Wangen Tower – Wooden Cow Sculpture loop from Wangen(Allgäu)
Wangen Tower – Wooden Cow Sculpture loop from Wangen(Allgäu)
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Wangen Tower – Wooden Cow Sculpture loop from Wangen(Allgäu)
02:04
7.97km
50m
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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: April 8, 2026
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Start point
Train Station
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504 m
Martinstor (Lindau Gate), Wangen im Allgäu
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1.05 km
Gehrenbergsteg Bridge Over the Argen
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2.07 km
Auwiesen Park and Rundling Hill
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2.51 km
ERBA Industrial Monument and Chimney, Allgäu
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Idyllic living and working where huge machines used to rattle: This will soon be possible at the ERBA industrial monument. This is where ultra-modern apartments for singles, couples and families as well as innovative commercial and event spaces are being built. As part of the federal program National Urban Development Projects, the old chimney was renovated in 2018 and is now visible from afar as a landmark.
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Rundling Hill Viewpoint, Wangen State Garden Show
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Viewing platform at the State Garden Show Wangen
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3.34 km
Landesgartenschau Observation Tower Wangen
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Wangen Tower
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"The world's first walkable tower in sustainable wood construction"
The tower is 22 meters high. Via a steel staircase with 113 steps. The cost of the observation tower is around 2.2 million euros.
The tower consists of a wooden structure made of 12 centimeter thin, curved panels. These are created by gluing moist wooden slats together. The drying process causes the panels to warp into the intended shape.
The tower design is based on two principles that are taken from biology: Firstly, nature has found ways to use the shrinkage of wood for a controlled shape-changing process. A good example of this is spruce cones, whose wooden scales have been "programmed" by nature so that they change shape when they dry out and open on their own. A similar self-forming process leads to the complex shape of the components of our tower.
Secondly, nature also shows how more shape requires less material. The shape of the tower is not an end in itself, but rather enables a very slim, resource-saving and efficient wooden construction. It is the world's first walkable tower to be built using this innovative and sustainable wooden construction method. Ultimately, the tower is visible from afar and is therefore not only an attraction and landmark, but also an expression of how we can design nature and architecture in a mutually compatible way in the future.
Text / Source: Landesgartenschau Wangen im Allgäu 2024 GmbH, Aumühleweg 5 | 88239 Wangen im Allgäu
lgswangen2024.de
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3.43 km
Wooden Cow Sculpture
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7.97 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
4.36 km
1.58 km
1.16 km
598 m
254 m
Surfaces
3.38 km
2.65 km
1.66 km
220 m
< 100 m
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