The best running trails around Sigmaringendorf

beautiful chapel directly on the bike path

the danube flows quietly here

Pure relaxation while swinging. Afterwards, the well-deserved rest follows.

Note: The jetty is relatively narrow (stroller might be a tight fit) and (being made of wood) a bit slippery when wet.

Beautiful wooden footbridge over the Lauchert 🌊

The Bittelschießer Täle is a canyon-like, densely wooded breakthrough valley in the lower reaches of the Lauchert, west of Bingen in the Sigmaringen district of Baden-Württemberg. The canyon is only about 400 meters long, 20-60 meters wide and up to 30 meters high (another 24 meters of river sediments down to the rock floor). It is a scenically attractive part of the Flächenalb and also a geologically particularly significant Quaternary geopark. From the Middle Ages to the 19th century, the canyon and the Lauchert were also economically and as a dominion significant. The narrow valley is just as popular with hikers and cyclists from far and wide as it is for walks and recreation for the residents of the surrounding towns. Until the Mindel ice age (~1 million years ago), the Lauchert used its current riverbed, but flowed into the then Upper Danube about five kilometers earlier near "Rückhau", between Hitzkofen and Heudorf. At that time, the Upper Danube followed a more northerly route from Scheer towards Riedlingen. At the end of the Mindel ice age, about 900,000 years ago, a primeval Danube broke through a small pass near "Bahnhof Hanfertal" (now part of Sigmaringen-Nord). It shortened its route to Riedlingen by using the Lauchert's riverbed, and then continued on its then more northerly route to Riedlingen. In the middle Riss ice age, about 200,000 years ago, glacial masses from the Alpine Rhine glacier advanced northwards in the Sigmaringen area in two cold phases over the then Upper Danube. The glacial fan reached its maximum advance in its second cold phase ("Vilsingen-Stand II", location still south of the present-day Danube) near "Hertenstein, Lauchert", Billafingen, Langenenslingen, and Riedlingen. The glacial sediments were so powerful that the Upper Danube and the Lauchert were dammed up. The backwater of the Upper Danube reached at least as far as Tuttlingen, and that of the Lauchert probably as far as Hausen an der Lauchert. The Lauchert valley between "Hanfertal" station and Hitzkofen, which was used by the Upper Danube before the Riss ice age and further deepened by it, and then completely blocked by glacial moraine debris during glacial advances, was again cleared of glacial debris by the Lauchert and used – with one exception: A large mass limestone rock from the lower bank limestone formation, which stood in the straight path, was not bypassed as it had been before (as, incidentally, was also the case with a primeval Danube), .... Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bittelschie%C3%9Fer_T%C3%A4le

The Bittelschießer Täle is a canyon-like, densely wooded valley in the lower reaches of the Lauchert, west of Bingen in the Sigmaringen district of Baden-Württemberg. The canyon is only about 400 meters long, 20–60 m wide and up to 30 m high (another 24 m of river sediments down to the rock floor). It is a scenically attractive part of the Flächenalb and also a geologically particularly significant Quaternary geotop. From the Middle Ages until the 19th century, the canyon and the Lauchert were also economically and as manorial property significant. The narrow valley is just as popular with hikers and cyclists from near and far as it is for walks and recreation for the residents of the surrounding towns. Until the Mindel ice age (~1 Ma), the Lauchert used its current riverbed, but flowed into the then Upper Danube about five kilometers earlier at "Rückhau", between Hitzkofen and Heudorf, which at that time followed a more northerly route from Scheer towards Riedlingen. At the end of the Mindel ice age, about 900,000 years ago, an ancient Danube broke through the small pass near "Bahnhof Hanfertal" (today part of Sigmaringen-Nord). It shortened its route to Riedlingen by using the Lauchert bed, in order to then continue its then more northerly route to Riedlingen. In the middle Riß cold period, about 200,000 years ago, debris masses of the alpine Rhine glacier advanced northwards in the Sigmaringen area in two cold phases over the then Upper Danube. The glacial fan reached its maximum advance in its second cold phase ("Vilsingen-Stand II", location still south of the present-day Danube) near "Hertenstein, Lauchert", Billafingen, Langenenslingen and Riedlingen. The glacial sediments were so thick that the Upper Danube and the Lauchert were dammed up. The backwater of the Upper Danube extended at least to Tuttlingen, and that of the Lauchert probably to Hausen an der Lauchert. The Lauchert valley between "Hanfertal" station and Hitzkofen, which was used by the Upper Danube before the Riß cold period and further deepened by it, and then completely blocked by moraine debris by the glacial advances, allowed the Lauchert to free itself from the glacial debris again and use it – with one exception: a large mass limestone rock in the straight path from the lower bank limestone formation was not bypassed as before (as, incidentally, also previously by an ancient Danube), .... Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bittelschie%C3%9Fer_T%C3%A4le

Bittelschießer Chapel ⛪ In 1625, St. Ulrich's Chapel is relocated to the castle ruins on the road towards Sigmaringen and built on the foundations of a round tower. From 1696 to 1708 it is rebuilt and provided with a no longer existing brother house. In 1719, the chapel is consecrated to Our Lady and has been a place of pilgrimage ever since. Baroque altar of Mary and 5 saint figures.