Our hiking tips in the Allgäu

The Allgäu has so many splendid hiking and mountain routes to offer. We have put together a few tips for you here.

  • Tour 1: Three castles route
  • Tour 2: Schwangau circular route
  • Tour 3: Schwansee circular walk, Alpenrosenweg path
  • Tour 4: Alpsee circular route
  • Tour 5: Kurpark
  • Tour 6: Oberer Winterzugweg
  • Tour 7: Schutzengelweg culture path
  • Tour 8: Ahornreitweg nature path
  • Tour 9: Drehhütte
  • Tour 10: Säuling
  • Tour 11: To the Kenzenhütte
  • Tour 12: Tegelberg, Jägerhütte, Bleckenau
  • Tour 13: Tegelberg to the Buchenbergbahn railway
  • Tour 14: Tegelberg, Pöllat Gorge, Gipsmühle
Valley hikes - trips for the whole family

Neuschwanstein Castle - Hohenschwangau Castle - Hohes Schloss Füssen
Length: 7km
Ascent: 300 m
Walking time: 3 hours 30 minutes
Parking: Hohenschwangau
Paths: Paved foot and cycle path, Königsstraße Forestry track or sand/gravel path, Kalvarienberg sand/gravel path, final section paved road/footpath
Difficulty: Easy route,   suitable for children
Route: Car park - Pöllat Gorge - Neuschwanstein Castle - Hohenschwangau - Hohenschwangau Castle - Fürstenstraße - Fischersteig - Schwansee circular route path - Königssträßchen - Kalvarienberg - Church of Our Lady - Theresienbrücke bridge - Hohes Schloss Füssen

Schwangau circular route

Length: 14 km
Ascent: 80 m
Walking time: 3 hours 30 minutes
Parking: Brunnen, Tegelbergbahn valley station, Hohenschwangau, Schwansee Park, Waltenhofen
Route: Brunnen/car park Karbrücke - follow Brunnener Ach and Pöllat rivers in direction of Tegelbergbahn - Hohenschwangau - Alterschrofen - Horn - Waltenhofen
Paths: Footpaths and cycling paths, some agricultural paths with sand and gravel
Difficulty: easy, suitable for children

Schwansee circular walk, Alpenrosenweg path

Length: 5 km
Ascent: 140 m
Walking time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Parking: Schwansee car park
Route: Schwansee car park - Schwansee - Fischersteig - Alpenrosenweg - Königssträßchen - Schwansee - Schwansee car park
Paths: hard surfaced hiking trail, agricultural paths with sand and gravel. This path is also marked as Nordic Walking Route "4a".
Difficulty: easy, suitable for children

Alpsee circular route

Length: 3.9 km
Ascent: 50 m
Walking time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Parking: Hohenwschwangau
Route: Fürstenstraße to Pindarplatz - turn off at Pindarplatz - Marie Monument (Queen Marie's favourite spot) - swimming pool - Hohenschwangau
Paths: Agricultural paths with sand and gravel
Difficulty: easy, suitable for children

Oberer Winterzugweg

Length: 2.8 km
Ascent: 190 m
Walking time: 1 hour 45 minutes
Parking: Hohenschwangau
Route: Hohenschwangau - Jugend crossroads (bus stop) - go south, unpaved forestry road in the direction of Säuling - at the first viewpoint (tight left bend) turn off right - follow the path - pass the Marienbuche (old beech tree with an image in honour of the Mother of God) - go straight on for another 100 metres, then turn off half right to the Israelit (a curious succession of rock walls on which Hebrew letters were supposedly found) - Gnomensteig to the Alpsee - pass the Alpsee swimming pool - Hohenschwangau
Paths: Narrow woodland path, partly forestry paths
Difficulty: moderate difficulty, suitable for children

Overview of mountain cabins & cable car railways