Young Fils – Source of the Fils loop from Wiesensteig

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Young Fils – Source of the Fils loop from Wiesensteig

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Young Fils – Source of the Fils loop from Wiesensteig

02:47

9.81km

220m

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: August 3, 2026

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Geopark Schwäbische Alb

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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130 m

Trail Along the Young Fils River

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Easy-to-walk path along the Fils

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586 m

Young Fils

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Very nicely guided footpath along the young Fils, which initially meanders rather lazily through a relatively wide valley before flowing down as a rushing stream over stone cascades to the …

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1.46 km

Barbecue area at the Filsursprung

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Barbecue area at the Fils origin, nice location.

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1.80 km

Source of the Fils

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Interesting to see how a small spring turns into a beautiful river.

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2.62 km

Filsursprung (Source of the Fils)

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Nice valley with a pleasant atmosphere.

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5.08 km

Schertelshöhle parking area

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a 212 meter long stalactite cave is located in Baden-Württemberg near Westerheim in the White Jura Delta at an altitude of 775 m

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5.54 km

Stairs to Schertel Cave

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A few steps lead quickly up to the cave - alternatively a little longer over the forest path.

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9.00 km

Wooden footbridge over stream (Geopark Swabian Alb)

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I can agree with JR there.

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9.81 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.61 km

1.53 km

497 m

182 m

Surfaces

5.03 km

3.04 km

918 m

678 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 19 October

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Comments

June 24, 2023,Filsursprungtal – Filsursprung Runde von Wiesensteig ☀️🌳🍀🌸🐾

Today we went to the Filsursprung again so that the bathing mermaid Zoya stays in a good mood 😌.
There was a christening party today and so there was a lot going on, but from the beginning it was great. We met a woman with a dog, who then accompanied us to the stone house. That was really nice, the …

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June 29, 2022,Fils Ursprung und Schertelshöhle

Very nice hike from the Wiesensteig car park at the Papiermühle (subject to a fee). The valley of the young Fils is very beautiful and easy to walk. The cave is great. You can go through it alone and take as much time as you want. Sweaty as we were, it's only 9 degrees in the cave, so we treated …

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February 9, 2022,Wander Tour Steinernes Haus

The hike was very nice, the weather cooperated.
Suitable for everyone.

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February 6, 2022,Wiesensteig-Hasental-Filsursprung-Schertelhöhle

Hike through the Hasental through the idyllic Filstal. Flowing cheerfully through the valley with lots of water. Since it was going quite well, we continued to the Schertelshöhle, initially there were signs with 2km, that was short. But later it was still 2.5 km, now it felt like at least 3 km to the cave.
The path from Filsursprung was …

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