From the Swabian Alb to Alpine foothills – Heuberg-Allgäu Trail

Your first day on the Heuberg-Allgäu-Weg starts with a good route. With fantastic views you hike over the plateau of the Großer Heuberg and then leisurely through the picturesque Ursental.



From the train station in Spaichingen you quickly leave the city to the northeast, where the steep ascent to the… read more

On the second day on the Heuberg-Allgäu-Weg you can take a deep breath again, because today there are less than ten kilometers on the program. So it can be a little more comfortable in the morning. After a relaxed breakfast, you climb up into the wooded hills - and that was most of the vertical meters… read more

With the third stage, a longer route is waiting for you again. But it's more downhill than uphill. Quiet paths lead you through the moraine landscape with its flat hills. In the south of Neuhausen ob Eck you go under a country road and then dive into nature. Every now and then you pass a meadow, but… read more

On the fourth stage you will see Lake Constance for the first time. And because it's so beautiful, you hike above the shore on a path on which one lookout point follows the next. First there is a few more kilometers through idyllic green hills.



You leave Stockach to the south and hike uphill via Airach… read more

A wonderful vantage point welcomes you outside of Hödingen in the morning. Maybe you would like to enjoy your breakfast here with a view of the lake? Then it is finally time to get to the shore. A path leads down through the slopes to Überlingen, where you walk right along the water for the first time… read more

Furthermore, Lake Constance as well as vineyards and fruit trees on the first part of the stage determine the landscape. For the first few kilometers you hike a little above the shore with a clear view. In the winegrowing village of Hagnau you then switch back to the water. Passing a campsite and a harbor… read more

Today is your last day at Lake Constance. But you still stay in the flat areas near the shore and therefore only have to overcome a few meters in altitude. From Friedrichshafen you hike along Lake Constance to the next place Eriskirch. Enjoy the leisurely riverside paths and the view over the water again… read more

On the eighth stage it is now hilly again, because you are getting closer to the Allgäu with big steps. Today's route is characterized by varied cultural landscapes. As the first backdrop, extensive hop fields are on the program. Fittingly, you also leave Tettnang on the hop path that accompanies you… read more

The ninth stage on the Heuberg-Allgäu-Weg can be done well in half a day. This is quite practical, because your destination is the city of Wangen, which is already in the Allgäu. There is a lot to see in its historic city center.



From Haslach you hike into a valley in which the Untere Argen draws its… read more

On the tenth stage, you are out and about a lot on asphalt paths and small roads. The phenomenal view of the Alps, which stretch along the entire horizon in the south, compensates for this.



In Wangen you follow the bank of the Upper Argen out of the city. Briefly through the district of Deuchelried and… read more

The eleventh and last stage of the Heuberg-Allgäu-Weg is a brilliant finale. It ends on a wonderful panoramic summit. That's why it's not quite there with the stage destination, because then the descent is still waiting for you. The route is a nice end to the long-distance hiking trail, because it is… read more