In the footsteps of poets & thinkers" on the road today.
🌳🥾👩🏼🌲📝🪨🧭

Started in Löwenstein over the Bleichsee up to the height of the Stocksberg.
Then back down into the beautiful Lautertal, where it then went …

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