The Boat Harbour Round

The boat harbour round is an approximately four kilometer long easy hike that leads from the Füssen city center to the beautiful Forggensee. The tour, which is perfect for a leisurely walk or a small Nordic walking tour, offers great views of the Allgäuer Berge and Neuschwanstein Castle. In summer she can be crowned with a cruise on the largest Allgäu lake.

The boat harbour round is ideal for walkers and Nordic walkers who want to take a small exploring tour through picturesque footsteps. The approximately four-kilometer-long excursion leads out of the city directly to the Forggensee, which with its turquoise-green water and the surrounding magnificent Allgäu mountains offers great holiday impressions. The place at the Füssener Bootshafen allows a break to affect the beautiful impressions and let the soul dangle a bit. From June to October, when the Forggensee is fully dammed and two passenger ships run on it several times a day, the hike can be carried out with a An unforgettable cruise will be crowned. For this prospective and family-friendly round trip, which runs consistently on paved paths, about an hour and a half should be planned. Start and finish point is the Tourist Information in Füssen. Parking is available in the immediate vicinity of the car park P5 City/Sparkasse is available.

View of the Forggensee

You start the boat harbour round at the Tourist Information and first go left on the walkway that leads along Sebastianstraße to Theresienstraße. In this turn left, change the road side and follow the König-Ludwig-Promenade to the right a little later. Enjoy here the dreamlike view of the world-famous fairytale castle Neuschwanstein, which perched outside the gates of Füssen in an idyllic mountain landscape and attracts every year about two million visitors with its beauty and splendor. At the cemetery you march right downhill and cross the Weidachstraße to reach the Forggensee. Here you walk along the shore to Boat dock where you can take a break.

With its turquoise-green water and the impressive mountains around, the Forggensee offers a real postcard backdrop that invites you to dream and relax. The largest reservoir in Germany reaches its full water level in summer and is then a leisure paradise that attracts water sports enthusiasts, hikers and cyclists alike. From the beginning of June to mid-October, two passenger ships operate several times a day on the lake, the MS Füssen and the MS Allgäu, which invite you to small and large round trips. A cruise on the Forggensee is an unforgettable pleasure for the whole family and offers unique views of the Royal Castles and the Allgäu Mountains. It offers So you have to crown the boat harbour round in summer with a cruise.

It goes back first along the wild romantic Lech to the sports facilities. The fascinating Lech, which was the most important trade link in the region in the Middle Ages, is an impressive natural beauty. Enjoy the rushing turquoise water before you turn right on the footpath and bike path at the sports fields and walk to Hochstiftstraße. There you stay on the left and follow the path along Sebastianstraße back to Tourist Information.

Magnificent nature impressions and great views over the water of the Forggensee at Schloss Neuschwanstein and the Allgäu mountains make the boat harbour round a real highlight for walkers and Nordic walkers. This small round trip promises a lot of fun and the best holiday feeling.