Möhringen: Danube Sinkhole and Fasnacht

Möhringen brings together two distinct attractions: the Danube Sinkhole and traditional Fasnacht festivities. The Schemengericht, documented since 1549, and the Hansele-Rennen are among the local Fasnacht traditions. Nature watching and local customs offer different focal points for planning a trip—and each comes with its own conditions for visiting.

The changing Danube Sinkhole

This natural phenomenon does not look the same everywhere: in different places, the Danube may be full of water, partly dry, or completely dry. Water levels depend on the season, precipitation, and the river level. What you see therefore depends on the conditions at the time and cannot be reduced to one fixed, unchanging state.

There is a covered information pavilion beside the Danube Cycle Path in Möhringen. For anyone interested in cycling holidays, it offers a tangible link between the route and the natural attraction. The pavilion is another point of reference if you would like to learn more about the Danube Sinkhole.

Getting here and getting around

Möhringen is accessible by regional train and bus. The main sites of the Danube Sinkhole are considered reachable on foot from the train stations. This makes it possible to plan your public transport journey and the onward walk to the main sites together, without specifying a particular walking time. As timetables can change, check the latest information from the transport operators before setting off.

A long-standing Fasnacht tradition

The Schemengericht and Hansele-Rennen give Möhringen’s traditional Fasnacht festivities their distinctive names. The Schemengericht has been documented since 1549; together with the Hansele-Rennen, it is one of the customs that make Möhringen an interesting cultural destination. Fasnacht is a different reason to travel than observing the Danube: dates and public access vary from year to year. If these traditions are important to your trip, plan around the dates and check access for the year in question.

More experiences in the Tuttlingen destination

In the wider Tuttlingen destination, guided tours of the Danube Sinkhole in the Möhringen district are offered from May to October. Check the current range of tours before your trip. In Tuttlingen itself, the TuWass features the 86-metre-long “Black Hole” tube slide, with audiovisual effects, in its activity area.

The Tuttlingen Municipal Gallery sees itself as a venue for artists from the region and a showcase for broader trends in contemporary art. The Evangelical Town Church in Tuttlingen also has a distinctive architectural feature: its twelve doors are inspired by the Temple in Jerusalem. Tuttlingen thus offers leisure activities, contemporary art, and architecture as additional themes.

Plan a stay to suit your interests

If your main interests are the Danube Sinkhole and Möhringen’s Fasnacht, focus on Möhringen. If the TuWass, gallery, or town church is your priority, Tuttlingen is the place to stay connected to.

More destinations

Discover more destinations: Wehingen, Hausen, Spaichingen, Balgheim, Mühlheim an der Donau, Rietheim-Weilheim, Königsheim, Mahlstetten.

Back to the wider travel overview: Tuttlingen.