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Germany
Bavaria
Swabia
Allgäu
Oberallgäu
Sonthofen

North Shore of the Großer Alpsee – View of the Großer Alpsee loop from Sonthofen

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Bike touring routes & trails
Germany
Bavaria
Swabia
Allgäu
Oberallgäu
Sonthofen

North Shore of the Großer Alpsee – View of the Großer Alpsee loop from Sonthofen

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4.8

(46)

294

riders

North Shore of the Großer Alpsee – View of the Großer Alpsee loop from Sonthofen

04:42

76.5km

630m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 24, 2026

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Naturpark Nagelfluhkette

Eistobel

Hengelesweiher

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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1

1.34 km

Iller Rapids

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The Iller flows quietly for miles, but in places like this it loudly draws attention to itself.

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2

1.36 km

Illerwehr

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A small weir

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3

12.5 km

Car free and top views.
Surface partially bumpy

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12.6 km

View of Alpsee and the mountains

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Take your swimming pants ! (or not, there is also an FKK on the northern side of the lake ;) )

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12.6 km

View of the Großer Alpsee

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Alpsee Blick offers a brilliant and dreamlike backdrop.

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13.0 km

Grandiose view, outside can be so beautiful.

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26.1 km

Oberstaufen Old Town

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Staufen has had market rights since 1453. The important town in the Allgäu region, close to Austria and Switzerland, saw the rise of several wealthy families who built representative houses …

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32.4 km

Mountain Pass

Mountain Pass

61.8 km

Stixnerjoch

Mountain Pass

10

65.4 km

View of the Großer Alpsee

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From up here you can enjoy a fantastic view of the Great Alpsee. After the descent you can refresh yourself in the cool water or enjoy an espresso on the bank.

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76.5 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

38.7 km

25.8 km

8.45 km

3.36 km

291 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

70.2 km

2.93 km

2.03 km

1.31 km

108 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (960 m)

Lowest point (690 m)

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Monday 6 July

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Comments

April 13, 2024,Alpsee - ☀️🚴🏼‍♂️🚴🏻‍♀️🚴‍♀️😊
The last weekend has begun 🔔. Today we finally managed to go on a tour with three of us before we scattered to the four winds again (i.e. Potsdam - Kirchheim/Teck - Fulda)... So we drove to the Alpsee with Timo and Andrea 🚴🏻‍♀️🚴🏼‍♂️🚴🏻‍♀️. Somehow a large part of the route seemed familiar to me 😅. Only the destination was …

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May 4, 2024,Isny im Allgäu
The glorious weather made the nourishing climb up to the Diepolz mountain cheese dairy a pleasure. ... at least for me with the e-bike ... Petra had to pedal quite hard ... this cheese dairy offers very fine products. We stopped for lunch in Isny, a very pretty Allgäu town. We went back to the Alpsee across fields and rolling …

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Nice tour of Isny for the big Alpsee. The incline is easy to manage, not that nice, the last stretch down to the lake is either on the fairly well-traveled road or on a narrow gravel path. About halfway down the descent there is a nice vantage point. The route along the lake is pleasant to drive. We have a …

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