The Auerberg-Ostallgäu round is an approx. 130 Kilometer long sporty road bike ride, which offers a varied route and leads from Füssen through the southern Ostallgäu. Omnipresent views over green meadows on the magnificent Allgäu mountains accompany cyclists on this charming tour that runs through small villages and past picturesque waters.
Road bike fun from the finest with gentle to medium-heavy climbs, flat tracks and rapid descents awaits you at the Auerberg-Ostallgäu round, which covers a length of approx. 130 Kilometers from Füssen leads through the Ostallgäu. The hilly Allgäuer Voralpenland with its lush green meadows and many picturesque lakes is created for a successful road bike ride with the best landscape enjoyment. So swing on your bike, get ready for the start and look forward to lots of nice impressions on this tour, for example, 6 Hours should be scheduled. The start and finish point is right here in Füssen.
First of all, this tour goes quite comfortably from Füssen to the beautiful Forggensee to cycle over Rieden to Rosshaupten. The Forggensee, a reservoir and largest lake in the Allgäu, reaches its full water level only in summer and then invites you to all kinds of activities on and on the water. While you are driving along the shore, you will enjoy magnificent views over the turquoise blue water on the Allgäu mountains and the king castles Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau enthroned near Schwangau. From Rosshaupten you continue to Lechbruck and follow the course of the wild romantic Lech for a while before you turn west to Bernbeuren.
Then wait for you with the ascent to the 1055 Meter high Auerberg one of the highlights of this great road bike tour. From the summit there is a fantastic view of the Ammergau Alps and the Tannheim mountains, which you can best enjoy from the St. George Church at the highest point. For art and church lovers, it is worth taking a look at the house of worship, which houses some important works of art. The upcoming descent offers a great driving feeling and a lot of fun. In the further course you cycle past extensive meadows through the small villages and hamlets Stötten a. Auerberg, Rieder, Bertoldshofen, Biessenhofen and Apfeltrang, before you reach the municipality of Günzach via the Wenglinger Steig.
From now on it will slowly return to Füssen in a southern direction. Via Kraftisried, Schweinlang, Unterthingau, Oberthingau and Görisried you drive on varied routes with slopes and descents to Rückholz and on to Seeg. The air resort Seeg has with the artfully furnished church of St. Ulrich one of the most beautiful Rococo churches in Bavaria. It is worth it, this 1725 to visit the consecrated house of worship with its pretty frescoes and paintings before going to the Hop Lake via Hopferau. On the so-called Riviera des Allgäus offers again an extended rest. Along the waterfront, which offers a great view over the hop lake on the mountains, numerous cafes and restaurants line up. A Kneipp island in the lake invites you to enjoy the panorama and rest a little. On warm days, of course, you can also refresh yourself with a jump into the cool water of the lake.
From hops on the lake, it is only a stone's throw to Füssen, where this delightful road bike ride ends again. Many magnificent landscape impressions in the Ostallgäu make the tour together with the varied course of the route a full racing bike enjoyment.