Welcome to the “land of Danube waves”!
Hiking at the highest level
Hiking in the Donaubergland – Breathe deeply. See far away. Feel nature.
The land of the Danube waves: Breathe deeply between mountain and valley –
Hiking in the Swabian Alb and hiking in the Danube valley.
It goes to the highest mountains of the Swabian Albinto the region of the 10 Thousandersand down into the Upper Danube Valleythe Swabian Grand Canyon, and its side valleys. In addition, the Donaubergland region takes you right up to the Baar plateau and the edge of the Hegau – hike in the most beautiful landscapes of the southwest of Baden-Württemberg.
Quality trails and premium trails, local walks and circular hiking trails: discover the diversity of the landscape in the Upper Danube Nature Park.
Our most beautiful hiking tours
Hiking and refreshments
The best place to stop for refreshments in restaurants and huts on your tour can be found in the suggestions in the respective tour description.
Hints and tips for hiking
10 reasons for hiking in the Donaubergland
- There are 6 attractive Danube wave premium hiking trails around the Danube valley
- Three of the most beautiful quality hiking trails in Baden-Württemberg and the Swabian Alb run through the Donaubergland:
Albsteig, Donauberglandweg. Danube-Zollernalb Trail - Two Leading Quality Trails (European Quality Trails) exist in Baden-Württemberg and in the Swabian Alb, one of which leads through the Donuabergland
- Most of the 10 highest mountains of the Swabian Alb are in the Donaubergland.
- The unique “Swabian Grand Canyon”, the Danube Valley is the heart of the Donaubergland
- The world’s only Danube seepage takes place in the Donaubergland between Immendingen and Fridingen.
- The popular vantage points of Dreifaltigkeitsberg, Klippeneck and Witthoh can be reached on attractive hiking trails in the Donaubergland.
- Two mountains of the Swabian Alb, the Hohenkarpfen and the Hohenlupfen, which can be seen from afar, characterize the Baar plateau in the Donaubergland region
- Experience unique nature on hikes through the Upper Danube Nature Park
- The refreshment stops along the most beautiful hiking trails
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More premium trails in the Danube Valley – The Sigmaringen Danube Rock Trail
Two of the “DonauFelsenLäufe” premium trails in the Danube Valley also lead into the Donaubergland region
Two of the five DonauFelsenLäufe, which are managed by the town of Sigmaringen, run through communities in the Danube valley and on the Heuberg in the Donaubergland. These are the premium trail “Kloster-Felsenweg” near Inzigkofen and the “Donaufelsengarten” premium trail near Inzigkofen-Dietfurt and Stetten am kalten Markt.
Really great premium trails! We invite you to discover these very special hiking trails in the Danube Valley.
Hiking in the Swabian Alb – Hiking on the Danube – 100% vacation
Our tip for you
Walking and hiking, out into nature, what could be better? And we all see it every day, hiking is in.
In addition to the quality and premium trails, the Donaubergland offers a variety of circular hiking trails. Simply discover new paths and new natural sites in the Donaubergland.
Please also respect nature conservation and only walk on paths and to viewpoints where it is permitted. Nature in the Upper Danube Nature Park will thank you for it.
Our tip
Explore new paths from time to time. Take one of the lesser-known local circular routes.
Hiking by bus and train
Why not simply use the bus and train to get to your hike or walking destination?
It is already possible to reach most of our premium and quality trails in the Donaubergland region by bus and train.
Hiking on the southwest Alb
Donauberglandweg and Donau-Zollernalb-Weg:
Two quality trails – one certified circular trail
Experience the entire southwest of the Swabian Alb with the Upper Danube Valley, the Donaubergland, the Zollernalb and the Laucherttal on a circular hiking trail in 14 stages.
The fantastic landscape of the south-western Swabian Alb invites you to go hiking!
Quality trails and premium trails in the Danube valley and on the south-western Alb
The Donaubergland is the southwest of the Swabian Alb. There is now a whole network of attractive hiking trails here and in the neighboring regions of the Swabian Alb. There are popular quality trailssuch as the Donauberglandwegthe Donau-Zollernalb-Weg and the Albsteig/HW 1 (from Donauwört to Tuttlingen) and more than twenty premium trails, such as our Danube Waves.
Here in the south-western Swabian Alb between the Albtrauf and the Danube valley, between the High Alb and the region of the 10 thousand meter peaks, you can hike “without end” and hike “without limits”. Here you will find a true “Mecca of hiking”.
We also recommend the excellent circular hiking trails in the neighboring towns and districts on the southwestern Swabian Alb:
5 DonauFelsenLäufe (Sigmaringen on the Danube)
3 HochAlbPfade (Messstetten on the Heuberg)
9 Eaves walks (Albstadt in the Zollernalb district)
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AlbCard
By the way, absolutely attractive: the AlbCard – the guest card for the whole of the Swabian Alb – is also available from selected businesses in the Donaubergland.
