Ski lift in Römerstein
The Swabian Alb is not very well known as a winter sports area. Of course, this region has no particularly high mountains, the Lemberg as the highest peak with 1015 m height cannot compete with the Feldberg in the Black Forest or with the Brocken in the Harz, let alone with the mountains of the Alps. Nevertheless, the offer is diverse and the snow reliability is comparable to that of the Black Forest and the other German low mountain ranges.
getting there
In the street
You can get to the western part of the Swabian Alb via the A81, in the east it goes A7 by Eastern Alb and Stauferland, and the A7 crosses the Middle Swabian Alb and the Alb-Danube region. Most ski areas can be easily reached by car. There are usually enough parking spaces available.
By train
The Swabian Alb is practically all around connected to the rail network. However, many of the smaller places where winter sports are possible are not connected to the rail network. However, it is still possible to travel by rail Stuttgart – Ulm as well as the rail line running from Ulm above Heidenheim an der Brenz to Bask leads.
Winter sports overview
Alpine skiing
Overview of the existing ski lifts (Fl = floodlight, SK ski course, SBK snowboard)
| region | Name of the ski lift | deals | phone | Run length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Alb | Ostalb ski lifts Bask | Fl, SK | 07361 42210 | 800m / 1200 m |
| Bopfingen, Sandberg ski lift | Fl, SK | 07362 37 97, 07362 801-0-22 | 340 m | |
| Essingen Hirtenteich ski center | Fl, SK, SBK, 2 drag lifts 1 children's lift | 07665 5830 Snow Telephone | up to 1.5 km | |
| Lauchheim, Kapfenburg ski lift | Fl, SK, SBK | 07363 6112 | 300 m | |
| Nattheim, Ramenstein lift | Fl, SK | 07321 97 84-0 Gde. Nattheim | 300 m | |
| Neresheim, Ski lift on the Klosterberg | SK for beginners | 07326 6646 | 200 m | |
| Rosenberg, Hohenberg ski lift | Fl, SK | 07967 6261, 07967 84 77 | 300 m | |
| Stauferland | BöhmenkirchSchnittlingen forest ski lift | Fl, SK | 0173 5909178 | 300m |
| Böhmenkirch Treffelhausen ski lifts | Fl | 07322 6108 | ||
| Donzdorf, Ski lift on the Rindersteige | Fl | 07162 24648 | ||
| Gerstetten Greuth ski lift | Fl | Snowflake. 07323 919288 | ||
| Heidenheim Hochberg ski lift | Fl, SK, Hosted Hut | 07321 458 74 | 750 m | |
| Heidenheim Albuch ski lift | Fl, SK, kiosk, baby ski lift 120 m | 07321 666 50 | 500 m | |
| Helfensteiner Land | Wiesensteig Bläsiberg ski lifts in Schöntal | SK, ski club hut, 3 lifts | 07335 6310 | 500m - 1000m |
| Laichingen Laichingen ski lift | Fl | 07333 6430 | 400 m | |
| Alb-Danube region | Laichingen Laichingen ski lift | Fl | 07333 64 30 | 400 m |
| Merklingen Ski lift sewage treatment plant | only on weekends | 07337 96 20-0 | ||
| Westerheim Halde ski center | SK, snowboards allowed, 4 lifts | Snowflake. 07333 6039 | 280 - 350 m | |
| Westerheim Heuberg ski lift | SK, snowboard allowed | 07333 68 44 | 200 m | |
| Middle Swabian Alb | Engstingen: Kohltal ski lift | SK, lift restaurant | 07129 3910 | |
| Hohenstein children's ski lift Meidelstetten | 07387 9870-12 | 200m | ||
| Lichtenstein Traifelberg ski lift | Fl, SK | 350 m | ||
| Lichtenstein-Holzelfingen, Heutal ski lift | Fl, SK | 07129 4323 | 450 - 600 m | |
| Lichtenstein-Holzelfingen, Salach ski lift | Fl, SK | 07129 5522 | 750 m | |
| Mehrstetten Skilift Böttental | Fl | 07381 934264 | 250 m | |
| MünsingenDottingen ski lifts | Fl, SK | 07381 5017001 | 500m | |
| Münsingen ski lift Böhm | Fl | 07381 8668 | 300 m | |
| Münsingen ski lift Ziegelhäuser | Fl | 07381 931763 | 350 m | |
| Roman stone Donnstetten ski lift | Fl, SK, snow cannon, restaurant | 07382 609 | 400 m | |
| Roman stone Salzwinkel ski lift | 07333 5212 | 400 m | ||
| SonnenbühlSonnenbühl ski lifts | Fl, SK, Genkingen, Erpfingen | 07128 92518 | 300-700 m | |
| St. Johann-Upfingen Beiwald ski lift | Fl, SK, snowboard slope | 07122 3566 | 450 m | |
| Trochtelfingen-Hausen alpine lift | Fl | 07124 2640 | 500 - 1500 m | |
| Teck | Beuren, Bleiche ski lift | Fl, ski hut | 07025 2807, 07025 910500 | 300 m |
| Laucherttal | Hettingen, Laiernberg lift | Fl, SK, Hosted Hut | 07574 935550 | 300 m |
| Neufra, Roter-Bühl-Lift | Fl, SK | 07574 505 | 250 m | |
| Donaubergland | Fridingen Ski lift at the "Antoni" | Fl, SK | 07463 445, 07463 837-0 | 800 m |
| Frittlingen lift on the Grüblehang | Fl | 07426 96240 | ||
| Gosheim | Fl, SK | 07426 3838 | ||
| Leibertingen, Kreenheinstetten ski club | Fl, SK | 07129 7117 | 250 m | |
| Mühlheim an der Donau, Kanape ski lift | Fl, SK | 07463 626, 07463 8903 | ||
| Tuttlingen Shepherd carts Möhringen | Fl | 07461 99340 | ||
| Zollernalb | AlbstadtEbingen ski lift | Fl, SK, SBK, children's lift 60 m | Snow report: 0731 160 1204 | 630 m |
| Albstadt Lautlingen ski lift | Fl, SK | 07431 3307 | 400m | |
| Albstadt Onstmettingen ski lift | Fl, SK, SBK, 2 lifts | 07432 22335 | 200 m | |
| Albstadt Pfeffingen ski lift | SK, SBK | 07431 123 63 | 250 m | |
| Albstadt Truchtelfingen ski lift | Fl, SK, SBK | 0173 756 8581 | 300 m | |
| Albstadt Tailfingen ski lift | Fl, SK, SBK, FIS racetrack | 07432 3322 | 500m -850 m | |
| Burladingen, children's lift in Hirschau | 07475 8920 | |||
| Meßstetten Täle ski lift | Fl | 07431 61323 | 600 m | |
| Meßstetten ski lift Wagnershalde | SK | 07431 62945 | 400 m | |
| Meßstetten-Tieringen Oberstocken ski lift | Fl, SK | 07436 407 | 400 m | |
| Winterlingen, Dickeloch | Fl, SK | 07434 516, 07434 2122 | 300 m |
Nordic skiing
Overview of cross-country trails in the Swabian Alb area. (DS = double track trails, RWL = circular hiking trails)
| region | place | Trails | Lengths and Art | Info, phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Alb | Bask | Easter book | RWL, 3 km | Aalen tourist service 07361 525358 |
| Cuckoo stone | RWL, 6 km | |||
| Fürsitz | RWL, 5 km | |||
| Braunenberg | RWL, 10 km | |||
| Simmisweiler | RWL, 12 km | |||
| Hohenberg | RWL, 9 km | |||
| Ebnat South | RWL, 6 km | |||
| Bopfingen | Bopfinger trail | DL, medium, 7 km | Ries-Ostalb tourism association 07362 801-0/-22 | |
| Unterriffing trail | DL, easy, 6.5 8.5 km | |||
| Things | Dischinger trail | RWL, 5 10 15 km | 07327 451 | |
| Ellwangen | Schönenberg trail | easy, 4 km | Tourist info 07961 84303 | |
| Rotenbach trail | easy-medium, 4 12 km | |||
| Lauchheim | Cross-country ski run in the Hülerner Feld | DL, 7 km | 07363 850 | |
| Nattheim | Ramenstein trail | DL medium, skating, 5 10 km, night 2 km | 07321 97840 | |
| Neresheim | Neresheim-Schweindorf | RWL, easy, 12.5 km | Tourist info 07326 8149 | |
| Neresheim-Ohmenheim | RWL, easy, 4-5 km | |||
| Rosenberg | Virngrund trail | DL, inclines, 5 8 10 km | 07967 8546 | |
| Stauferland | Böhmenkirch | Hochberg trail | RWL, DS, 3 3.5 km medium difficulty | Info, trail map Gde. Böhmenkirch 07332 9600 0 |
| Heidhöf trail | DL, 6 13 km, easy | |||
| Messelberg trail | DL, easy-difficult, 7 13 km | |||
| Gerstetten | 3 trails | RWL, 7.5 - 17 km | Snowflake. 07323 919288 | |
| Heidenheim an der Brenz | Asang trail | RWL, easy, 4km | Tourist information 07321 327340 | |
| Hühnerfeld trail | RWL, easy, 5.5 km | |||
| Moldenberg trail | RWL, easy, 12 km | |||
| Reutenen trail | RWL, easy, 6 km | |||
| Talhof trail | RWL, easy, 5 km | |||
| Krätzental trail | RWL, easy, 5.5 km | |||
| Koenigsbronn | Ochsenberger trail | 10 km | Gde. Königsbronn 07321 96250 | |
| Zanger trail, Brenzelspur | 14 km | |||
| Lauterstein | Lauterstein trail | RWL, skating, 10 km | 07332 96690 | |
| Schwäbisch Gmünd | Gmündener Loipe | 5 km | 07332 5366 | |
| Alb-Danube region | Altheim | Hirschental trail | DL, easy, 15 km | 07340 96010 |
| Heraldstatt | Heroldstatt trails | RWL, DL, easy, 7.5 - 11 km | Herodstatt parish 07387 987012 | |
| Sports home Ennabeuren | RWL, DL, 6 km | |||
| to Magolsheim-Buchtal | RWL, 12 km | |||
| Laichingen | Floodlit trail | RWL, skating track, 1 km, floodlit Tues Thurs. | Tourist info 07333 8516 | |
| 2 trails at the ski lift | RWL, DL, 6 11 km | |||
| Book trail | RWL, 7.5 km | |||
| Merklingen | Ram stable | 10 km | 07337 96200 | |
| Westerheim | Alb-Bad trail | RWL, DL, skating, beginners | Snow phone 07333 6039 | |
| Schertelshöhlen trail | DL, beginners, 12 km | |||
| Halde cross-country ski center | RWL, DL, beginners, easy 12 3.5 km | |||
| Helfensteiner Land | Bad Ditzenbach | Bad Ditzenbacher Alb trail | RWL 11-12 km | 07334 6911 |
| Geislingen an der Steige | Hamlet o.H. | DL, easy-medium, 3 10 km | 07331 41144 | |
| Cross-country ski run towards Gerstetten | DL, RWL, 30 km | |||
| Middle Swabian Alb | Bad Urach | Auental trail, Dottinger L. | 2.5 km 6.5 km | 07125 94320 |
| Engstingen | Kohltal trail | 4 10 km | 07129 3910 | |
| Erkenbrechtsweiler | Berghaus trail | 7 km | 07026 9501228 | |
| Gomadingen | Sternberg-, Jörgenbühl-L. | DS, medium, 8 or 4.5 km | Tourist info Gomadingen 07385 969633 | |
| Holzweise trail | DS, easy, 5 km | |||
| Hohenstein-Meidelstetten | Dachenstein trail | RWL 5.5 km | Hohenstein community 07387 987012 | |
| Hohenstein-Ödenwaldstetten | Ödenwaldstettener L. | RWL, 6-8 km | ||
| Pods | Rietenlauhalle | DS easy, 4 km | 07125 96860 | |
| Glider airfield | DS easy, 4 km | |||
| Lenningen-Schopfloch | Pfulb trail | 8 kilometers | 07026 9501 228 | |
| Asch trail | 8 kilometers | |||
| Mehrstetten | Böttental trail | DS, medium, 12 km | 07381 934264 | |
| Mountain trail | DS, difficult | 07381 93830 | ||
| Münsingen | Dottinger trails | DS, easy, 7 km | 07381 182145 | |
| Roman stone | Römersteiner trail | 6 km | Römerstein Tourist Office 07382 93980 | |
| Aglishardter trail | 8.2 km | |||
| Böhringer trail | 9.5 km | |||
| Sonnenbühl | Swabian trail | DS medium, 10 km | 07128 92518 | |
| St. Johann | Cross-country trail at the stud | 5 km | Tourist office St. Johann 07122 9231 | |
| Auental trail | 2.5 km | |||
| Trochtelfingen | Grafental trail | DS easy, 5-12 km | 07124 4821 | |
| Double folds | Bühlhof trail | DS, easy, 5.2 km 9 km | 07373 20520 | |
| Teck | Beuren | Panorama trail (thermal baths) | DS medium difficulty 5 km | 07025 2807 |
| Laucherttal | Bingen | Hochberg trail | RWL, DS, intermediate, 3 3.5 km | 07571 74070 |
| Gammertingen | Cross-country ski run on the old path | RWL, easy, 5 km | Neufra Ski Club, 07574 505 | |
| Neufra | Kohlloipe | RWL easy, 6, 10 km | ||
| Veringenstadt | Circular hiking trail | RWL 4-6 km classic, 2-4 km easy skating | TSV Veringenstadt 07577 3460 | |
| Donaubergland | Bubsheim | Bubsheimer trail | 7 km | Snow: 0170 7835891 |
| Fridingen | Mountaineering trail | RWL 5 km | 07463 837 0 | |
| Gosheim | Gosheimer trail | 6 km, biathlon courses for children | Gosheim Ski Club 07426 1811 | |
| Irndorf | Drei-Kreuz, Eichfelsen, Hardt | RWL, easy, 8.5 6 4.5 km | 07466 227 | |
| Kolbingen | Kolbinger trail | 8 kilometers | Gde. Kolbingen 07463 97083 | |
| Leibertingen | Panoramic. Kreenheinst. | RWL 6, 14 km | Ski club 07570 1251 | |
| Mühlheim on the Danube | Kapfloipe, Mühlheimer Loipe | RWL 3 km, 4, 10 km | 07463 8903 | |
| Renquishausen | 6, 10 km | 07429 99029 | ||
| Sigmaringen | Fürstenhöhe trail | Ski club Sigmar., 07571 64126 | ||
| Stetten a.k. market | Stetter trail | 6, 10 km RWL, DS, easy-medium difficulty | Ski club Tel. 07579 933325 | |
| Tuttlingen | From the Esslingen sports field | 12 km | 07461 99340 | |
| Wehingen | Wehinger trail | 4.5 km | Ski club 07426 3427 | |
| Wormlings | Deutsche Bank trail | 13 km | Snow phone 0170 783 5891 | |
| Russberg cross-country ski run | RWL 10 km | 07461 92760 | ||
| Zollernalb | Albstadt | Heersberg | RWL, DS, easy, partly skating, 12 km | Snow phone 07431 160 1221 Tourist information 07431 1601204 |
| Ochsenberg-Lerchenfeld | RWL, DS, easy, 19 km | |||
| Degerfeld Castle Rocks | RWL, DS, easy, 17 km | |||
| Raichberg trail | RWL, DS, easy, partly skating, 16 km | |||
| Burladingen-Salmendingen | Kornbühl trail | 5 km 14 km | Tel. 07475 892-0 | |
| Meßstetten | "Alter Hau" car park | 6-14 km, 10 km skating route | City administration: 07431 63490 Vacation. Tieringen 07436 92910 | |
| Parking at the sports field | 2-20 km | |||
| Winterlings | Dickeloch, by the ski lift | RWL, 10 km, partly illuminated | WSV Winterlingen 07434 516 |
Sledding
| region | place | Location of the toboggan runs | phone | length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alb-Danube region | Heraldstatt | Toboggan runs in Ennabeuren and Sontheim | ||
| Westerheim | At the Halde, Heuberg and Ostwang ski lifts away from the slopes | 07333 966612 | 200 - 350 m | |
| Middle Swabian Alb | Mehrstetten | Sauhalde / Wiesenburren | 07431 63490 | 400 m |
| Roman stone | next to the Donnstetten and Zainingen ski lifts tobogganing | 07382 939821 | ||
| St. Johann-Upfingen | at the Beiwald ski lift | 07122 3566 | ||
| Laucherttal | Hettingen | Tobogganing possible next to the Laiernberg lift | 07381 93830 | |
| Zollernalb | Albstadt | next to the Pfeffingen, Lautlingen, Onstmettingen, Truchtelfingen ski lifts | 07431 1601204 | |
| Meßstetten | on the Wagnershalde ski slope | 07431 63490 | 400 m |
Ice skating
| place | Ice rink | Further information / phone |
|---|---|---|
| Bask | Aalen ice rink | Ice rink, Tel. 07361 68851 |
| Balingen | Artificial ice rink Wasserwiesen | Ice hockey club ESV Zollern-Alb Balingen, Tel. 07433 4622 |
| Ehingen (Danube) | Groggensee natural ice rink | City Marketing / Tourism Ehingen, Tel. 07391 503217, free admission |
| Esslingen | Richard Hirschmann ice rink | ESG Esslingen, Tel. 0711 311120 |
| Goeppingen | Ice rink Göppingen | Tel. 07161 704 00, currently closed |
| Heidenheim an der Brenz | Ice rink in Brenzpark | City administration Heidenheim, Tel. 0721 3275210 |
| Reutlingen | Ice skating leisure center | Reutlingen ice rink Tel. 07121 370580 |
| Sonnenbühl-Erpfingen | Ice rink | Tourist information Sonnenbühl Tel. 07128 92518 |
| Ulm | Ice rink in the Atlantis theme park | Ice rink, Wiblinger Str. 55, 89231 Ulm / Neu-Ulm, Tel. 98599-13 |
| Wernau | Ice rink | Ice rink, Stadionweg, 73249 Wernau, Tel. 07153 37575 |
Snowshoeing
- On the Zollernalb Info about Zollernalb Tourist Info, 72336 Balingen, Tel. 07433 921139
- On the Middle Alb Tourist Info The myth of the Swabian Alb, 72574 Bad Urach, Tel. 07125 94320
- In the Alb-Danube region Tourist office 72589 Westerheim, Tel. 07333 966612
Snowkiting
There is suitable terrain in Westerheim at Wiesensteig and Tieringen at Albstadt. Courses on this are offered by the Skywalker kite school
Ski jumping
- Mehrstetten: a small natural jump (25 m long) is by the ski lift, only prepared for events
- Meßstetten: The Ski club, Tel. 07431 61323 operates 3 jumps:
- K60 (critical point at 60 m, jumps up to 70 m
- K40 year-round hill, inrun track with ceramics
- K20 school jump, next to the K40 hill, covered with plastic matting, all year round
miscellaneous
| place | activity | Further information / phone |
|---|---|---|
| Bad Urach | Sled dog ride | Thomas Heu, Tel. 07381 500011 |
| Berghulen near Blaubeuren, | Sleigh rides, carriage rides | Carriage and carriage museum Tel. 07344 8980 |
| Gomadingen | Carriage and sleigh rides | Main and state stud Marbach, Tel. 07385 969541 |
| Hayingen | Sleigh rides, carriage rides | J. Bock Hayingen-Maxfelden, Tel. 07386 424 |
| Hohenstein | Winter trail riding | "Alb Cowboy" Willi Wolf, Hohenstein-Meidelstetten, Tel. 07387 579 |
| Neufra | Sleigh rides, carriage rides | Uwe Link, Tel. 07574 2500 |
| Roman stone | Sleigh rides, carriage rides | Schepper holiday farm, Tel. 07382 229 |
| Trochtelfingen | Sleigh rides, carriage rides | Fam. Keller Tel. 07124 686 |
climate
It's always a coat colder in the rough Alb. The old saying illustrates the climatic difference between the much milder one Neckar basin and the heights of the Alb. The Swabian Alb as a winter sports region is in the shadow of the Black Forest. And not in terms of brand awareness, but primarily because of the location. Most of the winds in southern Germany come from the west, and so many clouds first rain down when they cross the Black Forest. Precipitation is therefore somewhat rarer on the Alb, and the duration of sunshine is correspondingly longer. The harsher climatic conditions are caused by the altitude and the wind on the plateaus. This is especially true in winter. There are fewer clouds, and accordingly more sun during the day. At the same time it cools down more overnight in winter, in the Alb it is colder at comparable altitudes than in the Black Forest. Although less snow falls in comparison, it usually stays longer. Nevertheless, it must be stated that there have been winters in recent years when the ski lifts in the region, to the chagrin of the operators, sometimes could not even stay in operation for a whole month.
