From our guest Dieter
Dieter from North Rhine-Westphalia had been planning to get to know Lake Constance by bike for some time. In June 2022, he finally set off and, in addition to the classic Lake Constance route, he cycled part of the High Rhine, including the Rhine Falls near Schaffhausen and the medieval town of Stein am Rhein.
On Sunday, 19.06.22, I arrived in Constance to cycle around Lake Constance on the following days.
On Monday I set off from the B&B Hotel with the destination Schaffhausen. I cycled via the island of Reichenau, which has some very beautiful sights, to the jetty. The boat didn't just take me to the landing stage in Gaienhofen. The bikes were neatly parked on this trip.
From there we went via Stein am Rhein to Schaffhausen on the right bank of the Rhine. This was a bit strenuous as it was very hilly. But the view of the Rhine Falls made up for it.
The following day, I returned from Stein am Rhein on the left bank of the Rhine back to Constance.
The third tour then took me past the island of Mainau to the jetty in Wallhausen, where I crossed over to Überlingen.
From there I still had about 35 kilometers to my overnight stay in Friedrichshafen. Unfortunately, it was pouring with rain the whole way and so I couldn't see anything, such as the pile dwellings and the little town of Meersburg. You can't always be lucky and be allowed to do this once in a while.
The next day was again the best weather and we went to Lindau. It was very crowded and it was almost impossible to find a place to have a drink or something to eat.
The penultimate tour went from Lindau via Bregenz to Steinach in Switzerland.
The last tour took me back to Constance.
This trip around Lake Constance was worthwhile for me, because I drove through beautiful areas and small towns that I would never have seen by car. As I was driving all by myself, I was able to drive as I wanted and stop wherever I wanted. I've always wanted to do this trip and now, at the age of 70, I've made it a reality.
Very nice accommodation was booked in advance by Radweg-Reisen and the GPS data for the individual tours was accurate and always took me to the destinations.
Let's see where we go next time.
This trip around Lake Constance was worthwhile for me, because I drove through beautiful areas and small towns that I would never have seen by car.
