This sporty cycle tour leads up and down through the Alpine foothills in Upper Bavaria and the Allgäu from the Zugspitze, past Neuschwanstein to Lake Constance.
The section of the Lake Constance-Königssee cycle path between Kochelsee and Lake Constance through the Upper Bavarian and Allgäu Alpine foothills covers 210 kilometres without detours and is recommended for three to five day stages, depending on the supporting programme.
Large sections of the route have little or no traffic and are tarmac, while others are on gravelled forest and field paths. You should allow for steep climbs and descents, which is why a bike with a mountain transmission offers decisive advantages. The route is recommended for children aged ten to twelve years and over.
GPS data
You can find the GPX track for this tour in the MYBIKE Collection on komoot
Best time to travel End of May to beginning of October
Journey
By train via Munich to Kochel am See and back from Lindau on Lake Constance. http://www.bahn.de (Radfahrer-Hotline 01805/996633).
Highlights
- Glentleiten Farm Museum near Kochel
- the royal castles of Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau near Füssen
- the old town of Füssen
- Immenstadt
- Bathing stop at the Großer Alpsee
- Oberstaufen
- the island town of Lindau on Lake Constance
Cycling rest
A stop here is very tasty and pleasant:
- Forsthaus Unternogg: A cosy Upper Bavarian restaurant on the edge of the forest near Altenau.
- Trauchgauer Almstube: In the middle of the forest and meadows between Wieskirche and Trauchgau.
- Almcafé Schnakenhöhe: rustic summit rest with marvellous views between Maria Rain and Guggemoos.
- Gasthof Sonne in Hergensweiler: traditional village inn in Hergensweiler on the first major hill above Lake Constance.
Accommodation
Cyclist-friendly hostels along the route can be found in the free brochure "Experience Bavaria on the Lake Constance-Königssee Cycle Route" published by the Upper Bavaria Tourist Board and at http://www.bettundbike.de,
e.g. Landgasthof Rössle in Stiefenhofen near Oberstaufen, http://www.roessle.net
Hotel-Gasthof zur Post in Kochel am See, http://www.posthotel-kochel.de
Vital-Hotel Sommer in Füssen, http://www.hotel-sommer.de
Insel Hotel in Lindau, http://www.insel-hotel-lindau.de
Maps/Literature
Bikeline cycle tour book and map 1:50,000 "Bodensee- Königssee-Radweg - Von Lindau ins Berchtesgadener Land", 132 pages, 12.90 euros.
Bruckmanns cycle guide "Bodensee - Königssee 16 daily stages with maps 1:75,000, 192 pages, 14.95 euros. Kompass cycle maps on a scale of 1:70,000 No. 1920, 3123 and 3124, 6.95 euros each.
Information (general)
Tourismusverband München-Oberbayern e.V., P.O. Box 600320, 81203 Munich, Tel. 089/829218-0, http://www.oberbayern.de
Internet
http://www.bodensee-koenigssee-radweg.com (all important tourist information about the cycle path between Lindau and Berchtesgaden, plus accommodation tips, precise stage descriptions and digital tour data)
The full-length article from issue 5/2011 is available as a free PDF download.
