Wen Valley (German: Wental) is a typical dry valley of the
Schwäbische Alb
The Swabian Jura (german: Schwäbische Alb , more rarely ), sometimes also named Swabian Alps in English, is a mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, extending from southwest to northeast and in width. It is named after the region of ...
northwest of
Steinheim am Albuch
Steinheim am Albuch is a municipality in the district of Heidenheim in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. Steinheim is known for its meteorite crater
An impact crater is a circular depression in the surface of a solid astronomical o ...
. Wen Valley is a popular recreation area and until 2009 it was popular for
cross golf,
parkour
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and bouldering, but this is since June 2009 as compensation for the erection of Essingen Windpark prohibited. Several signs indicate this.
There are several remarkable limestone rocks, which were given names like
sphinx
A sphinx ( , grc, σφίγξ , Boeotian: , plural sphinxes or sphinges) is a mythical creature with the head of a human, the body of a lion, and the wings of a falcon.
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, hippopotamus or deer rock. The valley starts near
Bartholomä
Bartholomä is a municipality in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis district.
Bartholomä is mainly a commuter town in the historical region of Swabia, that straddles the border between Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria.
The lan ...
and runs southward.
File:Wental - Wen valley.jpg, Wen valley, north entrance
File:Wental Verbotsschild.JPG, Sign indicating an area in Wen Valley prohibited to enter
File:Wental NSG Tafel.JPG, Information billboard concerning protected areas
File:Wental Benutzungsordnung.JPG, Information billboard showing areas in Wen Valley to be entered
{{Wikisource, Das Wendthal
Heidenheim (district)