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Lake Constance by Road Bike

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  • Duration: 5 Nights
  • Difficulty: Level 3
  • Tour Type: Self Guided
  • Availability: Daily April 9th to October 16th
  • Location: Bregenz
Tour Details

Welcome to Hooked on Cycling and our road bike self-guided cycling holidays around Lake Constance. Lake Constance is situated between Germany, Austria and Switzerland. There is a wonderful cycle path going around the lake but for the road cycle tour, we have selected cycle routes that go into the backcountry as well. Many times the trail will be flat but there are demanding ascent to pass if you choose to cycle into the Swiss mountains and surrounding hills. Lovely small towns and villages are situated near to the lake and many attractions are along the route like the famous Rhine waterfalls in Schaffhausen. Depending on the season you will pass vineyards and fruit orchards in full bloom or see the Alps capped with snow. A highlight is also the islands in the lake like Mainau with its castle and flower gardens.

Starting Location

Bregenz

Price Includes

  • 5 Nights Bed and Breakfast
  • 3 star hotel
  • Information Pack
  • Routes Instructions and Maps
  • Luggage transfers
  • GPS Files on request

Price Excludes

  • Transport before and after tour
  • Flights
  • Travel Insurance
  • Road Bike Rental (see note below)
  • Extra nights
  • Season Supplements
  • Local city taxes

NOTE: We reserve your bike at the bike rental shop but you shall need to pay for this locally, you can also then rent locally extras like pedals, helmets etc. Shop closed Sundays early season. Need to arrive by 3 pm on Saturdays, shop open at 9 am on Mondays.

Trip Info

Route Characteristics

You will cycle through the countryside with small hills, river valleys and many historic cities. There is a choice of routes most days, and depending on the route you chose you will follow smaller side roads, cycle paths, and some sections on main roads. The main roads can sometimes be busy on weekends or peak season.

Travel Insurance

It is a requirement of booking this tour with Hooked on Cycling that you have suitable travel insurance which covers you for the chosen activity and for emergency evacuation and hospital care.

Itinerary

Day 1Arrival to Bregenz

Fly into Munich, Zurich or Friedrichshafen airport and then by train to Bregenz on the east end of Lake Constance.  Bregenz has a wonderful summer festival in mid-July for around 1 month.

Day 2Bregenz to Güttingen 41 miles 65 km

Today you first cycle following the lakeside cycle path leaving Bregenz, after which you will cycle along the Bregenz river and the old Rhine river valley. You don’t even see it that you cross the border to Switzerland. In the background, you will see the mountains coming (or do you choose the cycle trail along the lake?) and the winding mountain road leading you over the well know pass of Ruppen to the famous Appenzell. Along a high road, you will cycle to Heiden where it descends to lake Bodensee again. What a view! Afterwards, you follow the road or cycle path along the lake to Güttingen.

Option A: 41 miles 65 km +1.050m
Option B: 71 miles 114 km +1.810m

Day 3Güttingen to Singen/Rielasingen/Gottmadingen 56 miles 90km

Today’s ride takes you a little bit away from the lakeshore, you will follow side roads and a cycle path to Kreuzlingen which is the next to the town to Constance. One city goes over to the next and if there are no border houses you wouldn’t even see it that you change from Switzerland to Germany. Afterwards, you follow the road along the Rhine river passing many little villages on your way to Schaffhausen where you find the famous Rhine waterfalls. Optional we have a tour running a little rolling in the backcountry where you find many hamlets and farming land. In the town of Stein am Rhein both trails are meeting again.

Option A:  56 miles 90 km +790m
Option B:  58 miles 94 km, +1.050m

Day 4Singen/ Rielasingen/Gottmadingen to Salem/Uhldingen/Uberlingen 56 miles 90 km.

You will follow a fine cycle path today along the ‘Gnadensees’ to the island of Reichenau, where you can visit the monastery and the gardens of the island. Afterwards, you cycle into the main city on Lake Constance to the city of Constance. Take some time to visit the old city. Afterwards, you keep following the cycle trail to the second island “Mainau” with the castle and wonderful gardens. Afterwards, you cycle to the other side of the lake to Ludwigshafen and over a small mountain range. The last part of the trail leads you again through hamlets, vineyards, fruit orchards and fields back to Salem.

Option A: 56 miles 90 km, +795m,
Option B: 59 miles 95 km  +925m

Day 5Salem/Uhldingen/Uberlingen to Bregenz 51 miles 82km

Your cycle tour today first follows a river valley until you reach the first fruit orchards. Afterwards, you will cycle down to the lakeshore of Lake Constance for lunch maybe. Afterwards, you cycle inland again passing some small lovely lakes before you start your ascent up to Scheidegg. You will have a wonderful view over Lake Constance and a fast descent to Bregenz which is in Austria. Enjoy the wonderful esplanade with a small harbour, restaurants and the festival area.

Option A: 51 miles 82 km +730m
Option B: 61 miles 97 km, +1.490m

Day 6Departure

Depart after breakfast.

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How to get there

By plane to Munich, Zurich or Friedrichshafen airports and then by train to Bregenz.

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