Blochinger Durstschleife

From the ravine to the wild Danube - Pure nature and tranquillity: half-day tour with stream experience and Danube valley view

Once through the middle of the most beautiful nature: the Blochinger Durstschleife with a length of around 10 km leads along the Heudorf stream to the village of the same name, from there through the "Oberholz" forest down to the "Oberholz" down to the young Danube and back to Blochingen. Surrounded by the three nature conservation areas of Blochinger Ried, Blochinger Sandwinkel and the Danube FFH area, this circular tour offers impressive hiking experiences for young and old. Particularly charming is the view from the Espenhau heights to Blochingen and Mengen behind it. Mengen lying behind it.

A half-day tour if you take it easy: Two and a half hours of pure walking time and a climb of 76 meters after all - that's far more than a walk. But the tour is worth it: the between the Danube and the Albtrauf is an insider tip for lovers of of tranquil nature. In Blochingen, Mengen's district directly on the Danube, the car and immerse ourselves in the wild and romantic ravine of the of the Heudorf stream. As soon as the forest begins, it gets really beautiful. stream is left in its natural state; old trees still stand in it.

Soon view of the village of Heudorf opens up: a beautiful Upper Swabian village village, literally surrounded by forests. The Blochinger dry stretch takes a short break here: the "Gasthaus zum Bach" on the village square beckons, opposite a small store with refreshments. Then the first real climb up the castle hill in the village (the castle once stood on the hill to the right of the church). A section on sunny heights, then through the shady gently uphill through the shady Oberholz forest to the Espenhau - the highlight of the tour, in every respect: the view over the Danube valley shows how a a paradise for animals and plants has been created through renaturation. has been created here. On the descent into the "Blochinger Sandwinkel" nature reserve we experience the stork and flower paradise on the - now again - wild course of the Danube. course of the Danube up close.