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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

01:41

5.64km

170m

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: July 1, 2026

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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

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 is also enriched by a group of the Swabian Albverein with water feature models in the summer and thus a rewarding for many hikers Goal represents.

The rogue blade offers at the bottom of about 500 m in length a comfortable footpath with moderate climbs along the steep cuts of the stream. In the middle part of the way is quite steep. After falling rocks, the path had to be diverted over a steep staircase for safety reasons, but offers a view of imposing sandstone cliffs. Since April 2010, another waterfall crashes over these rocks, it was repaired after a rockfall consuming. When the path becomes flatter again, the edge of the forest is soon reached. Over a mountain meadow you can reach the road that leads from Lorch to Bruck and on to Alfdorf and Welzheim.
Source: schelmenklinge.de

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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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3.14 km

Staufer Falconry, Lorch Monastery

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Information about Stauferstelen can be found here: stauferstelen.net

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3.24 km

Roman Limes Watchtower, Lorch

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This Roman watchtower stands directly at the parking lot of the monastery Lorch.

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4.44 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 them grow in his homeland. According to legend, he ordered “a lot” of seeds from the Americans. But his suppliers probably did not know the unit of measure and sent the king "a lot", so a lot of seeds. The trees should only be strewn in the Wilhelma, the king's zoological and botanical garden. But that's how the trees were distributed in the Stuttgart area. There was enough. :)

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4.78 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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5.64 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.75 km

635 m

525 m

522 m

189 m

Surfaces

3.58 km

1.06 km

676 m

220 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (470 m)

Lowest point (330 m)

Weather

Thursday 9 July

30°C

11°C

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Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Comments

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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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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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 5, 2022,Schelmenklinge – Mammutbäume

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

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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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Schelmenklinge Water Features – Lorcher Giant Sequoias loop from Bruck

Covered rest area

Himmelsleiter (Heaven’s Ladder) — Staircase at Schelmenklinge