Allgäu lakes based in Hotel Hirsch

Enjoy initial rays of sunshine either on the terrace of the hotel at the Lake Weißensee or in the enchanting city of Füssen on your first short walk.

Bavaria’s fifth largest lake is on the agenda today. With the best view onto the surrounding mountains, you leisurely cycle along Lake Forggensee. You enjoy the most stunning mountain view at the “Panoramastadel” located shortly before Lake Illasbergsee. Again and again, you have wonderful opportunities to swim in the lake. Particularly idyllic is swimming in Lake Hegratsrieder See before you cycle back to Füssen.

On the tour you are accompanied by the impressive and wild-romantic Allgäu pre-alpine valleys. From Lake Weißensee you initially proceed towardsPfronten and from there via dirt- and forest paths into the Vilstal-valley. Past the Kälberhofalpe-alp you reach the Tannheim valley, which is considered as one of the most stunning high-alpine valleys of the Northern Alps. After that a comfortable long descent leads you through the Enge- and Achtal-valleys back to Pfronten and Füssen.

Today you proceed along the trail of the Bavarian fairytale king to Hohenschwangau. Here Louis‘ most spectacular building, Neuschwanstein Castle, is towering located on a ledge over the valley. You will be no less impressed by Hohenschwangau Castle en route to Lake Alpsee, which features a marvellous location.

The Allgäu region is world-renowned for its cheese specialities. Today’s cycle tour connects five small cheese factories, which still make the Allgäu Emmental-cheese and the Bergkäse-cheese from regional milk sources in a traditional manner. A tasting of these culinary specialities is of course a must. The cycle path leads you past cow pastures and through farming hamlets to Seeg with its lovely Rococo-church. In addition to cuisine and culture another beautiful bathing spot awaits at the Schwaltenweiher-pond.

You initially cycle to Lake Hopfensee with its castle ruin. The next highlights await with the castle at Hopferau and the pilgrimage church Mariahilf. With a view onto Germany’s highest situated castle grounds, Falkenstein castle ruin, you proceed through the Tyrolean Vilstal-valley past Vilsegg castle ruin. On your return journey you cycle along the Lech-cycle path towards Füssen.