Maria Buch Pilgrimage Chapel – Ballmertshofen Castle loop from Großkuchen

Heidenheim an der Brenz

Maria Buch Pilgrimage Chapel – Ballmertshofen Castle loop from Großkuchen

Moderate

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Maria Buch Pilgrimage Chapel – Ballmertshofen Castle loop from Großkuchen

02:32

54.6km

640m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

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Start point

Bus stop

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15.8 km

Maria Buch Pilgrimage Chapel

Highlight • Religious Site

Very nicely situated chapel.

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30.5 km

Schloss Taxis (Schloss Trugenhofen)

Highlight • Castle

Schloss Taxis, also called Schloss Trugenhofen, is located in Dischingen in the district of Heidenheim. It consists of several buildings, including the Cavalierbau, theater, chapel, Prinzenbau and the princely building in the lower and upper courtyard. The former kitchen building housed a hunting museum.

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31.7 km

Rural Road Near Trugenhofen

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

nice for a racing bike with an incline - when entering from Balmertshofen you can see the Thurn und Taxis Castle to the north

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34.3 km

Ballmertshofen Castle

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Ballmertshofen Castle, an interesting Renaissance building from the late 16th century, the seat of former local lords and now also used as a council and school house for the small Härtsfeld community, has housed a collection of around 400, which is probably unique in its richness, since 1978 - with an interruption in the 80s shown pictures and framed sayings from the farmhouses of Härtsfeld. The country doctor Dr. Horst Moeferdt has compiled the extensive collection of wall decorations from the 1950s onwards over decades. First and foremost, these are images of saints that were sold as mass prints by traveling traders or acquired at fairs and that adorned the "holy corner" of the farmers' rooms. But memories of baptism, first communion, confirmation, military service, wedding and death also play an important role.

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35.3 km

Zöschingen–Balmertshofen Cycle Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Bike path on a little used, small, rural road. The road surface is a bit rough, but without larger holes or cracks.

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46.1 km

Nattheim Town Square

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Nattheim was a settlement of the Celts, on the eastern outskirts there is a quadrangle hill, whose ramparts have been preserved. Nattheim was first documented in 1050 in a document by Emperor Heinrich III. mentioned. At that time the place was in the Duchy of Swabia. 1448-1504 the place belonged to Bavaria, then he came to the Duchy of Württemberg.

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46.1 km

Community of Nattheim

Highlight • Religious Site

Beautiful quiet place in the Ostalb region.

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48.8 km

Separated asphalt cycle path between Steinweiler and Nattheim

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Connection Steinweiler - Nattheim - very good bike path along the road - completely separate - ideal for trips with children and also suitable for racing bikes

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54.6 km

End point

Bus stop

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