The Lech is a right tributary of the Danube. The 256 km long river originates in Vorarlberg in the Hochtannberg region at the confluence of the Spullerbach and Formarinbach streams in the Tannläger valley. It flows through Tyrol and southern Bavaria, where it empties into the Danube. Shortly before the Austrian-German border, it joins the Vils river, forms the artificial Lechfall near Füssen, and crosses Swabia and Upper Bavaria on its way. The largest cities on the Lech are Landsberg and Augsburg; in this city, it receives its largest tributary, the Wertach. The river empties into the Danube near Marxheim.

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breddy

July 29, 2024

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Great swimming spots on the gravel banks in the Lech. Be careful, if you want to get to the gravel bank you have to go through the Lech and watch out for the not insignificant current!!

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Jens

May 29, 2025

Mountain biking

nice in summer, fiddle around on the gravel banks, dip your feet in the Lech

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Best routes to Lech River in Gersthofen

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1. View of the Lech River – Lech River near Augsburg loop from Meitingen

44.4km

02:52

80m

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2. Finest Choice Trail – Autobahnsee Augsburg loop from Gersthofen

32.1km

02:07

240m

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3. Scherneck Castle Beer Garden – Lech River in Gersthofen loop from Derching

54.9km

03:39

420m

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Elevation 460 m

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Location: Swabia, Bavaria, Germany

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Lech River in Gersthofen

1. View of the Lech River – Lech River near Augsburg loop from Meitingen

2. Finest Choice Trail – Autobahnsee Augsburg loop from Gersthofen

3. Scherneck Castle Beer Garden – Lech River in Gersthofen loop from Derching

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