Der Rosenstein (735 m) oberhalb von Heubach ist ein sehr beliebtes Ausflugsziel und Naherholungsgebiet im Ostalbkreis. Ausflügler, Wanderer und insbesondere kommen hier natürlich Kletterer auf ihre Kosten. Es ist eines der beliebtesten Klettergebiete auf der Ostalb. Es gibt hier drei Felsmassive die natürlich alle aus diesem typische löchrigen Rosensteinkalk bestehen, sich jedoch vom Charakter total unterscheiden. Am Westfels trifft man auf sehr steile und anstrengende Wandkletterei an Kanten und kleinsten Löchern. Der Mittelfels (Sofienfels) ist sehr löchrig und erinnert sehr an die Fränkische. Hier kommt auch der Gediegene und Genusskletterer auf seine Kosten. Durch das große Angebot an leichten Touren, ist an manchen Tagen und vor allem am Wochenende der Andrang am Mittelfels sehr hoch. Wer es ruhiger mag der ist am Ostfels richtig, die Kletterei ist hier eher Alpin. Keile, Friends und ein Päckchen Mut im Chalkbag sollten aber Abhilfe schaffen. Nach erfolgreichen Felsexkursion, bietet es sich auch immer gut an, das ganze mit etwas Hopfensaft in der Waldschenke ausklingen zu lassen.
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Grades
UIAA
- 3+: 2 routes3+: 2 routes
- 4: 1 route4: 1 route
- 4+: 5 routes4+: 5 routes
- 5-: 2 routes5-: 2 routes
- 5: 5 routes5: 5 routes
- 5+: 6 routes5+: 6 routes
- 6-: 3 routes6-: 3 routes
- 6: 11 routes6: 11 routes
- 6+: 13 routes6+: 13 routes
- 7-: 14 routes7-: 14 routes
- 7: 15 routes7: 15 routes
- 7+: 16 routes7+: 16 routes
- 8-: 16 routes8-: 16 routes
- 8: 7 routes8: 7 routes
- 8+: 1 route8+: 1 route
- 9-: 4 routes9-: 4 routes
- 9: 3 routes9: 3 routes
- 9+: 4 routes9+: 4 routes
- 10+: 1 route10+: 1 route
Most popular time of the year for climbing
- January: 2 ascentsJanuary: 2 ascents
- February: 12 ascentsFebruary: 12 ascents
- March: 45 ascentsMarch: 45 ascents
- April: 58 ascentsApril: 58 ascents
- May: 77 ascentsMay: 77 ascents
- June: 45 ascentsJune: 45 ascents
- July: 62 ascentsJuly: 62 ascents
- August: 78 ascentsAugust: 78 ascents
- September: 87 ascentsSeptember: 87 ascents
- October: 61 ascentsOctober: 61 ascents
- November: 20 ascentsNovember: 20 ascents
- December: 100 ascentsDecember: 100 ascents
Areas (3)
|
Title
|
Climbing style |
Grades |
Routes |
Ratings |
|---|
|
Westfels
(Cliff)
|
Sport climbing
|
|
49
|
|
|
Sofienfels
(Cliff)
|
Sport climbing
|
|
61
|
|
|
Ostfels
(Cliff)
|
Mostly Sport climbing
|
|
19
|
|
|
Type
|
Title
|
Climbing style |
Grade |
Length |
Pitches |
Bolts
|
Ratings |
|---|
|
Sport climbing
|
6
|
20 m
|
–
|
6
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6+
|
20 m
|
–
|
6
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7-
|
20 m
|
–
|
6
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7
|
20 m
|
–
|
7
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7-
|
20 m
|
–
|
7
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6+
|
30 m
|
–
|
3
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6
|
30 m
|
–
|
7
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8-
|
30 m
|
–
|
7
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7+
|
30 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8-
|
30 m
|
–
|
11
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7
|
30 m
|
–
|
11
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6+
|
15 m
|
–
|
4
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7+
|
15 m
|
–
|
5
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8-
|
30 m
|
–
|
6
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8
|
30 m
|
–
|
12
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8-
|
30 m
|
–
|
14
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8
|
30 m
|
–
|
13
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6
|
30 m
|
–
|
8
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8-
|
20 m
|
–
|
7
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6-
|
30 m
|
–
|
8
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8
|
30 m
|
–
|
10
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7+
|
30 m
|
–
|
8
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8
|
30 m
|
–
|
8
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
9-
|
30 m
|
–
|
9
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
10+
|
30 m
|
–
|
8
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
9-
|
30 m
|
–
|
10
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
9+
|
30 m
|
–
|
12
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
9+
|
30 m
|
–
|
10
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7
|
30 m
|
–
|
10
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
9-
|
20 m
|
–
|
7
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
9-
|
30 m
|
–
|
9
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
9
|
30 m
|
–
|
9
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
9+
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
9+
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
9
|
30 m
|
–
|
10
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7
|
30 m
|
–
|
9
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7-
|
20 m
|
–
|
5
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7+
|
30 m
|
–
|
7
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7+
|
20 m
|
–
|
6
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8-
|
30 m
|
–
|
8
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7
|
30 m
|
–
|
12
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8-
|
30 m
|
–
|
12
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8-
|
15 m
|
–
|
3
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6+
|
30 m
|
–
|
8
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8-
|
20 m
|
–
|
6
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7
|
15 m
|
–
|
6
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7
|
15 m
|
–
|
7
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6+
|
15 m
|
–
|
7
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7
|
20 m
|
–
|
7
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5
|
15 m
|
1
|
5
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
4+
|
15 m
|
1
|
5
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
4+
|
20 m
|
–
|
6
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6
|
20 m
|
–
|
6
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7-
|
20 m
|
–
|
8
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5+
|
20 m
|
–
|
8
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5
|
20 m
|
–
|
8
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5+
|
20 m
|
–
|
7
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
3+
|
15 m
|
–
|
5
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8-
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7+
|
–
|
–
|
5
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7+
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
4+
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7-
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6
|
–
|
–
|
9
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
4
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
4+
|
–
|
–
|
4
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5
|
15 m
|
1
|
6
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5-
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5+
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6+
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5+
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7-
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
3+
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5+
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
4+
|
–
|
1
|
5
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6+
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8-
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6+
|
14 m
|
–
|
5
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6+
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8+
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7+
|
15 m
|
–
|
6
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8-
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
9
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7+
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7+
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7+
|
–
|
1
|
8
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6
|
20 m
|
–
|
5
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6+
|
–
|
–
|
6
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7-
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5
|
–
|
1
|
5
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7-
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7
|
20 m
|
–
|
7
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6-
|
–
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7-
|
20 m
|
–
|
7
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5-
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7-
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8-
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7+
|
12 m
|
–
|
5
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5+
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7-
|
12 m
|
–
|
3
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7+
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6+
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7+
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7-
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6+
|
–
|
3
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8-
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7-
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
5
|
–
|
3
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8-
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7+
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7-
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6+
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6-
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8-
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7+
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
Coordinates
DD
48.792160, 9.956827
DMS
48°47'31.8"N 9°57'24.6"E
UTM
32U 570275 5404793
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Approach
* [Parken 1](https://goo.gl/maps/U11KeBc6VaF2)
* [Parken 2 (Wanderparkplatz Rosenstein)](https://goo.gl/maps/TJrEG8NVzmv)
* [Parken 3](https://goo.gl/maps/Z4hauGy78xS2)
722
Torre Charly
(Sector)
0
Geislinger Wändle
(Crag)
12
Kleiner Himmelsfels
(Crag)
7
Climbing style
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