Lake Constance Circuit by Bike - 5 days

Located on the banks of Lake Constance (Bodensse in German), the compact University town is an ideal starting point for your week long trip. On arrival make your way to the joining hotel where you will receive your route notes, maps. Later you can visit Mainau island or stroll through the old town of Constance. The aquariums in the Sea Life Centre and the Archaeological Museum are also recommended.

The cycle begins along the Gnadensee to the former imperial town of Radolfzell, now a spa resort. Continue through the beautiful countryside along the Höri peninsula where the writer Hermann Hesse and the artist Otto Dix once lived. En route you will visit the charming village of Stein am Rhein. The route then continues along the Swiss shores of the lake back to Constance.

This morning take the car ferry to Meersburg to commence your cycle, passing the elegant pilgrimage Birnau church, built in the Baroque style, and the reconstructed lake dwellings in Uhldingen. Cycling through vineyards, you reach Friedrichshafen, home of the Zeppelin, where we recommend visiting the museum and harbour. The tour continues past fields of orchards to the Bavarian town of Lindau, an island town. Next, you cycle along Bregenz bay with the Alps looming in the background, to finally reach today's destination. Overnight in Bregenz (65km) or (dependent on availability) Lindau (50km).

The start of today’s tour will lead you through the Rhine delta, an important nature conservation area and where the Alpine Rhine (Alpenrhein) flows into Lake Constance. Near Altenrhein you will cross over the border to Switzerland, where you will find the market hall; the last building of the artist Friedrich Hundertwasser. You will cycle to Constance mainly through orchards and the small towns of Arbon and Romanshorn. This stretch which is almost always right at the lakeside, is flat and easy to cycle unless you have a strong westerly wind. You will frequently pass places where you can go swimming and refresh yourself in the lovely cool waters of the lake. Overnight stay in Constance/Kreuzlingen.

The trip concludes this morning in Constance.