Bubsheim: Bu1 Circular Trail and Old Rectory

If you are considering Bubsheim as a destination for a hotel stay, you can look at the village itself and the wider Tuttlingen travel destination separately. In Bubsheim, the focus is on a circular trail and the village’s historical heritage. The Tuttlingen district also offers other scenic, active and cultural themes to consider when planning your trip.

Bubsheim: Circular Trail and Local History

The Bu1 circular trail, “Around Kirchberg,” reaches its highest point at Schafhausplatz, at 940 m above sea level. This elevation provides a specific topographical reference point for the trail. Bubsheim’s historical heritage includes the old rectory. This brings two distinct interests together in the village: getting active on a circular trail and exploring local history.

Scenery in the Tuttlingen District

The Tuttlingen district covers 734.4 square kilometres and extends across the southwestern foothills of the Swabian Alb, parts of the Baar region and the valley of the Young Danube. The northern part of the district features juniper heaths and the region of the 10-Tausender, with ten mountains over 1,000 metres high. White limestone cliffs rise in the Danube Valley; the Danube Gorge and the volcanic crater Höwenegg are also among the district’s scenic highlights.

Water can also play a role in your travel plans: the Danube Sinkhole between Immendingen, Möhringen, Tuttlingen and Fridingen varies in appearance. In some places, the Danube carries a lot of water; elsewhere, its bed is completely dry or carries only a little water. Its appearance can therefore change from day to day.

Trails and Active Outings

Mühlheim an der Donau lies directly on the International Danube Cycle Path. The cycle path runs all the way to the Danube’s mouth at the Black Sea and can also be ridden in short stages. Mühlheim is also part of the Upper Danube Nature Park. Those interested in hiking can find the “Donauversinkung” premium hiking trail, part of the DonauWellen trails, between Tuttlingen-Möhringen and Immendingen in the wider Tuttlingen travel destination. Check current route conditions before setting out on a hike.

The final section of the Albsteig leads via Rußberg, Bettelmannskeller and Nonnehöhle near Wurmlingen directly to Tuttlingen. Another way to explore the area on foot is the “Rock & Roll Tour” in Tuttlingen-Nendingen: this two-kilometre walking and hiking route is largely barrier-free and fully wheelchair-accessible. You can check local conditions before your trip to help with your plans.

At Rabenfels in the Bäratal valley, the climbing areas between the “Mister Wendl” and “Gebrüderweg” routes are open from August 1 to December 31. As access is limited to this season, check the current regulations before climbing.

Culture and Special Interest Sites

The Neuhausen ob Eck Open-Air Museum features 25 historic buildings. They were dismantled at their original locations, moved to Neuhausen ob Eck and restored there to their original condition. The Upper Danube Valley Museum in Ifflinger Schloss has a different focus: alongside changing special exhibitions, it has permanent exhibitions on local and regional history, archaeology, Fasnacht and more recent history.

The upper floors of the Scharf Eck artists’ house in Fridingen house a museum dedicated to Danube Valley painter Hans Bucher. His life and work are presented across three floors. In Tuttlingen, the Honberg-Sommer is an annual festival held in the ruins of Honberg Castle that attracts tens of thousands of visitors each year. These places and themes complement Bubsheim’s local attractions with distinctive cultural destinations in the wider Tuttlingen travel destination.

Discover more destinations: Reichenbach Am Heuberg, Renquishausen, Aldingen, Fridingen An Der Donau, Mühlheim An Der Donau, Tuttlingen, Deilingen, Trossingen.

Back to the wider travel overview: Tuttlingen.