Nature discovery
Research 14 classified outdoor destinations within weekend reach of Ulm, grouped across 7 kinds of place and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Ulm. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Ulm. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Ulm, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km, day-trip distance is up to 120 km.
Showing all 14 places.
Blautopf is Karst spring and source of the Blau river nearby west of Ulm at Blaubeuren. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Blautopf, about 15 km (10 mi) from Ulm
Image credit: Image: Alexander-93 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Old-Growth Forest Auwälder der unteren Iller is a old-growth forest reachable from Ulm as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Old-Growth Forest Auwälder der unteren Iller, about 16 km (10 mi) from Ulm
Image credit: Image: Unterillertaler / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Holzstöcke is a forest reachable from Ulm as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Holzstöcke, about 18 km (11 mi) from Ulm
Image credit: Image: Bene16 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Neidlinger Wasserfall is a waterfall reachable from Ulm as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Neidlinger Wasserfall, about 36 km (22 mi) from Ulm
Image credit: Image: Zeitblom1 / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain
Bussen is Isolated hill rising over the plain of Upper Swabia nearby southwest of Ulm. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Bussen, about 42 km (26 mi) from Ulm
Image credit: Image: Armin Appel / Wikimedia Commons, CC0
Hasenbach is a waterfall reachable from Ulm as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Hasenbach, about 43 km (27 mi) from Ulm
Image credit: Image: Freak-Line-Community / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Federsee is Lake with surrounding moorland and reed beds in Upper Swabia nearby southwest of Ulm. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Federsee, about 44 km (27 mi) from Ulm
Image credit: Image: Secular mind / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Uracher Wasserfall is a waterfall reachable from Ulm as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Uracher Wasserfall, about 47 km (29 mi) from Ulm
Image credit: Image: Wildfeuer / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.5
Gütersteiner Wasserfall is a waterfall reachable from Ulm as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Gütersteiner Wasserfall, about 48 km (30 mi) from Ulm
Image credit: Image: Franzfoto / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Swabian Jura is Karst low-mountain range forming the upland that begins at Ulm's northwestern edge. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Swabian Jura, about 49 km (30 mi) from Ulm
Image credit: Image: W. Bulach / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Forellensprung is a waterfall reachable from Ulm as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Forellensprung, about 60 km (38 mi) from Ulm
Image credit: Image: Der Gabriel / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Altdorf Forest is a forest reachable from Ulm as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Altdorf Forest, about 65 km (41 mi) from Ulm
Image credit: Image: Mih / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain
Adelegg is Forested mountain range in the northern Alpine foothills nearby south of Ulm. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Adelegg, about 79 km (49 mi) from Ulm
Image credit: Image: Immanuel Rapp / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Upper Danube Nature Park is River gorge nature park where the Danube cuts limestone cliffs through the Swabian Jura, northwest to west of Ulm. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Upper Danube Nature Park, about 85 km (53 mi) from Ulm
Image credit: Image: Simone Muffler / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0