Mattheiser Chapel – Hunter's House loop from Fridingen an der Donau

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Germany

Baden-Württemberg

Tuttlingen

Fridingen an der Donau

Mattheiser Chapel – Hunter's House loop from Fridingen an der Donau

Moderate

4.7

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369

hikers

Mattheiser Chapel – Hunter's House loop from Fridingen an der Donau

03:23

11.5km

310m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 9, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Obere Donau

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.38 km

View of the Danube Valley and the Stiegelesfels

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The hiking trail here leads along the rocks, which gives you a good view of the most prominent of its kind, the Stiegelesfels. However, caution is advised, as there are no barriers.

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1.63 km

Mattheiser Chapel

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Many inscriptions were embedded in the wall around the chapel, as well as the names of those who died in the First World War.

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1.90 km

View of the Danube Valley from Burgstall

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Beautiful view of the Danube valley, the Kallenberg ruins and the Stiegelesfelsen

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2.11 km

View of the Danube Valley from Stiegelesfelsen

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The Stiegelesfels is located near the Mattheiser Kapelle, from where you have a breathtaking view of the Danube valley. Below on the meadow, there is also a tent camp in the summer.

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4.00 km

Knopfmacher Mountain Inn

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Berghaus Knopfmacher with attached hotel. We recommend. Great view from the restaurant or terrace. Open daily except in winter due to weather conditions

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5.76 km

Danube Stepping Stones Crossing

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Here at the Jägerhaus you have the opportunity to cross the Danube on the stones (the jetty no longer exists!) - at least in summer when it is very dry. …

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5.90 km

Hunter's House

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Wonderful location, right on the Danube Cycle Path between Fridingen and Beuron Abbey.

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8.51 km

View of the Rocky Cliffs in Upper Danube Nature Park

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11.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.97 km

4.22 km

2.23 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.66 km

2.28 km

2.08 km

1.37 km

138 m

Elevation

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Highest point (780 m)

Lowest point (620 m)

Weather

Tuesday 13 October

17°C

6°C

38 %

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Max wind speed: 10.0 km/h

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Comments

November 3, 2024,Tour

Beautiful tour despite the fog with great viewpoints

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October 16, 2022,Runde von Fridingen, Knopfmacherfelsen, Stiegelesfelsen Sperberloch, Jägerhaus

Going downhill to the Jägerhaus is very slippery when wet! Good shoes and sticks recommended.

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March 26, 2024,Im "Schwäbischen Grand Canyon" auf Donaufelsen-Tour - Fridingen

My starting point for this section of a DonauWellen tour was the Knopfmacher rock, which immediately spoils you with a wonderful view of the Danube valley towards Beuron, Jägerhaus and Bronnen Castle. Then we went counterclockwise through the forest and across wide meadows that weren't yet very spring-like to Stiegelesfels, Mattheiser Chapel and Laibfelsen, which invited me to take a …

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March 14, 2024,Knopfmacherfelsen, Stiegelesfels und an der Donau über den Bettelmannfelsen zurück

Unexpected sunshine at midday and no appointments lured me back to the Danube Valley today. After I tried out a new round for me last week, today I went back to something familiar and the number of photos spread over the relatively short route leads me to believe that this is probably my favorite round in the Danube Valley could. …

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