Lake Constance and Allgäu Bike Tour

You begin your cycle trip in Constance, the largest town on the Lake of Constance, which is still very medieval in character to this day. In 1414 it hosted the only Church Council to ever be held north of the Alps. A small museum plays tribute to the Czech Reformer Jan Hus, who was burnt at the stake here. The Swiss town of Kreuzlingen is located directly next to Constance. The harbour and lakeside area with its beautiful park are worth a visit here.

Your bike tour takes you out of Konstanz, off through picturesque Swiss fishing villages. Along the waterside, the path takes you to Stein am Rhein with its beautiful fresco-decorated, medieval houses. Switching several times between Germany and Switzerland you reach the canton's capital, Schaffhausen. The town, whose citizens competed in building numerous gables on their houses, is overlooked by Munot fort.

After breakfast, today will be tremendous and thunderous. A few kilometers by bike from Schaffhausen, you will reach the Rhine Falls - Europe's largest and most water-rich waterfall. At 150 meters wide, an average of 750 cubic meters of water per second plunge 23 meters into the depths. On a boat trip to the Rhine Falls Rock (included) you will experience the water masses up close. Via Stein am Rhein you cycle back towards Lake Constance. Via the Höri peninsula, famous for its artist scene, you will reach Radolfzell. Explore the narrow, winding streets of the old town. Strengthen yourself for your next stage with Bodenseefelchen and a sun-drenched Bodensee wine before your bike tour takes you from Lake Constance to the Danube and the Allgäu.

Today, you cycle away from Lake Constance into the Hegau region with its extinct volcanoes and head towards the Danube. If you want to avoid the 500 m climb ahead, we can recommend the train journey (not included in price) from Engen to Tuttlingen. If you don’t mind taking the hilly challenge, you pedal via small, picturesque valleys to the Hegaualb. Its peak at Witthoh is 862 m high – and the highest point of this section. On clear days you can see as far as the Zugspitze. Now speeding downhill you shortly arrive on the Danube and follow the Danube cycle path to Mühlheim.

Today you travel through the Danube opening which will probably be one of the most beautiful sections of your trip. Between Fridingen and Beuron there will be no cars or trains to disrupt your cycling enjoyment and the abbey in Beuron is the perfect place to take a break. The river and cycle path snake between towering chalk cliffs on the way to Sigmaringen, the former capital town of the principality of the same name.

You follow along the Danube to Hundersingen, which was an influential Celtic town during the Bronze Age and which is brought to life in the open-air museum. Then you turn off in a southerly direction towards the Upper Swabian spa region. Your destination was once an independent imperial abbey which is situated directly on the Lake.

Today leads you through the wonderful landscape of the Allgäu region. Why not take a visit back in time in the expansive farmhouse museum to the era of servants and labourers. Cycling though the climatic spa town of Kißlegg, you will come to Wangen, the former imperial town. Intact city towers, countless fountains, gothic streets and Baroque inn-signs all combine in todays destination.

Today you cycle back into the hilly landscape of Upper Swabia. After Neukirch you are in one of the most important hop-growing regions in Germany, before the landscape becomes dominated by apple trees and orchards. In Kressbronn you reach Lake Constance, the banks of which you follow along until getting to Friedrichshafen. From the promenade you can enjoy a fantastic view on the Swiss Alps. You take the catamaran back to Constance.

After breakfast your Lake Constance and Allgäu bike tour comes to an end and you will return home. We would, however, be more than happy to extend your holiday on the Lake.