Winter sports around Füssen

The city of Füssen im Allgäu is an ideal destination for a winter holiday. If it is cold outside and the landscape is wrapped in a white color dress, then the romantic old town of Füssen illuminates in warm colors and invites for leisurely walks. Especially in terms of winter sports, the city on the Lech has a lot to offer.

Feet are part of the Winter Sports Region Allgäu/Tirol – Vitales Land, to which fourteen holiday resorts and regions from the Allgäu and Tyrol have come together. Many attractive and family ski resorts are located in the immediate vicinity of Füssen. For example, on the Tegelberg in neighboring Schwangau. There, the winter sports arena Tegelberg offers unlimited skiing pleasure, with everything that goes with it. Both beginners and advanced riders will find ideal slopes at Tegelberg. Particularly attractive are the fast-paced 4,2 km long downhill run and the illuminated Neuschwanstein trail, which leads directly below the royal castle. Snowboarders are waiting for a fun park where they can let off steam to their heart’s content. There is also a ski school, a ski rental and après ski offers in cozy mountain huts. Further beautiful ski resorts around Füssen can be found on Buchenberg, Breitenberg or in Reutte / Tyrol.

Friends of cross-country skiing will hardly find more wonderful conditions anywhere than around feet. A network of over 300 Kilometers of trails leads here through a dreamlike Allgäu winter landscape. There are suitable routes for every requirement. The trail network around Füssen is even recommended by the ADAC. In addition to the already mentioned Neuschwanstein-Loipe, the Höhen-Loipe on Buchenberg is particularly recommended. Those who run on it can enjoy magnificent views over the Allgäu mountain world. If you want to learn cross-country skiing, there are cross-country courses all around Füssen. The right equipment for this beautiful and soothing sport can be rented cheaply from various providers.

Lots of winter fun is also offered by the ice sports. In the local area of Füssen and in the nearby area there are numerous picturesque mountain lakes, which are frozen in winter and allow skating in the middle of a breathtaking landscape. The Allgäu cult sport ice stick shooting is also possible here. If you want to try something extraordinary, you should try ice sailing on the hop lake. If the weather does not play along, there is still the ice hall in Füssen, where you can be active in various ways. In addition to the already mentioned sports, for example, curling or ice hockey.

Of course, a successful winter holiday also includes sleigh driving and sledding. The slopes in the local area of Füssen are ideal for this. It is also nice to hike to one of the cozy mountain huts, treat yourself to Allgäuer treats there and then tow down again into the valley. There are numerous natural toboggan runs around Füssen, e.g. on the Saloberalm over the Alatsee. The longest natural toboggan run of the Allgäu can also be found on the front door of Füssen. It is: 4 km long and promises best winter fun. By the way, you do not need to bring the sled yourself. It can be borrowed almost anywhere where you can also get skis.

If you like it a little less action-packed during winter holidays, Füssen offers hundreds of kilometers of cleared winter hiking trails that invite you to take leisurely walks in the beautiful nature. Snowshoeing is also very good here. You can really enjoy the magic of the quiet winter landscape. Perhaps even more magical is just a romantic horse-drawn sleigh ride through the magnificent snow landscape around Füssen.

During a winter holiday in Füssen really no wishes remain open. For every kind of winter sports you will find optimal conditions here and the city itself enchants with its romantic flair and the beautiful landscape around it.