Gentle Bike Tour at Lake Constance

You start your tour in Constance, Lake Constance’s biggest town. 600 years ago this was where the Council of Constance took place, the only council to elect a pope that was held north of the Alps. The Rhine leaves Lake Constance here: 0 kilometres on its way to the North Sea. Only a few minutes by foot from the medieval town centre is the Swiss town of Kreuzlingen with its lively harbour.

Today you cycle along the southern Swiss shore of Lake Constance to Stein am Rhein. Along the route of the gentle bike tour at Lake Constance you will come across Castle Arenenberg and the monastery island of Werd, before cycling through picturesque fishing villages such as Gottlieben and Steckborn. Fresco-adorned half-timbered buildings and narrow alleys await you in Stein am Rhein. After an extensive tour of the town follow the Rhine, which has now left Lake Constance, to Gailingen.

Today you stay on the north bank of the Rhine and follow the course of the river to Schaffhausen. The Rhine Falls are not far and you can get up close to it on a boat tour. Castle Laufen thrones high above the waterfall and from the viewing platform you have a breath-taking view of the surroundings. You return to Gailingen in the late afternoon.

The section today takes you via Stein am Rhein to the Höri peninsula. You'll need to pedal pretty fiercely before you can get back to concentrating on just how pretty the countryside is here ‒ which particularly inspired Hermann Hesse. Along the route you have numerous opportunities to go for a dip in the lake or take a break in any of the many local beer gardens.

Over Bodanrück Peninsula you cycle to Bodman-Ludwigshafen. On the Lake Constance Cycle Route you continue to Überlingen with its famous lakeside promenade. Passing the baroque pilgrimage church of Birnau, you will go to Uhldingen, where there is a pile dwelling village. In Meersburg, the impressive centuries-old castle awaits you. The ferry will take you across the lake back to Constance.

After breakfast, your gentle bike tour at Lake Constance around the Lower Lake and the Rhine Falls comes to a close and you will begin your journey home. We would however, be more than happy to extend your stay by the Lake.