Simonsbach Reservoir – View from Vogelhof loop from Donzdorf

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Simonsbach Reservoir – View from Vogelhof loop from Donzdorf

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Simonsbach Reservoir – View from Vogelhof loop from Donzdorf

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9.81km

350m

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 6, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Geopark Schwäbische Alb

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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414 m

Feuersee

Lake

1.05 km

Path Along the Allotment Gardens

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very nice way

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1.50 km

View of Messelberg and Swabian Jura

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very beautiful landscape

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1.56 km

View of the Simonsbach Reservoir near Unterweckerstell

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Beautifully situated at the foot of the Alb

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2.10 km

Simonsbach Reservoir

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The flood retention basin Simonsbachtal (also Simonsbach storage, Simonsbach reservoir) at Donzdorf and Unterweckerstell is one of three reservoirs in the district Göppingen, Baden-Württemberg. The water association Fils completed it …

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3.04 km

Unterweckerstell Village

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Very nice eye-catchers on this route.

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3.89 km

View from Vogelhof

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Covered barbecue and rest area in the view.

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5.27 km

Paraglider launch site Messelberg

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Here is the launch ramp for hang gliders and paragliders.
From up here you have a super view over Donzdorf and the surrounding area ;-)

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6.74 km

View from Messelberg

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Very beautiful view

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9.81 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.68 km

2.52 km

1.26 km

728 m

634 m

Surfaces

3.22 km

2.47 km

1.09 km

1.04 km

1.03 km

728 m

238 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 18 October

13°C

6°C

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Comments

March 11, 2025,🥄 Kohlöffelrunde 🥄 bei Donzdorf

Firstly, things don't always turn out the way you think...

This morning I set off for Esslingen with my mother. Shortly before Donzdorf, however, there was suddenly a problem with the car. Luckily, I was able to fix it myself, but it took a while and it was now too late for Esslingen. So we simply drove the short distance …

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December 30, 2023,Donzdorf - übers Schloß zum Messelberg - Kohlöffelrunde

Short, sweet and sweet.

A happy new year to all of you. Stay healthy and fit.

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July 19, 2026,Nachmittagsrunde von Donzdorf- Simonsbachstausee hinauf zum Messelberg

🅿️ was at the Schlossgarten in Donzdorf on Sunday afternoon, here we started our hike to the Feuersee, along the Simonsbach and past the allotment gardens, up to the Simonsbach reservoir. From the lake we hiked up through the forest to Vogelhof. Now we continued to Rötelstein with a great view of Donzdorf and the surrounding area. We also had …

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August 24, 2024,Von Donzdorf zum Flugplatzfest

Sorry for the many pictures, but you can see more on foot than on a bike🤷😉

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April 24, 2025,Schwäbische Alb -Simonsbachstausee > Messelberg

Swabian Alb – a region I'd also wanted to get to know.
When I mentioned the place we were going, I heard, 'What are you doing there? 🤔, there's nothing there.'...my reply, 'I'll go there and then I'll show you how beautiful it is on your doorstep' 🤭...and I have to say, it's a place worth seeing.
I'm the type …

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