Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Bopfingen · Updated on 14 November 2026
HW 1 - Schwäbische-Alb-Nordrand-Weg walk
HW 1 - Schwäbische-Alb-Nordrand-Weg is a walk of 360.6 km from Bopfingen. Along the way you'll find 760 benches, 16 water fountains and refill points, 12 public toilets and 2 bike pumps.
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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.
- 360.6 km
- ± 93:25 h
- ↑ 7,978 m · ↓ 7,735 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- National route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 760 benches, 16 water fountains and refill points, 12 public toilets and 2 bike pumps.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
34 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 26 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: Qhoch7 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
Attraction
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Photo: Vexillum · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsObservation tower
Ruins
Viewpoint
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Photo: R-bitzer · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsViewpoint
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Photo: Vexillum · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: Thilo Parg · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 7,978 m
- Down
- ↓ 7,735 m
- Highest point
- 1,000 m
- Lowest point
- 395 m
- 5-10% slope · 65.2 km
- 10-15% slope · 14.5 km
- 15-20% slope · 1.8 km
- 26 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
360.6 km in total- Track: 176.1 km
- Path: 136 km
- Street: 26.5 km
- Road: 13.4 km
- Footpath: 3.8 km
- Busy road: 1.8 km
- Stairs: 26 stairs
- Cycleway: 75 m
Surfaces
360.6 km in total- Unpaved: 115.7 km
- Gravel: 90.9 km
- Asphalt: 48.7 km
- Natural: 25.2 km
- Paved: 4.6 km
- Unknown: 73.9 km
About the walking route HW 1 - Schwäbische-Alb-Nordrand-Weg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
HW 1 - Schwäbische-Alb-Nordrand-Weg is a walking route of 360.6 km that starts in Bopfingen. It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
You climb 7,978 m in total and descend 7,735 m. There are 26 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 93:25 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (176.1 km), path (136 km) and street (26.5 km). Of the surface, 115.7 km unpaved and 90.9 km gravel. For 73.9 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 760 benches, 16 water fountains and refill points, 12 public toilets and 2 bike pumps. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- Ries-PanoramawegHard · Circular walk128 km
- Main-Donau-Weg (Tauber-Wörnitz-Linie) Teil 2Hard · From A to B139.4 km
- Via Romea - Deutschland - BayernHard · From A to B519.3 km
- Weitwanderweg Romantische Straße ROT - FÜSHard · From A to B356 km
- Bayerisch-Schwäbischer Jakobsweg Ner-DONHard · From A to B107.1 km
- Schwäbische-Alb-Nordrand-Weg Abstecher NördlingenModerate · From A to B9.7 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Hohenzollern CastleAttraction · 2.4 km from the route - 2
SpreuerhofstraßeAttraction · 5.6 km from the route - 3
DonauversinkungAttraction · 7.7 km from the route - 4
Mining museum (show mine)Museum · 2.5 km from the route - 5
Schloss LierheimCastle · 3.9 km from the route - 6
Zollernschloss BalingenCastle · 5.6 km from the route - 7
Burg TeckAttraction · 94 m from the route - 8
Burgruine WenzelsteinAttraction · 128 m from the route - 9
Museum of Town HistoryMuseum · 145 m from the route - 10
Rieder TorAttraction · 145 m from the route - 11
Harburg CastleAttraction · 155 m from the route - 12
Ruine FlochbergCastle · 169 m from the route - 13
KocherburgArchaeological site · 190 m from the route - 14
Sender Heubach 1Attraction · 197 m from the route - 15
Local MuseumMuseum · 202 m from the route - 16
BertaburgCastle · 216 m from the route - 17
HeidengrabenturmObservation tower · 268 m from the route - 18
Genkinger Burg RuineCastle · 275 m from the route - 19
Neidlinger WasserfallAttraction · 286 m from the route - 20
Museum im SeelhausMuseum · 335 m from the route - 21
Oberer Gütersteiner WasserfallAttraction · 354 m from the route - 22
Mikwe MönchsdeggingenAttraction · 367 m from the route - 23
Burg HohenurachCastle · 373 m from the route - 24
KapfenburgAttraction · 495 m from the route - 25
RoßbergturmObservation tower · 574 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is HW 1 - Schwäbische-Alb-Nordrand-Weg?
HW 1 - Schwäbische-Alb-Nordrand-Weg is 360.6 km long. Allow ± 93:25 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?
No, the route starts and ends at different spots.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Bopfingen.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 7,978 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 12 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 16 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Ruine Alt-Lichtenstein, Brunnensteinhöhle and Volkmarsbergturm.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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