Salem Castle Lake – Heiligenberg Castle loop from Illmensee

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Germany

Baden-Württemberg

Landkreis Sigmaringen

Illmensee

Salem Castle Lake – Heiligenberg Castle loop from Illmensee

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Salem Castle Lake – Heiligenberg Castle loop from Illmensee

02:56

49.2km

420m

Cycling

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

Last updated: August 1, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 27.0 km for 214 m

Closed: • September 26, 2026-October 9, 2026 (otherwise open)

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.09 km

Illmensee Bell Sculpture

Highlight • Monument

The legend of the Illmenseer bell

Before the Thirty Years War, Illmensee had a big bell with a splendid sound. When the Swedes came, the citizens sank their bell in the lake.

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22.2 km

View of Heiligenberg Castle

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From this hill you have a wonderful view of the Renaissance castle Heiligenberg, which lies on a plateau above Lake Constance.

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25.8 km

Schlosssee Salem

Highlight • Lake

Free swimming lake / free parking spaces

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26.3 km

Salem Castle Lake

Highlight • Lake

If you miss the castle lake, it's your own fault! Free parking, free swimming, great adventure landscape for the little ones to splash around in and for the swimmers the …

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28.4 km

Schwarzer Graben

Nature Reserve

38.4 km

View of Säntis

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On the way from Frickingen-Leustetten to Heiligenberg you not only get to see Heligenberg Castle from a new perspective, weather permitting you also have a great view of Altmann and Säntis.

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39.2 km

Postplatz fountain and statues, Heiligenberg

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The fountain in front of Heiligenberg Castle is a small but historically interesting detail of the castle grounds. It stands directly in the castle courtyard and is part of the impressive Renaissance castle complex of the Fürstenberg family.

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39.2 km

Heiligenberg Castle

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Heiligenberg Castle, located high above Lake Constance and visible from afar, shapes the Linzgau landscape, and is rightly considered the pearl of the Renaissance.

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49.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.4 km

19.5 km

3.65 km

2.65 km

Surfaces

49.1 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (740 m)

Lowest point (440 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

14°C

7°C

85 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

October 29, 2022,🚲 Nachmittagsrunde 🙂

Taking advantage of the nice weather to take a letter away.

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January 8, 2022,🚲 BergaufrutschSchneewehenGegenwindRunde 🙃

Today it was a 'fun' round.
The last few meters to the Amalienhöhe there was more rolling and sliding in the snow than moving forward.
Then there were icy cross winds and snow drifts between Wintersulgen and Illmensee. The three crosswind fans obviously gave full throttle. 🙂
And down the Deggenhausertal felt more like high thanks to the strong headwind. …

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January 25, 2025,🚲 WE Einkauf 🛒 Bioladen 🥦

Goodbye winter!
The children were playing barefoot in shorts in front of the Lehenhof organic store. 🙂

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February 20, 2023,🚲 Bioladen 🥦 und Einkaufen 🛒

As long as the sun was still visible, it was really warm. However, the clear sky then caused a rapid cooling down.

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June 3, 2024,🚲 Bioladen 🥕

Compared to Meckenbeuren, the flooding here in the Salem Valley is still limited.

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January 4, 2022,🚲 Zum 🥒🥕🥦 Bioladen 🛒

Today there was even some sun again and again during a rain break. 🌞 However, the round to the health food store turned into a dance with (or against the 🙃) wind. So I made it slowly down through the Deggenhausertal, after enjoying a great view of the Alps (Großer Widderstein to Rote Wand).

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February 18, 2022,🚲 zum Bioladen 🥕🥦🧅

With these already quite pleasant temperatures, the headwind can also be endured 😉

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February 20, 2024,🚲 Bioladen 🥒

The light and the empty streets conveyed something of a 'Sunday morning mood' in April.

Today Echbeck was definitely impassable due to construction work. I only got through to the turnoff to the chapel with the road workers turning a blind eye. From Oberboshasel the D valley was then normally navigable again.

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