Blauer Weg

Path with foresight

Ascend steeply up the Hasenbergsteige, the Blaue Weg turns off to the left. One of Stuttgart's most beautiful mountain trails. And since 2004, the Blaue Weg has also been part of the Blaustrümpflerweg. With a length of 7.5 kilometres, this circular trail leads past some of the most beautiful vantage points in the state capital. The initiator of this hiking trail was the Heslach branch of the Schwäbischer Albverein. The symbol of a blue stocking is used to mark the route. The people of Heslach are known as ‘Blaustrümpfler’ because, according to legend, they were once forced by Duke Ulrich of Württemberg to wear blue stockings as punishment for an offence. Following the Blue Trail, you continue through beautiful deciduous forests past the Schattenring to the Wildparkseen lakes. Nowadays, the entire area is both a local recreation area and one of the most important green lungs in Stuttgart's neighbourhood!

But no matter whether you are a walker, jogger or cyclist - it is a real pleasure to move steeply above the rooftops of Heslach. Fantastic views of the Heslach valley can be enjoyed in this mature cultural landscape with its former steep vineyards and old orchards.

By not turning into the Blauer Weg and continuing up the Hasebergsteige, you pass the monument to Wilhelm Hauff (1802-1827) on the Hasenberg. A prominent landmark of the Hasenberg is the Hasenberg tower. Originally built in 1879 by the Stuttgart Beautification Association, it was intended as a viewing tower for the local population. The tower was originally 36 metres high and its top was the highest point in the city at the time. But World War II brought the tower to an abrupt end: to prevent it from serving as a landmark for enemy air raids, it was blown up again by the Nazis in 1943. The whole of the Hasenberg was originally a vineyard.