Illmensee Bell Sculpture – Illmensee loop from Illmensee
Illmensee Bell Sculpture – Illmensee loop from Illmensee
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Illmensee Bell Sculpture – Illmensee loop from Illmensee
03:51
14.4km
170m
Hiking
Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: May 7, 2026
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Pfrunger Ried und Seen bei Illmensee
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Start point
Bus stop
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162 m
Illmensee Bell Sculpture
Highlight • Monument
Before the Thirty Years War, Illmensee had a big bell with a splendid sound. When the Swedes came, the citizens sank their bell in the lake.
After the war, the community was completely impoverished. She had other worries, and the spot where the bell had sunk was forgotten. When, in better times, the people of Illmense remembered their bell, they couldn't find it.
One day a traveling scholar came to the village and offered to fetch the bell from the lake with the help of 30 men, whom he imposed absolute silence on. In fact, the bell was found. You were halfway out of the water by the time it struck noon.
One of the men said a prayer of thanks, others joined in and the bell sank back to the bottom. Since then, all searches have been in vain. Only on nights of the full moon can one hear how dark tones rise from the lake.
(Source: kunstschmiede-klink.de/illmenseer-glocke.html)
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Large insect hotel
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885 m
Illmensee
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1.47 km
Orchard Meadows on the Illmensee Nature Trail
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2.00 km
Sandy Beach Where a Creek Flows Into the Lake
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7.23 km
View of Lake Constance from the Höchsten
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13.9 km
Beach with slide at Lake Illmensee
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14.1 km
Water Playground With Sand and Mud Area
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14.4 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
7.49 km
2.69 km
2.23 km
1.91 km
< 100 m
Surfaces
4.76 km
4.68 km
2.93 km
1.24 km
645 m
115 m
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Highest point (830 m)
Lowest point (690 m)
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