The Three Ruins Cycle Tour

The Three Ruins Cycle Tour is an approx. 39 Kilometer long cycle round with a medium-heavy character, which leads along the footsteps of the knights on three castle ruins that are most worth seeing. Two picturesque lakes are also passed on this magnificent tour through the Allgäuer Voralpenlandschaft.

During the popular Three Ruins Cycling Tour, cyclists follow the footsteps of the Knights in the Allgäu with a good condition. The tour leads along Germany’s highest castle ruins on Falkenstein and the Burgenensemble Hohenfreyberg and Eisenberg. With the mysterious Alatsee and the idyllic Weißensee are also two beautiful lakes on the track, which invite on warm days for a soothing cooling. The official starting point of this bike ride, which takes about three hours, is the welcome place at the church in Nesselwang. Free parking is available here at the nearby Alpspitz Bath Centre. Allgäu holidaymakers in Füssen can of course Also join the round at Alatsee or Weißensee.

You board your bike on the welcome seat and first roll towards the church, in front of which you turn left into the street “Steinach”. Now take the next street on the right and turn left again into Von-Lingg-Straße. Now we go to Lindenstraße on the right and to the Poststraße on the left. You follow this and then the spruce road until you turn at its end on a gravel path that leads over a bridge. Behind the bridge, turn right and follow the course of the creek until the road, where you turn left to Hertingen. Now the tour leads through Hertingen and at the next sharp left turn you drive straight on the gravel road further towards Pfronten-Rehbichel. You reach a tar road a little later and turn left here to get to Pfronten-Rehbichel. After you have driven through the place, it goes at the next turn and immediately left again in the direction of Pfronten-Kreuzegg. You cross the federal road and cycle on a moss path until you reach Meilinger Straße. After a right turn, a path branches off here towards Vils.

Once you have reached the river, it goes first for a while on the left bank, then shortly on the right and finally again on the left through the magnificent pre-Alpine landscape to the municipality of Vils. On the way, you will pass the Falkenstein, on Germany's highest castle ruins, which is one of the most popular sights of the Allgäu. At the municipality of Vils follow the signs to the legendary Alatsee, which has become known as the scene of a successful Allgäu crime beyond the borders of the region. After a slightly steeper climb, drive left around the lake and then down the road until you continue left to the Weißensee. Amb West Bank below Oberkirch and then along the federal road leads Take the tour to Rossmoos, where you cross the federal road on a transfer and continue to Wiedmar. Now we go to Holz and then to Zell, where a detour to the castle ruins Hohenfreyberg and Eisenberg is worthwhile to see these old walls. Behind Zell it goes right and past the Schlossweiher to Schweingg. Along the Kögelweiher you drive comfortably back to Hertingen and finally reach Nesselwang again.

Great landscape impressions, a varied route and sights as well as natural beauties on the roadside – the Three Ruins Cycling Tour offers everything that the cycling heart desires and promises a successful excursion on the bike.