Schelmenklinge Water Features – Lorcher Giant Sequoias loop from Bruck

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Baden-Württemberg

Schelmenklinge Water Features – Lorcher Giant Sequoias loop from Bruck

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Schelmenklinge Water Features – Lorcher Giant Sequoias loop from Bruck

01:40

5.58km

160m

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: September 26, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Schwäbisch-Fränkischer Wald

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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428 m

Covered rest area

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Ideal for taking a break after climbing the gorge.

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515 m

Himmelsleiter (Heaven’s Ladder) — Staircase at Schelmenklinge

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Short ascent or descent to the picaresque blade. Also accessible for children.

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535 m

Schelmenklinge Water Features

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

Lorch in the Remstal between Schorndorf and Schwäbisch Gmünd offers from a side valley of the Rems, the Götzental out walking a gem surrounded rock, an extremely interesting trail, which …

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1.12 km

Exposed Tree Roots at Schelmenklinge

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Resting place at the entrance of the Schelmenklinge with a view of the roots

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2.63 km

Roman Limes Hollow Way

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

The ditch along the Limes was used as a ravine here in the Middle Ages and deepened over the centuries.

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3.14 km

Staufer Falconry, Lorch Monastery

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Information about Stauferstelen can be found here: stauferstelen.net

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4.38 km

Lorcher Giant Sequoias

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The sequoias in the Remstal come from the so-called Wilhelma-Saat. King Wilhelm I of Württemberg (1816-1864) was a fan of these giant trees from North America and wanted to see …

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4.72 km

Beautiful view over the surrounding area

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From the trail parking lot above the Schelmenklinge to the forest you have a beautiful view of the surrounding countryside.

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5.58 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.82 km

589 m

506 m

493 m

178 m

Surfaces

3.71 km

899 m

651 m

218 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (470 m)

Lowest point (330 m)

Weather

Sunday 18 October

16°C

7°C

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Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

March 20, 2022,Schelmenklinge 🌀💙☀️🤟😁🥾und Lorch 👣👁🪴🐇

Lorch monastery left out! 100000 people Corona hotspot doesn't have to be! (Will be made up for sometime during the week)😁🤟👀❣️

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June 25, 2022,Vom Kloster Lorch zur Schelmenklinge und zurück

You can park directly at the monastery, the entrance fee is €6 per adult, which I find too expensive for the monastery. The monastery shop has a small coffee shop, in summer you can also sit outside.

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June 5, 2022,Schelmenklinge – Mammutbäume

Get Stamp #1 for the Discovery Pass. Just made it before the⛈🌩

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September 5, 2022,Leicht abgewandelte Tour von Ömchen+Öpchen..mal wieder nachgelaufen ...🥾🧢🪵bei der Hitze zur Schelmenklinge 😎und durch den Wald zurück zum Kloster Lorch 🏰

As already mentioned, "mopped" on Ömchen+Öpchen Tour 😎😅 but I've been trying to add text to the photos for a while. I haven't been able to do that for a while... do you have any ideas...

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May 8, 2022,Rundwanderung vom Kloster Lorch zur Schelmenklinge

It is recommended to walk the tour with children clockwise in any case, because of the otherwise noticeably violent profiling.

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August 10, 2025,Lorch - Schelmenklinge- Runde von Parkplatz Kloster Lorch

Today, I headed to Lorch. I parked in the spaces near Lorch Monastery. I then walked along shady paths to the water features in the Schelmenklinge (Schelmenklinge). These are lovingly maintained by resourceful craftspeople from the Lorch Alb Association. Here, I met young and old, and especially families with children who enjoyed the water features. In this weather, it's certainly …

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December 26, 2025,🇩🇪 Kloster Lorch ⛪️ <> Mammutbäume 🌲 Schelmenklinge 🧙‍♂️

On the way to Stuttgart Airport ✈️

🙈 🛩The plane is late, so there's plenty of time...
Thanks @ekki for the tip 🙏

Start: Lorch Monastery 🅿️ (free)
right next to it is the

"Roman Limes Tower Lorch" 🕋
open year-round, easy to climb, great panoramic view.

...cross the road and follow the

"Alte Welzheimerstraße"

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June 24, 2023,Schelmenklinge und Mammutbäume vom Kloster Lorch aus

Nice tour in the shade, nothing going on in the Schelmenklinge perfect, then to the sequoias, there are two places with sequoias near Lorch and finally around the Lorch monastery around it😉🌞

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