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Baden-Württemberg
Ostalbkreis
Neresheim

View of the Ofnet Caves – Jagdhaus Alte Bürg loop from Alte Bürg

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Hiking trails & Routes
Germany
Baden-Württemberg
Ostalbkreis
Neresheim

View of the Ofnet Caves – Jagdhaus Alte Bürg loop from Alte Bürg

Moderate

4.8

(16)

67

hikers

View of the Ofnet Caves – Jagdhaus Alte Bürg loop from Alte Bürg

03:22

11.8km

270m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 11, 2026

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Riegelberg

Ofnethöhlen bei Holheim

Geopark Ries

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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1

5.53 km

Riegelberg

Highlight • Natural Monument

Great biotope and geotope near the caves and quarries

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2

5.87 km

Stone Avenue on the Riegelberg

Highlight • Structure

An avenue of large stone boulders lines this section on one side of the path. Remarkably, a large proportion of these stones were buried in the fields and were laboriously …

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3

7.04 km

Roman Villa Rustica Maienbachtal

Highlight • Historical Site

Small Roman estate, which was uncovered in the years 1975 to 1981.

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7.23 km

View of the Ofnet Caves

Highlight • Viewpoint

Beautiful round through the Nördlinger Ries (Donau-Ries) along the shepherd's path.

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8.74 km

Jagdhaus Alte Bürg

Highlight • Historical Site

The forest restaurant "Jagdhaus Alte Bürg" is ideal for a long hiking break.

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9.32 km

St. Hippolyt Chapel

Highlight • Religious Site

The late Romanesque-early Gothic chapel was originally part of a castle complex and once a lively place of pilgrimage.

Also open on request; For those interested, a key is deposited in the forest restaurant on site.

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9.61 km

Historic Suevite Quarry at Alte Bürg

Highlight • Natural Monument

The approx. 20 m high north wall of the quarry opens up heavily weathered, yellowish-green-gray suevite.
Only with evidence of high pressure minerals could the volcano theory be refuted and the impact theory valid today confirmed.

Accessible all year round

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9.68 km

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11.8 km

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Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

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8.76 km

1.66 km

749 m

633 m

Surfaces

4.81 km

2.50 km

2.03 km

1.80 km

607 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (640 m)

Lowest point (450 m)

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Tuesday 7 July

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15°C

74 %

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