Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Donauwörth · Updated on 13 November 2026
HW 2 - Schwäbische Alb-Südrand-Weg walk
HW 2 - Schwäbische Alb-Südrand-Weg is a walk of 291.2 km from Donauwörth. Along the way you'll find 731 benches, 13 water fountains and refill points, 21 public toilets, 5 bike pumps 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.
- 291.2 km
- ± 73:45 h
- ↑ 5,448 m · ↓ 5,209 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 731 benches, 13 water fountains and refill points, 21 public toilets, 5 bike pumps and 2 honesty boxes and farm vending machines.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
45 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 37 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: Louis Bafrance at German Wikipedia · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: Reutlingendorf · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Ruins
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Photo: Christian Wolf (www.c-w-design.de) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 deView the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Gmünder · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsRuins
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Photo: PaulT (Gunther Tschuch) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Observation tower
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Photo: Unterillertaler · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 5,448 m
- Down
- ↓ 5,209 m
- Highest point
- 825 m
- Lowest point
- 403 m
- 5-10% slope · 32.2 km
- 10-15% slope · 7.3 km
- 20% slope or steeper · 1.5 km
- 23 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
291.2 km in total- Track: 175.8 km
- Path: 60.5 km
- Street: 23.3 km
- Road: 18.9 km
- Footpath: 7.2 km
- Busy road: 3 km
- Stairs: 23 stairs
Surfaces
291.2 km in total- Gravel: 88.9 km
- Asphalt: 54.9 km
- Unpaved: 39.1 km
- Natural: 10.4 km
- Paved: 7.2 km
- Unknown: 89.7 km
About the walking route HW 2 - Schwäbische Alb-Südrand-Weg
Updated on 13 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
HW 2 - Schwäbische Alb-Südrand-Weg is a walking route of 291.2 km that starts in Donauwörth. It does not end where it starts. You start in Donauwörth and finish in Tuttlingen.
How hard is the route?
You climb 5,448 m in total and descend 5,209 m. There are 23 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 73:45 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (175.8 km), path (60.5 km) and street (23.3 km). Of the surface, 88.9 km gravel and 54.9 km asphalt. For 89.7 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 731 benches, 13 water fountains and refill points, 21 public toilets, 5 bike pumps and 2 honesty boxes and farm vending machines. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- HW 1 - Schwäbische-Alb-Nordrand-WegHard · From A to B360.6 km
- Via Romea - Deutschland - BayernHard · From A to B519.3 km
- Ostbayerischer Jakobsweg (Eschlkam > Donauwörth)Hard · From A to B277.4 km
- Main-Donau-Weg (Tauber-Wörnitz-Linie) Teil 2Hard · From A to B139.4 km
- Weitwanderweg Romantische Straße ROT - FÜSHard · From A to B356 km
- Bayerisch-Schwäbischer Jakobsweg Ner-DONHard · From A to B107.1 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Ulm MinsterAttraction · 226 m from the route - 2
Schloss SigmaringenAttraction · 148 m from the route - 3
Freilichtmuseum HeuneburgMuseum · 9.1 km from the route - 4
VogelherdhöhleAttraction · 727 m from the route - 5
GeißenklösterleArchaeological site · 882 m from the route - 6
Kloster BeuronAttraction · 108 m from the route - 7
Hohle FelsAttraction · 1.5 km from the route - 8
DonauversinkungAttraction · 7.7 km from the route - 9
Untere Donaubastion (Werk XXIV)Attraction · 85 m from the route - 10
SteinhausAttraction · 87 m from the route - 11
Schloss TaxisCastle · 110 m from the route - 12
HeidenschlossCastle · 131 m from the route - 13
LuginsfeldRuins · 136 m from the route - 14
StadtkircheAttraction · 138 m from the route - 15
Steiff-MuseumMuseum · 139 m from the route - 16
Burg AltgutensteinCastle · 141 m from the route - 17
Große HeuneburgArchaeological site · 146 m from the route - 18
Memminger TorAttraction · 147 m from the route - 19
ehem. Wildensteiner Burg HexenturmCastle · 150 m from the route - 20
Burgruine ZiegelhöhlenburgCastle · 153 m from the route - 21
Obere Donaubastion (Werk I)Attraction · 155 m from the route - 22
Donauschwäbisches ZentralmuseumMuseum · 155 m from the route - 23
SchwörhausAttraction · 168 m from the route - 24
Schloß GranheimCastle · 183 m from the route - 25
Schloss WerenwagCastle · 195 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is HW 2 - Schwäbische Alb-Südrand-Weg?
HW 2 - Schwäbische Alb-Südrand-Weg is 291.2 km long. Allow ± 73:45 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 runs from Donauwörth to Tuttlingen.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Donauwörth.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 5,448 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 21 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 13 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 Bittelschieß, Fort Oberer Kuhberg (Werk XXXII) and Ruine Muschenwang.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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