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 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.

Sturdy footwear, hiking poles, and surefootedness are recommended for this route.

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.

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.

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.