The Lower Lake

A dream on two wheels!

The southern of the two "fingers" of Lake Constance is Untersee (Lower Lake). Many tourists miss this part, which is a pity, because Untersee is a dream! Sometimes it is rather river-like, then again wide and open. Nowhere is Lake Constance more varied. You shouldn't miss the Rhine Falls and the Höri peninsula!

View of Constance with the Lower Lake in the background

View of Constance with the Lower Lake in the background

View of the island of Reichenau

View of the island of Reichenau

Island of Reichenau

Island of Reichenau

View of Stein am Rhein and the island of Werd

View of Stein am Rhein and the island of Werd

Rhine Falls near Schaffhausen

Rhine Falls near Schaffhausen

Wangen on the Höri peninsula

Wangen on the Höri peninsula

Radolfzell

Radolfzell

Markelfingen

Markelfingen

View of Markelfingen and the Lower Lake

View of Markelfingen and the Lower Lake
Cycling tours at the Lower Lake
From Constance to Stein am Rhein (approx. 30 kilometers)

The slightly hilly route repeatedly offers wonderful views of the water and the island of Reichenau, the Höri peninsula and the Schiener Berg. Lake Constance ends in Stein am Rhein and the (High) Rhine begins again. The small medieval town with its painted houses, the town hall square and the Werd monastery island off the shore is rightly a tourist magnet.

Excursion to Schaffhausen and the Rhine Falls from Stein am Rhein (approx. 50 kilometers)

If you are already in Stein am Rhein, you should definitely make a detour to Schaffhausen and the Rhine Falls. A boat trip to the Rhine Falls is absolutely stunning, especially in May and June when the river is at its peak after the snow has melted. If you want to cycle the whole route there and back, prepare yourself for almost 50 hilly kilometers!

From Stein am Rhein via the Höri peninsula to Radolfzell (approx. 25 kilometers)

The climbs in Kattenhorn (short but steep) and between Wangen and Hemmenhofen (longer but moderate) should not deter anyone from cycling along the Höri peninsula. This section of the Lake Constance cycle path is fantastic!

From Radolfzell to Constance (approx. 20 kilometers)

This section of the Lake Constance cycle path is practically free of climbs, but not particularly interesting either. So you won't miss much if you shorten the route here by train.