Alb-Donau-Kreis Ice Age Trail – Lauterfelsensteig

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Alb-Donau-Kreis Ice Age Trail – Lauterfelsensteig

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Alb-Donau-Kreis Ice Age Trail – Lauterfelsensteig

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13.9km

290m

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The Lauterfelsensteig Ice Age Trail in Blaustein has it all. Sometimes rugged and with grandiose views, sometimes gentle and lovely, it leads you through the Kleine Lautertal and onto the plateau of the Alb. A tour that you will especially like as a sporty hiker. Because it goes up and…

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Last updated: October 26, 2026

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13.9 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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6.96 km

5.00 km

1.33 km

369 m

242 m

Surfaces

5.57 km

4.94 km

1.65 km

1.06 km

369 m

316 m

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Thursday 5 November

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September 11, 2022,Eiszeitpfad: Lauterfelsensteig – Wandern auf der Schwäbischen Alb

Very nice tour.
A somewhat strenuous climb, otherwise a very relaxed tour. At the end of the tour there is a beautiful wooden lounger for a relaxing end with a view of the valley.

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June 6, 2024,🦣 Alb-Donau-Kreis Eiszeitpfad – Lauterfelsensteig 🦣

Ice Age Trails 5/20 ✅️
The 13.8 km long Lauterfelsensteig starts and ends at Herrlingen train station, so it's perfect if you want to travel by train.
I had actually imagined something completely different. For a stretch you walk through the Kleine Lautertal with a few rocks, in Lautern is the source of the Kleine Lauter, but that's all the …

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October 19, 2025,Eiszeitpfad Lauterfelsensteig

On this lovely walk, we were able to fully enjoy the perfect autumn weather today 🤗 The small Lautertal valley is always worth a visit; today, even the idyllically situated Gasthaus Lamm was open, and we could enjoy the sun while sitting outside 😃
I got the inspiration for this tour from the lovely @Henni 🏞
Thank you 🥰👋

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June 5, 2023,🙋🙋‍♀️ Alb-Donau-Kreis Eiszeitpfad: Lauterfelsensteig von Herrlingen 🤩Maria-Hilf- Kapelle 💒 Quelle der Kleinen Lauter 💦 Mohrenköpfle 🏔️🌤️

Hello 🙋Ömchen out and about with @Annett again today 😊Thank you so much Annett for this beautiful day 😘
We started from the train station 🚉 Herrlingen to walk the ice age path ☺️ past an art nouveau villa and the pavilion "Temple" we came to the Maria-Hilf-Chapel 💒 through the small Lautertal on shady paths we then came to …

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April 12, 2025,Herrlingen - Quelle der kleinen Lauter – Lauterfelsensteig

From Herrlingen train station, the trail leads gently uphill along the Erwin Rommel Trail, then continues through a beautiful forest until you reach the beautiful Chapel of St. Mary Help of Christians with its Stations of the Cross. If the chapel is open, a visit to the interior is worthwhile. See also se-blautal.drs.de/st-andreas-herrlingen/unsere-kirchen/maria-hilf-kapelle.html
Then, the trail descends back into the …

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March 31, 2024,Ulm 4.0 - Im Lautertal und auf den Höhen

Today the goal was the spring pot of the Kleine Lauter. So we mainly followed the Lauterfelsensteig to the source, where we had coffee and a piece of cake. We returned to Herrlingen via the abandoned Lauterstein Castle and Oberherrlingen Castle.
The sun was our constant companion and not only attracted us to the Lauter.

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June 18, 2022,Wanderung rund um und mitten durch Herrlingen , Tal der kleinen Lauter

Very nice round even in midsummer, since many parts of the route go through beautiful, shady forests. 😊

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July 3, 2023,"Lauterfelsensteig" (Eiszeitpfad) - Tour ab Bahnhof Blaustein, Herrlingen 03.07.23

By train via FN and Ulm to Herrlingen Blaustein. Walked the Lauterfelsensteig from the train station, which is part of the ice age paths. In a constant up and down it goes into the beautiful Lautertal and to the source of the Lauter. After a steep ascent we went to Weidach then through forests back to Herrlingen.

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July 19, 2021

The Lauterfelsensteig Ice Age Trail in Blaustein has it all. Sometimes rugged and with grandiose views, sometimes gentle and lovely, it leads you through the Kleine Lautertal and onto the plateau of the Alb. A tour that you will especially like as a sporty hiker. Because it goes up and down in constant

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