Swabian Alb South Rim Trail

Swabian Alb South Rim Trail
Donauwörth
Data
length	290 km
location	Baden-Wuerttemberg Bavaria
Markers
Starting point	Rathaus Donauwörth 48 ° 43 ′ 5.4 ″  N , 10 ° 46 ′ 51.4 ″  E
Target point	Town hall Tuttlingen 47 ° 57 ′ 30 ″  N , 8 ° 45 ′ 47.1 ″  E
Type	Long-distance hiking trail

 Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap

The Schwäbische Alb Südrand-Weg (Hauptwanderweg 2, HW 2) is a long-distance hiking trail of the Swabian Alb Association along the south side of the Swabian Alb . It leads in 13 daily stages over a total of 290 kilometers from Donauwörth to Tuttlingen . As a signpost , the path is marked with a red triangle, the tip of which points towards Tuttlingen. The Swabian Alb North Rim Trail runs parallel to this .

history

Wildenstein Castle

The Swabian Alb Association, founded in 1888, dealt very early on with the creation, maintenance and marking of hiking trails. In 2010 the Swabian-Alb-Südrand-Weg turned 100 years old. After each region initially set its own markings, the association decided to use uniform markings in the Swabian Alb area. Two main hiking trails formed the scaffolding: the north edge path and the south edge path. The continuous marking was made in the years 1907 to 1909 with a red triangle. The Albverein trails have been looked after and maintained by the Albverein route maintenance staff since they were marked. Railings were installed at exposed viewpoints between 1896 and 1910.

As early as 1903 Julius Wais published a hiking book in which the most beautiful marked routes, especially the Upper Danube Valley, were described. Hiking maps came out on which the paths were marked. In the past 25 years, circular hiking trails have been created, orientation boards have been set up in cooperation with the municipalities and the nature park, educational trails have been laid out and educational boards have been attached to historical places and buildings. The newly installed quality hiking trail Danube-Zollernalb runs mostly on the southern edge line.

From Schelklingen, the path also leads through the Swabian Alb biosphere area , which was recognized by UNESCO in 2008 .

Stages

Starting point in Donauwörth

HW 2 in the Upper Danube Valley is divided into a valley path and a high path

1. Donauwörth - Riedlingen - Reichertsweiler - Oppertshofen - Oberliezheim - Unterliezheim - Unterfinningen (26 km)
2. Unterfinningen - Oberfinningen - Demmingen - Dischingen (15 km)
3. Dischingen - Zöschingen - Syrgenstein - Staufen - Giengen an der Brenz (13 km)
4. Giengen an der Brenz - Hürben - Charlottenhöhle - Stetten - Lindenau - Öllingen - Langenau (21 km)
5. Langenau - Oberelchingen - Thalfingen - Ulm (18 km)
6. Ulm - Oberer Kuhberg - Salenhau - Beiningen - Blaubeuren (20 km)
7. Blaubeuren - Günzelburg - Schelklingen - Urspring - Schmiechtal - Huts (20 km)
8. Huts - Sondernach - Granheim - Erbstetten - Wartstein - Anhausen (20 km)
9. Anhausen - Maisenburg - Hayingen - Wimsener Höhle - Zwiefalten - Upflamör - Friedingen (22 km)
10. Friedingen - Warmtal - Billafingen - Bingen - Sigmaringen (20 km)
11. Sigmaringen - Inzigkofen - Schmeietal - Thiergarten - Schaufelsen - Steighöfe (18 km)
12. Steighöfe - Hausen - Werenwag Castle - Danube Valley - Wildenstein Castle - Beuron (20 km)
13. Beuron - Jägerhaus - Bergsteig - Tuttlingen (18 km)

Crossing points

• In Ulm, the Main-Danube-Bodensee-Weg crosses as HW 4 and leads to Lake Constance or in a northerly direction.
• In huts near Schelklingen, it crosses the Swabian-Alb-Oberschwaben-Weg , HW 7 , which also leads to Lake Constance.

literature

• Willi Siehler: Swabian Alb - Hikes on the North Rim and South Rim Path (HW 1 + 2) . Theiss, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-8062-2203-6 .
• Rudolf Walz: The Danube side of the Swabian Alb . Walz Wanderferien Verlag, Neckartenzlingen 1992, ISBN 3-88650-025-X .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ anniversary. The Albverein has been signposting the paths for over 100 years . In: Schwäbische Zeitung, May 8, 2009

Web links

• The Swabian Alb Southern Edge Path at the Swabian Alb Association