In Blaustein, hiking, cycling, water activities and Neolithic heritage offer different ways to shape a stay. When planning, you can first decide whether to focus on an award-winning circular hike, a cycling excursion, play and swimming facilities, or an archaeological site. This lets you plan around specific things to do in the area.
Hiking and cycling
The Lauterfelsensteig is a quality hiking trail and circular route. The German Hiking Association has awarded it the “Dream Tour” distinction. Other hiking routes in Blaustein lead through the Kiesental valley. This gives you two different starting points for choosing a route: an explicitly award-winning circular trail and paths through the Kiesental valley.
Within Blaustein, a cycle path runs mostly alongside the Blau River. The Stone Age village of Ehrenstein and Villa Lindenhof can be reached from the cycle path with short detours. This adds a cycling option with two specific destinations to the selection of hiking routes.
Water playgrounds and Bad Blau
Blaustein has water playgrounds in Klingenstein and Herrlingen. Bad Blau adds a saltwater vitality outdoor pool, a swimming pool, a children’s area, a water slide and an adventure pool. Alongside trails and cultural sites, you can therefore choose from a range of water activities.
A replacement project is underway for the saltwater vitality outdoor pool. Bad Blau also has a sauna area with six saunas and a saltwater steam bath. Before visiting, check the operator’s latest information about the facilities, particularly the pools and sauna.
Stone Age history in Blaustein
The Stone Age village of Ehrenstein is a Neolithic settlement in the Blau valley. It is part of the transnational serial UNESCO World Heritage Site “Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps.” The name therefore refers not only to a place in Blaustein, but also to a wider World Heritage context. For trip planning, Ehrenstein offers a specific cultural focus alongside hiking and cycling.
In the wider Alb-Donau-Kreis destination
The Alb-Donau-Kreis also offers a selection of hiking routes of varying lengths and formats. Its 20 “Ice Age Trails” circular routes are 6 to 14 kilometres long and are suitable for day hikes. The family-friendly “Ice Age Tracks,” ranging from 1 to 6 kilometres, and the Meditation Trail for multi-day hikes provide further options. The Alb-Donau-Kreis is also part of the Swabian Alb Biosphere Reserve.
Regional cultural attractions include the Hohle Fels cave near Schelklingen. This UNESCO World Heritage cave is where the “Venus of Hohle Fels” and the “Geierknochenflöte” (vulture-bone flute) were found; both finds are about 42,500 years old. Hohle Fels and the Stone Age village of Ehrenstein thus offer two different points of interest for exploring Stone Age history in the wider Alb-Donau-Kreis destination and in Blaustein itself.
Plan your stay
You can organise Blaustein’s offerings around your interests: hiking, cycling, water or Stone Age history. The routes in the Alb-Donau-Kreis broaden the options to include day and multi-day hikes, while the information about Ehrenstein and regional finds provides a cultural focus. If you’re looking for a hotel in Blaustein, first decide which of these themes you want to shape your stay.
More destinations
Discover more destinations: Heroldstatt, Ă–pfingen, Bernstadt, Griesingen, Kirchen, Schelklingen, Ehingen, Rottenacker.
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