Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Bad Ditzenbach · Updated on 14 November 2026
Albtraufgänger walk
Albtraufgänger is a walk of 112.7 km from Bad Ditzenbach that starts and ends at the same spot. Along the way you'll find 275 benches and 8 public toilets.
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The route step by step
From start to finish, with what you pass along the way and the distance in between.
- 112.7 km
- ± 29:35 h
- ↑ 2,717 m · ↓ 2,853 m
- Hard
- Circular walk
- Regional route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 275 benches and 8 public toilets.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
7 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
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Photo: Kreuzschnabel · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Castle
Observation tower
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Photo: Ziegler175 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsRuins
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Photo: Stefan Karl · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: *m-andi* at German Wikipedia · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 2,717 m
- Down
- ↓ 2,853 m
- Highest point
- 806 m
- Lowest point
- 386 m
- 5-10% slope · 24.9 km
- 10-15% slope · 11.9 km
- 15-20% slope · 2.8 km
- 20% slope or steeper · 566 m
- 13 stairs
Elevation from Copernicus GLO-30 (European Union and ESA), smoothed.
produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved
Way types
112.7 km in total- Track: 62.6 km
- Path: 36.9 km
- Street: 8.1 km
- Footpath: 1.9 km
- Road: 1.2 km
- Busy road: 700 m
- Stairs: 13 stairs
Surfaces
112.7 km in total- Gravel: 43 km
- Unpaved: 35.2 km
- Asphalt: 14.5 km
- Natural: 4.9 km
- Paved: 1.2 km
- Unknown: 13.4 km
About the walking route Albtraufgänger
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Albtraufgänger is a circular walk of 112.7 km from Bad Ditzenbach: it starts and ends in the same place.
How hard is the route?
You climb 2,717 m in total and descend 2,853 m. There are 13 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 29:35 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (62.6 km), path (36.9 km) and street (8.1 km). Of the surface, 43 km gravel and 35.2 km unpaved. For 13.4 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 275 benches and 8 public toilets. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
2Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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ehemalige Burg BühringenCastle · 182 m from the route - 2
SchertelshöhleAttraction · 210 m from the route - 3
Steinernes HausAttraction · 225 m from the route - 4
ÖdenturmViewpoint · 233 m from the route - 5
Ruine LeimburgCastle · 389 m from the route - 6
Neidlinger WasserfallAttraction · 418 m from the route - 7
Burg HoheneybachCastle · 495 m from the route - 8
Schloss EybachCastle · 556 m from the route - 9
BismarckfelsenViewpoint · 564 m from the route - 10
Schloss DürnauCastle · 788 m from the route - 11
BertaburgCastle · 903 m from the route - 12
ScharfenbergCastle · 1.3 km from the route - 13
ehemalige Burg ErkenbergCastle · 1.5 km from the route - 14
ehem. Burg ZillenhartRuins · 1.8 km from the route - 15
Schloss DonzdorfCastle · 2.8 km from the route - 16
Burgstelle RandeckCastle · 2.8 km from the route - 17
Urweltmuseum HauffMuseum · 2.9 km from the route - 18
Naturschutzzentrum Schopflocher AlbMuseum · 3 km from the route - 19
Burg StaufeneckCastle · 3.8 km from the route - 20
Burgrest RavensteinCastle · 4.7 km from the route - 21
Ruine SperberseckCastle · 4.9 km from the route - 22
Reste de "Natter"-Startrampe AblageRuins · 5.1 km from the route - 23
Bachem Natter Startrampe 3Ruins · 5.1 km from the route - 24
Schloss LiebensteinCastle · 5.2 km from the route - 25
Jüdisches MuseumMuseum · 5.3 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Albtraufgänger?
Albtraufgänger is 112.7 km long. Allow ± 29:35 h of walking: 4.5 km an hour and 10 minutes more per 100 metres of climbing, without breaks.
Is this route a circular walk?
Yes, the route starts and ends at the same spot.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Bad Ditzenbach.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 2,717 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 8 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
No, there is no water point within 100 m of the route. Bring enough water.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Ostlandkreuz, Schloss Wiesensteig and Observation tower.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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