Schwarzenberg Round

The Royal Schwarzenberg Round is an easy one, 16 Kilometer long bicycle tour that leads along squares and sights that are in close connection with fairytale king Ludwig II and his family. In addition, this royal bike ride, which is suitable for connoisseurs, families and e-bike riders, delights with dreamlike nature impressions, a leisurely retreat and the opportunity to visit one of the most beautiful family excursion destinations around Füssen.

At the Royal Schwarzenberg Round, the cyclists follow in the footsteps of the popular fairytale king Ludwig II, who had his world-famous Neuschwanstein Castle built here in the middle of a picturesque rock landscape. Passing the idyllic Schwanseepark and the royal castles, it goes through the beautiful pre-Alpine country to the forest experience center Ziegelwies, which is one of the most popular family excursion destinations in the region, to the imposing Lechfall, which offers an impressive natural spectacle. For the 16 Kilometer-long bike ride, which has an easy demand and is also suitable for children and seniors, should at least 2 Hours are scheduled. If you want to visit the Königsschlosss Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau in between and visit the forest experience center Ziegelwies, you can also fill a whole holiday day with a variety with this bike trip. Start and finish point of the bicycle tour is the Tourist Information in Füssen. Parking is available in the immediate vicinity of the paid car park P5 “City/ Sparkasse” is available. Free parking is available in Füssen in the parking lot P2 at the Federal Service Center for Ice Hockey, which 15 Minutes walk from the starting point of the bike ride. From the Füssen railway and bus station you can reach the Tourist Information approximately 5 Minutes on foot.

The Allgäuer Königswinkel around Füssen is the land of King Ludwig II and his family, who shaped this area and had their magnificent castles built here. The Royal Schwarzenberg Round takes cyclists to the most beautiful places and sights that are closely connected with King Ludwig II. From Tourist Information Füssen it first goes on Sebastianstraße towards Schwangau. After crossing the wild romantic Lech, the bike tour leads through Schwangau-Alterschrofen to Hohenschwangau, the village of the royal castles. On the way you pass the Schwanseepark, Ludwig's father King Maximilian II. in 19. It was created in the style of a typical English landscape garden. Wonderful walks lead here on several floors through an idyllic nature, which shines in spring and summer thanks to numerous, sometimes rare flower and plant species in a colorful colorful splendor. Opposite Hohenschwangau Palace, which served as a domicile for the royal family for much of the year, and the Museum of the Bavarian Kings on the Alpsee, one of Germany’s most modern museums, the world-famous Neuschwanstein Palace, which, with its magnificently furnished halls and luxurious and artistic facilities, inspires well over one million visitors every year. The King's castles can be in the form of a 30-minütigen Guidance will be visited. Tickets for this are available at the Hohenschwangau Ticket Center in Alpseestraße.

On the Fürstenstraße in Hohenschwangau, a short detour on foot to the viewpoint “Pindarplatz” is recommended, from which you can enjoy a dream view over the Alpsee, the royal castles and the Allgäu mountains. Then the bike ride continues along the Fürstenstraße to Schluxen, where southwest of the Schwarzenberg massif the guest house Schluxe is located, where Ludwig II and his mother Queen Marie were already happy to stay. Here is the possibility for a cozy rest and the enjoyment of a delicious breadtime. Afterwards we head towards Pinswang to the Ulrichsbrücke and then on the left onto the cycle path that follows the course of the Lech. The cycle path leads across the border past the White House to the forest experience centre Ziegelwies (WEZ), where the whole family can have a lot of fun. In addition to exciting theme and educational trails in the middle of nature, the WEZ inspires with a treetop trail, on which you can walk high above the earth and enjoy great views. An adventure playground, various entertainment attractions and educational exhibitions do not cause boredom in the WEZ, which wants to awaken an understanding of the forest habitat in a playful way. It is one of the most popular family excursion destinations in the region. On the cycle path on the Tyrolean road you finally cycle to the Lechfall, the last station of this Experiential bicycle tour. On the König-Max-Steg you can follow the impressive natural spectacle, in which raging water masses plunge over several steps into the depths to flow into the Lech gorge. In a niche above the gorge is the king bust worth seeing, which reminds of Maximilian II. Over the Theresien Bridge, it finally returns to the starting point of the bike ride.

The Royal Schwarzenberg Round delights cyclists and families with magnificent landscape impressions and leads to places that are closely connected with fairytale king Ludwig II and his family. This royal bike ride enables diverse holiday impressions and is a lot of fun. With a visit to the forest experience center Ziegelwies, it is guaranteed to be a hit with the children.