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Upper Swabian Pilgrimage Route, Loop 6

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Stadt Ehingen (Donau)

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The Upper Swabian Pilgrimage Route connects places of Marian devotion, as well as pilgrimage sites dedicated to the Upper Swabian "peasant saints" and other places of grace, as well as monasteries.

The loop 6 (115 kilometers) leads from Ulm via Erbach to Ehingen and back to Ulm via Laupheim.

moderate

Distance 116.1 km

31:23 h

1,383 m

607 m

468 m

It is about an ancient spiritual practice of pilgrimage, being on the way to a spiritual goal. For believers and seekers, this route offers an answer in their search, with its positive spiritual, psychological, and also health effects. Prayer should be at the center. The tourist aspect is at most a more or less welcome side effect. The "Upper Swabian Pilgrimage Route" aims not only to connect the numerically dominant places of Marian devotion but also the pilgrimage sites for the Upper Swabian "peasant saints", the "local saints", other places of grace, and monasteries.

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Heike D'Ettorre

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Stadt Ehingen (Donau)

Difficulty

moderate

Overall difficulty

moderate

Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

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Highest point

607 m

Lowest point

468 m

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www.oberschwaebischer-pilgerweg.de

Roadbook

From Ulm via Erbach and Oberdischingen for loop 6 of the Upper Swabian Pilgrimage Route to Ehingen. From there, the route continues to Rottenacker towards Unterstadion and then on to Laupheim. Over Bihlafingen and Wiblingen, it eventually returns to Ulm Minster.

The route is divided into several sections from 3 to 16 kilometers.

Most stages are achievable in one day. For shorter stages, several can also be done in a day. Generally, the stages begin or end near larger towns. Of course, all these stages are only recommendations and aids; you can start and end the Upper Swabian Pilgrimage Route at any point.

Stages:

Ulm - Erbach: 17km

Erbach - Oberdischingen: 5km

Oberdischingen - Ehingen: 10km

Ehingen - Rottenacker: 9km

Rottenacker - Emerkingen: 4km

Emerkingen - Unterstadion: 3km

Unterstadion - Grundsheim: 5km

Grundsheim - Schemmerhofen: 12km

Schemmerhofen - Niederkirch: 11km

Niederkirch - Laupheim: 6km

Laupheim - Bihlafingen: 11km