Allgäu cycle tour

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Allgäu cycle tour
Logo Radrunde Allgäu
overall length 447.5 km
location GermanyGermany Germany Bavaria Baden-Wuerttemberg Austria Tyrol
BavariaBavaria 
Baden-WürttembergBaden-Württemberg 
AustriaAustria 
TyrolTyrol (state) 
Flooring mostly asphalt
Height difference between 540 and 1,149 m / approx. 3937 m ascent and 3906 m of descent
Traffic volume low
Connection to Iller cycle path , Allgäu cycle path
ADFC certification 4 out of 5 stars
Website URL allgaeu.de

The Allgäu cycle tour is a 450-kilometer long-distance cycle path . The Allgäu cycle route, which can be traveled in stages, was opened in 2013 and awarded four stars as a quality route by the ADFC in the same year . The cycle tour leads along sights such as Neuschwanstein Castle , Hohenschwangau Castle and the workplaces of Sebastian Kneipp .

course

The Allgäu cycle tour leads through six districts in Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg and Tyrol. It is a round tour in which no direction of travel is specified and entry is possible at any time. The cycle route is crossed by the Iller cycle path , which forms the north-south axis of the cycle path , and the Allgäu cycle path as an east-west axis. There are 50 train stations along the cycle route. The Allgäu cycle tour overcomes almost 2,200 meters in altitude. In the north of the cycle route are places such as Markt Rettenbach, Ottobeuren, Bad Grönenbach, Leutkirch and Bad Wurzach. To the west, the Allgäu cycle route borders on Baden-Württemberg and leads along places such as Wolfegg, Waldburg, Wangen im Allgäu and Isny ​​to Lindenberg. In the south, the round tour leads along the edge of the Alps past the Alpsee, from Immenstadt along the Iller to Sonthofen, crosses the border to Austria to the Tannheimer Tal and finally reaches the royal castles in Füssen. To the east it leads from the Forggensee through river landscapes from Marktoberdorf via Kaufbeuren to Bad Wörishofen. The recommended cycling season runs from May to mid-October.

Allgäu cycle tour
Altitude profile of the Allgäu cycle tour
Overview map of the Allgäu cycle tour

The cycle route is mostly paved and leads over low-traffic routes.

In addition to the complete round tour, there are eight other variants for driving the Allgäu cycle tour, each with a different height profile so that it can also be divided into individual stages. There are four ways of halving the round tour: The Iller cycle path is used as an axis, from there the cycle tour can either go counter-clockwise via Leutkirch, Bad Wurzach, Wolfegg, Wangen, Isny, Weiler, Immenstadt and Fischen or clockwise via Bad Grönenbach, Ottobeuren, Bad Wörishofen, Kaufbeuren, Marktoberdorf, Füssen, Pfronten, Tannheimer Tal, Sonthofen and Fischen can be used. Furthermore, you can use the Allgäu cycle path as an axis and from there drive the northern or southern half of the cycle route.

There are also four options for quartering the cycle lap:

  • Kempten-Illerbeuren-Leutkirch-Bad Wurzach-Kißlegg-Wolfegg-Wangen-Isny-Kempten
  • Kempten-Illerbeuren-Bad Görenbach-Ottobeuren-Bad Wörishofen-Kaufbeuren-Marktoberdorf-Kempten
  • Kempten-Isny-Lindenberg-Weiler-Immenstadt-Ofterschwang-Obermaiselstein-Fischen-Kempten
  • Kempten-Marktoberdorf-Füssen-Pfronten-Tannheimer Tal-Sonthofen-Fischen-Kempten

Stages

The Allgäu cycle tour can be divided into twelve stages based on the so-called adventure worlds, which allow you to experience the Allgäu along the cycle path with different scenic, cultural or historical focuses.

Cyclists cycle tour Allgäu

Stage 1: Ways of happiness, part 1

Pforzen - Bad Wörishofen - Ottobeuren - Bad Grönenbach - Illerbeuren, 73 km
uphill 557 vertical meters (m), downhill 600 m

The stage leads in the footsteps of Sebastian Kneipp through his work places Bad Wörishofen and Bad Grönenbach as well as his birthplace Ottobeuren.

Attractions

Stage 2: Heimatstätten, part 1

Illerbeuren - Lautrach - Leutkirch - Reichenhofen, 20 km
uphill 237 m, downhill 206 m

Attractions

Stage 3: natural treasure chambers

Reichenhofen - Bad Wurzach - Kißlegg - Wolfegg, 48 km
uphill 338 m, downhill 312 m

This stage leads through moor landscapes such as the Ried near the route, one of the largest intact high moors in Central Europe. To date, over 2500 animal and plant species have been identified in the area. On the way to Kißlegg you can swim at the Holzmühleweiher and Obersee . At the entrance to Wolfegg there is the Loreto Chapel on a hill, from where you can see the Zugspitze massif and the Bernese Alps with good visibility.

Attractions

Stage 4: Heimatstätten, part 2

Waldburg - Wangen - Argenbühl - Isny, 42 km
uphill 689 m, downhill 652 m

The stages of the hometowns lead through historic towns in the Allgäu such as Wangen im Allgäu and Isny im Allgäu .

Attractions

  • Waldburg castle with museum. From here there is a view of the Alpine chain, Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein and Lake Constance.
  • Fidelisbäck cheeks
  • Historic old town of Wangen. The place is known for the blacksmith's trade, which gave her wealth and independence. There are also numerous fountains in the old town.
  • Historic village square in Eglofs (Argenbühl) with museum
  • Isny city wall
  • Art gallery in Isny Castle
  • Isny Preacher's Library
  • Water Gate Museum and Isny ​​Cheese Kitchen

Stage 5: water rich

Isny - Maierhöfen - Lindenberg - Weiler - Hopfen, 38 km
uphill 744 m, downhill 605 m

The water-rich landscape on this stage was shaped by glaciers that have left their mark on the Westallgäu waterways in the form of gorges and waterfalls. This stage contains some winding and steep climbs, which makes it more difficult than other stages.

Attractions

Stage 6: alpine gardens

Hopfen - Stiefenhofen - Oberstaufen - Immenstadt - Fischen, 51 km
uphill 683 m, downhill 762 m

This stage leads along the Nagelfluh chain , and the region also has the highest density of alpine pastures in the entire Alpine region. You drive past the Great and Small Alpsee , over the Hörnerdörfer to Fischen im Allgäu .

Attractions

Stage 7: summit worlds, part 1

Fischen - Sonthofen - Burgberg, 11 km
uphill 43 m, downhill 51 m

The short stage leads across Sonthofen with its sights.

Attractions

  • Blank Sports Arena Sonthofen
  • Model museum mobile show Sonthofen
  • Heimathaus Sonthofen (local history museum with exhibits on local history)
  • Ecological spa park on the Kalvarienberg Sonthofen
  • Parish Church St. Michael (Sonthofen)
  • Starzlachklamm

Stage 8: panorama logs

Burgberg - Rettenberg - Oy-Mittelberg - Wertach, 33 km
uphill 543 m, downhill 393 m

The stage offers panoramic views of all types of landscape in the Allgäu.

Attractions

  • Ore mine adventure world on the Grünten (museum village with information on mining on the Grünten and a tour of the tunnels)
  • Medjugorje Peace Cross between Memersch and Hague: Medjugorje is a village in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Since 1981, Mary, the Mother of God, has been supposed to appear there again and again, especially young people, and proclaim peace messages. The place has therefore developed into a place of pilgrimage.
  • Adventure Galetschbach Rettenberg
  • Breweries in Rettenberg
  • Grüntensee
  • Mountain cheese dairy Wertach
  • Wertach mountain winery

Stage 9: Summit Worlds, Part 2

Wertach - Unterjoch - Tannheim - Pfronten, 33 km
uphill 463 m, downhill 499 m

The stage leads to Austria. The highest point of the Allgäu cycle tour is reached at 1,149 m in the Tannheimer Tal .

Attractions

Stage 10: Castle Park

Pfronten - Füssen - Roßhaupten - Marktoberdorf - Kaufbeuren - Pforzen, 74 km
uphill 521 m, downhill 736 m

The stage leads in the footsteps of Ludwig II past Neuschwanstein Castle and the Falkenstein castle ruins. Many other sights are on the route.

Attractions

Saint Mang monastery

Stage 11: Iller cycle path

Fishing - Immenstadt - Kempten - Altusried - Illerbeuren, 73.8 km
uphill 478 m, downhill 628 m

The Iller cycle path crosses the Allgäu cycle route in the north in Illerbeuren and in the south in Fischen. It thus forms the north-south axis of the possible routes on the Allgäu cycle route. There is no prescribed or recommended driving direction, but from north to south there is a constant incline to be overcome.

Attractions

Stage 12: Allgäu cycle path

Marktoberdorf - Kempten - Isny, 74 km
uphill 780 m, downhill 810 m

The Allgäu cycle path crosses the cycle route in the east in Marktoberdorf and in the west in Isny. This makes it the east-west axis of the bike lap. No direction of travel is specified here either.

Attractions

  • Farm garden Heimatmuseum Marktoberdorf
  • Cambodonum Archaeological Park
  • St. Lorenz Basilica Kempten
  • Erasmus Chapel
  • Kempten residence
  • Old town Kempten
  • Neo-Gothic parish church of St. Pelagius Weitnau
  • Alt-Trauchburg Castle in Kleinweiler
  • Art gallery in Isny ​​Castle
  • Isny Preacher's Library
  • Isny Water Gate Museum
  • Isny cheese kitchen

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Radrunde Allgäu - The tour in the most beautiful corners , at www.tourismus-bw.de, accessed on March 26, 2018.
  2. ↑ a b Radrunde Allgäu [ID 1963960] ( Memento from March 26, 2018 in the Internet Archive ), on www.adfc-tourenportal.de
  3. ↑ Circular Albtäler -Radweg , on adfc-radtourismus.de, accessed on March 27, 2019.
  4. ↑ Cycling with the Alps in view - New ADFC quality cycle route: Allgäu cycle tour with four stars ( memento from March 26, 2018 in the Internet Archive ), on adfc.de
  5. ↑ The stages - nine stages in eight adventure worlds, on allgaeu.de, accessed on March 27, 2019.
  6. ↑ The long-distance cycle path "Radrunde Allgäu"
  7. ↑ Variants for driving the Allgäu cycle tour
  8. ↑ Stages of the Allgäu cycle tour
  9. ^ Museum in Eglofs