Welcome to Donauberglandweg stage 4
Stage 4 of the Donaubergland Trail runs from Fridingen on the Danube to Beuron. The tour leads up and down along the Danube, past mighty ruins, castles and caves, to places of inner contemplation at Beuron Monastery.
The partly towering rocks, crowned by ruins and castles between Fridingen and Beuron, really bring out the diversity of the Danube landscape on this stage. The gorge valley of the Upper Danube is also called the "Grand Canyon" of the region, and that is no exaggeration — honest! The wonderfully dramatic landscape of water and rock offers an interesting field of activity for many: cyclists, climbers, canoeists and hikers.
A short detour to the Kallenberg Ruins is a must along the way. The typically high-medieval hill castle with a fantastic view of the Danube Valley invites you to take a break. Around 6 km further on, Bronnen Castle rises above the Danube Valley like an eagle's nest (privately owned since 1950). And from there, a short detour down to the Jägerhaus excursion restaurant rewards you for the hike so far, even if you then have to walk a little way back up the mountain again.
In the valley of the young Danube lies also the Archabbey of St. Martin, founded in 1077 as an Augustinian canon monastery and re-established as a Benedictine monastery in 1863. Beuron Archabbey is the founding monastery of the Beuron Benedictine Congregation, which currently has 16 monasteries in Germany, Austria and South Tyrol.
Since 1996, the former Beuron railway station building has housed the offices of the Upper Danube Nature Conservation Center Foundation and the Upper Danube Nature Park Association. In the permanent exhibition at the "House of Nature", hikers can expect an exciting and informative journey through the Upper Danube Nature Park.
Highlights:
Danube seepage site near Fridingen,
Kallenberg Ruins, Bronnen Castle, Bronnen Cave, Jägerhaus Cave,
Liebfrauental, Beuron Monastery, Historic Wooden Bridge, "House of Nature"
Source: DZT Knowledge Graph
