Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Heidenheim an der Brenz · Updated on 13 November 2026
Albschäferweg walk
Albschäferweg is a walk of 156.2 km from Heidenheim an der Brenz that starts and ends at the same spot. Along the way you'll find 201 benches, 4 water fountains and refill points, 8 public toilets, 1 bike pump and 2 honesty boxes and farm vending machines.
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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.
- 156.2 km
- ± 19:10 h per stage
- ↑ 2,222 m · ↓ 2,091 m
- Hard per stage
- Circular walk
- Regional route
Pick a stage to see the pitstops per kilometre. Along the way you'll find 201 benches, 4 water fountains and refill points, 8 public toilets, 1 bike pump and 2 honesty boxes and farm vending machines.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the water points, toilets and sights within 100 m of it.
12 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 4 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: Bernhard Hampp · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsArchaeological site
Museum
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Photo: Bernd Haynold · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: Geak (Diskussion) · Wikimedia Commons · Copyrighted free useView the photo on Wikimedia CommonsViewpoint
Observation tower
Attraction
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Photo: Dark Avenger at German Wikipedia · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
Stages (2)
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 2,222 m
- Down
- ↓ 2,091 m
- Highest point
- 692 m
- Lowest point
- 450 m
- 5-10% slope · 22.7 km
- 10-15% slope · 3.7 km
- 15-20% slope · 502 m
- 11 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
156.2 km in total- Track: 101.5 km
- Path: 37.2 km
- Street: 8.8 km
- Footpath: 4.3 km
- Road: 2.7 km
- Stairs: 11 stairs
- Busy road: 634 m
Surfaces
156.2 km in total- Gravel: 44.8 km
- Unpaved: 19.1 km
- Asphalt: 17.3 km
- Natural: 12.1 km
- Paved: 3.3 km
- Unknown: 59.2 km
About the walking route Albschäferweg
Updated on 13 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Albschäferweg is a circular walk of 156.2 km from Heidenheim an der Brenz: it starts and ends in the same place.
How hard is the route?
You climb 2,222 m in total and descend 2,091 m. There are 11 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 19:10 h per stage, without breaks. Per stage the level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (101.5 km), path (37.2 km) and street (8.8 km). Of the surface, 44.8 km gravel and 19.1 km unpaved. For 59.2 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 201 benches, 4 water fountains and refill points, 8 public toilets, 1 bike pump and 2 honesty boxes and farm vending machines. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
5Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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VogelherdhöhleAttraction · 757 m from the route - 2
Abteikirche NeresheimAttraction · 116 m from the route - 3
StadtkircheAttraction · 138 m from the route - 4
Steiff-MuseumMuseum · 139 m from the route - 5
MeteorkratermuseumMuseum · 204 m from the route - 6
AttractionAttraction · 234 m from the route - 7
Rommel-DenkmalMemorial · 464 m from the route - 8
Hürbe-UrsprungAttraction · 593 m from the route - 9
Schloss BallmertshofenAttraction · 760 m from the route - 10
Schloss TaxisCastle · 887 m from the route - 11
EselsburgCastle · 901 m from the route - 12
Steinheimer BeckenAttraction · 1.2 km from the route - 13
Kunstmuseum HeidenheimMuseum · 1.4 km from the route - 14
Schloss BurgbergCastle · 1.8 km from the route - 15
AussichtsturmObservation tower · 1.8 km from the route - 16
HeidenschmiedeArchaeological site · 1.9 km from the route - 17
Schloss BächingenCastle · 3 km from the route - 18
Ruine HurwangRuins · 3.2 km from the route - 19
BocksteinhöhleAttraction · 3.2 km from the route - 20
Schloss OberbechingenCastle · 4.5 km from the route - 21
HeimatmuseumMuseum · 5.6 km from the route - 22
Ruine LauterburgCastle · 5.6 km from the route - 23
Schloss DuttensteinCastle · 6.1 km from the route - 24
PeststeinMemorial · 6.6 km from the route - 25
VolkmarsbergturmObservation tower · 6.6 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Albschäferweg?
Albschäferweg is 156.2 km long, in 2 parts of 78.1 km on average. Allow ± 19:10 h per part 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 Heidenheim an der Brenz.
How hard is this route?
Hard per stage, with 1,111 m per stage 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?
Yes, there are 4 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass ehem. Burg Auernheim, Härtsfeld-Museumsbahn and Burg Katzenstein.
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