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Alb-Donau-Kreis Ice Age Path – Neanderthal Way

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Baden-Württemberg

Alb-Donau-Kreis Ice Age Path – Neanderthal Way

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Alb-Donau-Kreis Ice Age Path – Neanderthal Way

03:09

11.9km

110m

Hiking

Stone Age people like Neanderthals already lived in the caves of the Lonetal. They roamed around and hunted Ice Age animals like mammoths.

To get a little closer to the Neanderthals, you hike from Lindenau through the forest to the Bockstein cave (currently closed until further notice), which lies on…

by Alb-Donau-Kreis

Last updated: April 28, 2025

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Mittleres Lonetal

Geopark Schwäbische Alb

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2.52 km

Bockstein Cave

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The Bockstein Cave registered in the World Heritage List is freely accessible. Finds from it can be dated back to 50,000 to 70,000 years ago, making the Bockstein Cave the oldest Neanderthal settlement complex in southern Germany.

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3.50 km

Forest Trampoline at Hohlenstein Eiszeltspur

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Great fun in the forest, especially for the kids!

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4.33 km

Bear Cave and Hohlenstein-Stadel

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The Stadel Cave in Hohlenstein is often referred to as St. Peter's Basilica of the Stone Age, since important cult finds from the Palaeolithic were made here, such as the lion man and a skull burial.

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5.43 km

Mammoth Climbing Structure

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Beautifully designed and interesting not only for children. Great photo opportunity!

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5.74 km

Giant Deer Climbing Structure Vogelherd

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Great, even made for children to sit in.

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6.50 km

Steel Mammoth Sculpture

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You can start your tours well at the Lone Valley car park. There is also a steel mammoth here.

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10.3 km

Musk Ox Climbing Structure

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If you've always wanted to take a photo of your children riding an ox, here you go!

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11.9 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.06 km

1.26 km

702 m

423 m

408 m

Surfaces

6.03 km

2.32 km

1.60 km

1.22 km

610 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (530 m)

Lowest point (460 m)

Weather

Wednesday 15 July

30°C

14°C

31 %

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Comments

December 5, 2022,Qualitätswanderweg Neandertalerweg - Lonetal

wanderbares-deutschland.de/wege/alle-wege/neandertalerweg-fd98180688

lonetal.net

On the way back from Ulm, made a stop here and completed this quality route.
The weather was ok. The path beautiful and the highlights (caves) worth seeing.

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April 5, 2024,Baden-Württemberg: Zeitspuren "Neandertalerweg", Stetten ob Lontal; 050424

The last of the traces of time on the Albschäferweg, the "Neanderthalerweg" between Bissingen and Stetten ob Lontal. For me, the path was a worthy conclusion to the total of ten loop paths that are located on the Albschäferweg and partly follow the same route.

heidenheimer-brenzregion.de/ich-bin/familie/wandertouren/neandertalerweg

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April 27, 2024,Alb-Donau-Kreis Eiszeitpfad – Neandertalerweg

Today the question was not whether to go out but where to go!
We chose the Neanderthal Trail through the beautiful Lohne Valley and we didn't regret it.
A beautiful, varied and well-signposted trail.
What was important to us was that despite the heavy rain of the last few days, some of the trails were very dry and cracked.
Have …

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September 29, 2024,Alb-Donau-Kreis Eiszeitpfad – Neandertalerweg (29.09.24)

I actually didn't find the route as good as I thought. To be honest, I expected more from it, especially since it was so heavily advertised. But it was still worthwhile, a nice route overall. 👍😊

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July 28, 2024,🐻‍❄️🧊 Eiszeitpfad und Neandertalerweg 🦣🌞

On the way to the Alps 🏔️🏔️🏔️ today we made a detour to the Lone Valley 🏞️. Where exactly is this valley...? It is in the Alb-Donau district and also in the Heidenheim district. The A7 🛣️ is also not far away. And in nearby Stetten today there was a knight's tournament ⚔️. There was a lot going on there. …

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March 29, 2024,Neandertalerweg, Stetten ob Lontal

Quiet hike. Unfortunately the sun was well hidden.

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June 2, 2024,🦣 Alb-Donau-Kreis Eiszeitpfad – Neandertalerweg 🦣

Ice Age Trails 3/20 ✅️
What a week it was... first I couldn't hike because I had important appointments, then the cold came, then the rain...
Today I was fed up and grabbed my backpack and drove to the Lone Valley, hoping that the paths weren't too muddy. The loop was perfectly easy to walk, a few places are a …

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February 5, 2022,Neandertalerweg im Lonetal ☀️☀️

Fantastic weather today in February, so get out there.
A great circular hike, where you can visit some caves in the Swabian Alb. Very good signposts, interesting information stations along the way. Highly recommended 👍

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May 24, 2023

Stone Age people like Neanderthals already lived in the caves of the Lonetal. They roamed around and hunted Ice Age animals like mammoths.
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To get a little closer to the Neanderthals, you hike from Lindenau through the forest to the Bockstein cave (currently closed until further notice), which lies on

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Alb-Donau-Kreis Ice Age Path – Neanderthal Way

Bockstein Cave

Forest Trampoline at Hohlenstein Eiszeltspur

Bear Cave and Hohlenstein-Stadel

Mammoth Climbing Structure

Giant Deer Climbing Structure Vogelherd

Steel Mammoth Sculpture

Musk Ox Climbing Structure

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