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Poem by Johannes R. Becher: Familiar AreaPhoto: Bad Urach Tourismus
A poetic walk from Maisental to the historic old town.
Hardly any of the smaller towns in Württemberg has been celebrated by significant poets as often as Bad Urach. This special feature was the reason to create the "Bad Uracher Poetry Path."
The approximately four-kilometer-long path starts and ends both at the Explorer World near the Bad Urach train station and at the Wasserfall hiking parking lot. It passes by a total of 20 poetry stations. Poetry and landscape form an irresistible symbiosis. Poets such as Eduard Mörike, Gustav Schwab, Justinus Kerner, and Johannes R. Becher, to name just a few, have succumbed to this charm.
"Urach - a Poem" is the title of the 2014 edition published by the city of Bad Urach in a second improved and expanded edition containing 22 poems. All of them have the city of Urach or an aspect of Urach's history as their theme.
The poetry collection is the basis for the poetry path. The booklet is available at the bookstore at the Bad Urach market, at the Bad Urach cultural office, and at the Bad Urach spa administration.
Author’s recommendation
One of the steles is equipped with a new poem each year. In 2015, this poem was selected from submissions by students from Bad Urach and unveiled on May 1st as part of the May hike.
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Track types
Show elevation profileRest stops
MaisentalstübleSafety information
Our routes are hiking paths rather than strolls. Sturdy footwear, hiking poles, and surefootedness are recommended for all routes. Especially after and during rainfalls, the calcareous rock and the ground can be very slippery, particularly on slopes. We ask you to exercise due caution.
In case of emergency, always dial 112. Please mention if the injured persons are located in inaccessible terrain so that the Bad Urach mountain rescue team is informed, avoiding unnecessary delays in rescue.
At the posts of the directional signs, you will find a plaque with the exact location number. This is known to the control center. Quick help can thus be ensured in an emergency.
Roadbook
The approximately four-kilometer-long path starts and ends both at the Explorer World near the Bad Urach train station and at the P23 Maisental hiking parking lot. It passes by a total of 20 poetry stations. Poetry and landscape form an irresistible symbiosis. Poets such as Eduard Mörike, Gustav Schwab, Justinus Kerner, and Johannes R. Becher, to name just a few, have succumbed to this charm.
Maisentalstüble
Parkplatz Maisental P23
Haltestelle Bad Urach-Wasserfall
Tourist-Information im Haus des Gastes
Parkplatz Schulmeistersbuche/ P19
Ermstalklinik
Grillplatz Seltbachtal
Naturfreundehaus Seltbachhaus
Bad Urach Outdoor Pool
Haltestelle Bad Urach-Ermstalklinik
St Amandus Monastery Church
Urach Residential Palace
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
Take the Ermstalbahn to Bad Urach to the Wasserfall stop. Through the underpass to the parking lot (approx. 300m). From the town center, take the city bus (line 108) to the Thermalbad stop.Directions
By trainEither get off at the Kurzentrum/Wasserfall station to start from the Wasserfall parking lot or get off at the Bad Urach town center station to start the path in town at the former post office building
By car
From Metzingen via the B28 to the first intersection at the entrance to town, follow the signs towards Wasserfall. Cars can be parked at the paid parking lot P23.
From Ulm/Münsingen via B28/B465 to the town exit towards Metzingen, follow the signs towards Wasserfall. Cars can be parked at the paid parking lot P23.
Parking
Parking lot Maisental, P23Coordinates
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Equipment
Sturdy footwear, hiking poles, and surefootedness are recommended for this route.
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
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