Discover Deggenhausertal

In Deggenhausertal, options for active days range from an extensive network of hiking trails to circular routes with their own distinctive character. A 200-kilometre network of hiking trails invites you to explore the area on foot. The Swing Trail and a cycling tour to regional organic farms add to the choice. The cycling tour is suitable for families; churches, chapels and the meditative St Francis Way offer a different focus.

Hiking trails with different experiences

The approximately 5-kilometre-long Deggenhausertal Swing Trail is a circular route with 14 swings and seesaws for children and adults. It runs mostly along a quiet municipal connecting road and a paved farm track. This means the route can also be completed with a pushchair or tricycle. The Swing Trail is open from the start of the Easter holidays until early November; check the seasonal dates for your travel dates.

The St Francis Way offers a quieter contrast: this meditative hiking trail passes wayside shrines designed around the Canticle of the Sun by St Francis of Assisi. The 6.7-kilometre circular route runs from Wittenhofen via Obersiggingen and back to Wittenhofen. By comparison, the Swing Trail is shorter; however, the routes differ above all in character—swings and seesaws on one, a meditative route with wayside shrines on the other.

The Höchsten mountain hike also leads into Deggenhausertal. It descends to Obersiggingen and returns to the starting point via the village stream, fields on the edge of the forest and the car park in Deggenhausen. Höchsten reaches just under 838 metres above sea level. In clear weather, a specially built pavilion there offers a 240-kilometre panorama of the Alps.

Swimming, cycling and regional culture

At Aquatal Wittenhofen in Deggenhausertal, the indoor pool has a separate children’s pool. The sauna and wellness area includes a solarium, sauna, steam bath, experience showers and a sauna garden. Check the latest information on facilities and opening arrangements before your visit.

The Organic Farm Cycling Tour through Deggenhausertal offers a different focus. It takes visitors to regional organic farms, where they can take a look behind the scenes, talk to farmers and enjoy products directly from the producers. The tour is suitable for families, nature lovers and leisure cyclists. It offers a different kind of cycling day from a hike on the Swing Trail or St Francis Way, focusing on farms, encounters and regional produce.

Deggenhausertal also has a number of noteworthy village churches and chapels. They add cultural destinations to activity-focused outings, while the St Francis Way combines nature with religiously inspired design.

The wider Bodenseekreis destination extends geographically along almost the entire northern shore of Lake Constance in Baden-Württemberg, as far as the Upper Swabian hills and, to the east, the West Allgäu hills. The landscape of Bodenseekreis is shaped by Lake Constance and the neighbouring hills, with fruit orchards, vineyards, meadows and forests. This regional context sits alongside the specific hiking trails, facilities and cultural destinations in Deggenhausertal.

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If you decide on your main activities first, you can match the location of your accommodation to your own itinerary.

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