Köngen Castle – View of the Swabian Jura loop from Köngen

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Köngen

Köngen Castle – View of the Swabian Jura loop from Köngen

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Köngen Castle – View of the Swabian Jura loop from Köngen

00:56

3.50km

40m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

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90 m

Old Vogtei, Köngen

Highlight • Restaurant

Very nice restaurant in a great old half-timbered house, very cozy, harmonious cuisine, not a large menu but still something for everyone.

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263 m

Köngen Rooster

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Many places have a commonly used neck or taunt name. In ancient times they impaled the peculiarities of people in one place and today they are still worthy of being …

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290 m

Köngen Castle

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Very stately property on the edge of the fields.

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1.28 km

View of the Swabian Jura

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Great view of the Albtrauf. Both the Teck and the Hohenneuffen can be seen.

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1.30 km

The Klingenlinde natural monument with its benches is simply beautiful.

But why Klingenlinde?

Klinge: That is the name of the area where the tree stands.

And Linde: Because this tree is a small-leaved linden, botanically also known as Tilia cordata.

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1.94 km

Rest bench

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Historical stone bench for storing goods.

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3.29 km

Zehntscheuer

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A gem in Köngen is undoubtedly the tithe barn from 1722.

The tithe barn was originally owned by the Denkendorf Monastery. This building was intended to provide a storage facility …

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3.45 km