On smuggling paths

If you want to not only enjoy beautiful nature impressions while hiking in the Allgäu, but also feel a touch of adventure, we recommend the 10,4 km long hiking tour "On smuggling trails". In the city of Füssen you walk on old smuggling routes on the German-Austrian border, which were often used before the border opened within the framework of the EU to smuggle tobacco, alcohol and other goods. At the end of the tour you reach the beautiful old town of Füssen, which has many charming sights to offer.

The 10,4 km long hiking tour "On smuggling trails" has a medium-heavy claim and combines wonderful natural impressions with historical and cultural impressions as well as a touch of adventure. Adults and children with a bit of condition can easily cope with this hike. The starting point of the hiking tour is the outdoor pool in the Füssen district Weißensee. This is achieved by the A7 Then, then, the exit and the B310. To B310 To the Weißensee lead alternatively also the federal roads B16 and B17. At the Freibad Weißensee there are enough free parking spaces available. First of all, this hike goes a bit counterclockwise along the shore of the beautiful Weißensee, which owes its shape to the ice ages and the Lech Glacier and enchants with its turquoise-green water. Nature lovers and romantics will find many cozy places on the water to let the soul dangle and hang their thoughts. On the southern shore of the Weißensee branches off a narrow path that leads a forest-lined slope up to the Alatsee. This fabled and pretty mountain lake is the scene of some Allgäu crime crime around the kauzige Commissioner Bruchinger known. After walking along the shore of the lake, you will encounter a path that leads to the viewpoint “Zwei-Seen-Bblick” and the Hahnenkopfweg. At the "Two Lake View" you can first enjoy a dreamlike view of the Weißensee and the Alatsee as well as the surrounding mountains. On the Hahnenkopfweg you meet after a while on the right side on a climb that leads over the Ländescharte to Austria. Here this hiking tour becomes really exciting and partly challenging, because the boarding of the Ländescharte is secured at one point. Once you have mastered this passage, you get on the Tyrolean side on the Ländeweg. Here were once the storage and binding places of the rafts on the Vils and Lechufer. From the Ländeweg there are great views of the green-blue shimmering floods of the Lech.

On the long-distance path you keep on the left and walk towards Lechfall and Füssen. After a while, on the left side you will encounter the “Schmugglerweg”, a narrow forest path that leads up to the Schwärzerweg. If it has rained before, you can admire numerous black alpine salamanders here. In the area here were formerly smugglers with black-painted faces and rucksacks, which contained tobacco, alcohol and much more. Between the Faulenbach valley and the Tyrolean Vilstal, they crept through the landscape, hoping to remain undiscovered by attentive tax collectors. From the Schwärzerweg you hike further towards Bad Faulenbach and over the Faulenbachgässchen finally reaches the Theresienbrücke am Lech. On the left side it goes over the Lechhalde into the picturesque old town of Füssen, which offers a lot for the eyes with numerous Gothic houses, historic churches and the all-over-all High Castle. Along the narrow streets, there are also snacky shops where you get everything from Allgäuer craftsmanship to designer fashion, as well as cozy cafes and restaurants that pamper their guests with all kinds of treats. Here and there, the bustle in the old town reminds of an Italian piazza. However, there are also beautiful quiet places in the green in Füssen's old town. At the city fountain you reach the pedestrian zone (Reichenstraße), at the end of which it goes left in the direction of Füssener Bahnhof, where the bus station is also located. With the bus line 71 You get back to the outdoor pool Weißensee.

If you want to expand the exciting hiking tour "Schmugglerpfade" a bit, it is recommended to make a short detour from Bad Faulenbach to the König-Max-Steg, which 1895 was built and leads over the impressive Lechfall. From here you can marvel at the up close as roaring masses of water plunge seven meters into the depth to flow into the Lech gorge. In a niche nearby is the worth seeing bust of King Maximilian II, who once had Hohenschwangau Castle built.

For the adventurous hiking tour "Smuggler paths" ankle-enclosing hiking shoes with a good profile sole are recommended. If it has rained, the length chart can also be quite slippery, then increased attention applies when boarding. Otherwise, this hike promises great and versatile impressions and a touch of adventure. Hiking friends should not miss them on a holiday around Füssen.