Our certified quality Löwenpfad hiking trails take you through our beautiful Swabian landscapes with delightful panoramic views, fascinating nature, and mysterious places. With its sixteen loop trails with distances varying between 3 and 24 kilometres it provides routes for everyone.
The Löwenpfad trail "Staufer-Runde" in Göppingen is a hiking loop trail certified by the German Hiking Association. The approximately 11.2-kilometres tour starts at the hikers’ car park at the Wäscherschloss in Wäschenbeuren and focuses on the history of the Staufer family. The path runs through the mystical Beuten valley, past the imposing castle ruins on the top of the Hohenstaufen and past the rock formation "Spielburg" with great views and the Wäscherschloss.
Again and again you pass remnants of the Staufer history and can find out more about the strong and world-famous Staufer family in the museums in the Wäscherschloss and in Hohenstaufen near the Barbarossa church.
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Author's recommendation
A visit to the Staufer exhibition at the foot of the mountain is particularly recommended. It is also possible to borrow audio guides on the mountain top with songs, stories and myths about the mountain.
Directions
The Löwenpfad trail "Staufer-Runde" in Göppingen is a hiking loop trail certified by the German Hiking Association. The approximately 11.2-kilometres tour starts at the hikers’ car park at the Wäscherschloss in Wäschenbeuren and focuses on the history of the Staufer family. The path runs through the mystical Beuten valley, past the imposing castle ruins on the top of the Hohenstaufen and past the rock formation "Spielburg" with great views and the Wäscherschloss.
Again and again you pass remnants of the Staufer history and can find out more about the strong and world-famous Staufer family in the museums in the Wäscherschloss and in Hohenstaufen near the Barbarossa church.
Equipment
Non-slip footwear is recommended.
More information
Respectful cooperation in the district of Göppingen. Code of Conduct:
- Please respect path-blockings and quiet zones.
- Please do not leave any rubbish, animal excrements, … e.g.
- Please act foresightful and considerate. Adapt your behaviour to the current situation. Safety comes first.
- Please respect other hikers.
- Please be considerate of animals and nature
- Please plan your trips ahead. Plan your trips during daytime and try to avoid dawn and dusk.
- Please consider entry bans of agricultural areas during vegetation period.
- Please stay on marked paths and avoid forest borders so wildlife can get used to humans.
