Allgäu Cycle Loop - ClassiC Tour

Your tour begins in Wangen in the Region of Allgäu. The picturesque and carefully restored town with its many historic buildings offers one of the most beautiful streets in southern Germany. On your way today, you will first head towards Egloffs. The coming kilometres become more mountainous and strenuous. The cycle loop takes you to Isny and Maierhöfen. The glacier left behind rugged gorges and mysterious waterfalls there. You will find further details in your travel documents. After Lindenberg, you will reach Scheidegg, which provides excellent weather and great panoramas when conditions a... weiterlesenre favourable. Your destination today is Weiler. From here, the sporty altitude challenges of your tour begin.

Todays stage is the longest and most demanding of all. The trail along the idyllic river bank just before the village of Rettenberg comes a sharp climb that is a foretaste of the kilometres to come. The bike loop leads uphill to the Rottachspeicher reservoir. The effort is rewarded with a great view of the entire Oberallgäu. The hardest climb awaits you from Habsbichl towards Unterjoch. You then pass the border to Austria, barely noticeable, and ride into the Tannheimer Tal valley towards Tannheim. Back to Germany, the route follows the Ach River through the forests and small gorges of the Ac... weiterlesenhtal. The route is as varied as it is beautiful. Once again you will experience the mountain panorama with its sometimes harsh climate before you reach Pfronten and todays stage destination.

Your days tour begins through Kaufbeuerns old town and following the Wertach towards Pforzen. After leaving the town after a few kilometres of cycling, you can stop briefly at the Schlingener reservoir to enjoy the biotope with its many water birds. Via gentle climbs, forest and meadow paths as well as views of the distant mountain peaks, you will reach the health town of Bad Wörishofen with its large spa and wellness offer, inspired by Pastor Sebastian Kneipp. Continue through small hamlets along the Kneipp cycle path, on which you will find numerous wayside crosses with thoughtful sayings, ... weiterlesenuntil you reach Ottobeuren and are greeted by the imposing basilica of the former imperial abbey of Ottobeuren as you enter the town. The well-signposted cycle path takes you through Ottobeuren and on to the district town of Memmingen. There, numerous restaurants and cafés await you in the historic old town

Todays stage begins in the direction of Krattenweiler and Ziegelbach with the next largest destination Kießlegg. The route also takes you past some ponds where there are also bathing opportunities, such as the Holzmühleweiher. On the way from Wolfegg to Waldburg, on the hill of the Loreto Chapel, you have a good view of the Zugspitze massif and the Bernese Alps in good weather. Continue along the cycle route until you return to your starting point in Wangen with many impressions gathered.