Hikes near Schwangau

Schwangau (1344 m) sits in Bavaria, Germany. MR. ALPS lists 15 waymarked hiking trails starting from or crossing the area, 228 km of marked route in total. They run from 3.1 km to 124 km, the longest being Lechweg. 14 of them record their elevation gain, between 11 m and 1693 m.

• Alpsee-Rundweg

  5.2 km · +250 m · ≈ 1 h 27

  The Alpsee-Rundweg traces the shore of the Alpsee, with views of both Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau castles rising above the Alpine landscape. In summer, small bays along the lake offer spots to wade in, and the route also passes the Museum of the Bavarian Kings.

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• Lechweg

  124 km · +1602 m · ≈ 5 days at 6 h/day

  The Lechweg follows the Lech River from its source at Formarinsee lake through one of Europe's last wild river landscapes, passing Europe's largest ibex colony, swinging suspension bridges, and mysterious waterfalls framed by the Lechtal and Allgäu Alps. The route threads through river meadows and forests before arriving at views of the Bavarian royal castles of Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau near Füssen.

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• Via Alpina Purple A62

  23.2 km · +1693 m · ≈ 7 h 28

  Kenzenhütte - Füssen

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• Naturpfad Ahornreitweg

  5.8 km · +841 m · ≈ 2 h 34

  This path traces the route laid out around 1850 by King Maximilian II, who used it to ride on horseback to his hunting lodge on the Tegelberg. Information boards placed at key points along the way recount the history of the mountains and forests through which the trail passes.

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• Schutzengelweg

  4.6 km · +915 m · ≈ 2 h 27

  The Schutzengelweg is a culture path climbing the Tegelberg mountain, leading to the Rohrkopfhütte alpine cabin.

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• Dürrenbergweg

  6.6 km · +894 m · ≈ 2 h 49

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• Via Alpina Purple A61

  8.9 km · +180 m · ≈ 2 h 05

  Linderhof - Kenzenhütte

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• Via Alpina Purple A63

  13.7 km · +954 m · ≈ 4 h 20

  Füssen - Pfronten

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• BT 2 Scheinbergspitz

  3.4 km · +784 m · ≈ 1 h 59

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• Hopfensee-Rundweg

  6.9 km · +0 m · ≈ 1 h 23

  Rund um den Hopfensee

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• Wanderwegenetz Gemeinde Rieden am Forggensee

  3.1 km · +11 m · ≈ 38 min

  Wanderwege (meist) ohne Nummerierung

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• Bilderbuchwanderung am Forggensee

  3.3 km · +21 m · ≈ 42 min

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• BT 3 Kreuzspitze

  5.7 km · +1139 m · ≈ 3 h 02

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• Wanderwegenetz Gemeinde Roßhaupten

  10.1 km · +220 m · ≈ 2 h 23

  Wanderwege (meist) ohne Nummerierung

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• 5 Roßhauptens schönste Ecken

  3.6 km · +209 m · ≈ 1 h 04

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