Schwäbische Alb (HW1 Süd) 2014

Starting from my frontdoor again. This time walking south on the HW1 of the Swabian Alb.

The Swabian Alb ranges over a length of about 200 kilometers and a width of 80 kilometers across Baden-Württemberg in the southwest of Germany. The Swabian Alb is a gentle highland with juniper heaths, where shepherds still make their rounds. But Europe’s largest karst mountain range also has other sides – wildly romantic and sublime, the Alb is framed by the gorges of the young Danube and the Albtrauf.

In between, mighty castles of the Staufers and Hohenzollerns as well as historical sites of the Romans and Celts. The secret, however, lies deep inside, hidden in countless caves: From there come the oldest works of art in the world, 40,000 years old.

I trekked the southern part to Tuttlingen in November 2014 in this trip and the northern part of the HW1 combined with the Goldsteig of the Bayerischer Wald earlier in August same year.

Enjoy the hike!