Around Stiefenhofen

From the train station through the town to Argenstraße and further to Sinswang. (For those who want it more challenging, turn left about 350 m after passing under the bridge at the intersection onto an inconspicuous forest and meadow path that leads uphill towards Kapf. Higher up, keep right on the paved road and descend to Sinswang).

We follow the road to Vorderreute, which soon ascends, pass the hamlet and then continue straight ahead – do not follow the road to the left! Passing a property, we come to a meadow path where three of the new flow gates allow passage. Continue in the forest following the forest road. Then on paved road via Iringshofen to the so-called Hahnschenkel. There, it goes left downhill, then right to Isenbretshofen and Hertnegg, shortly after, left down and further to Ranzenried. Soon it goes swiftly downhill to Heimhofen. Here, turn right on a forest road towards Harbatshofen. Carefully cross the main road and on the bike path past Harbatshofen to the highest point.

Shortly afterwards, cross the road again to the right and along the forest edge on the forest road to the next road junction. Then continue again on paved road to Oberthalhofen. Straight ahead leads a quiet gravel path along the Upper Argen to the Weißenbach mill. Over a last steep ascent to Zell and further to Buflings. At the entrance to Oberstaufen, turn left onto Bgm.-Hertlein-Straße and back to the starting point at the train station.

On S1 trails, you have to roll over small obstacles like flat roots, small stones, and water gutters. The gradient is a maximum of 40%. Basic riding skills such as controlled braking and weight shifting are necessary.

Note: The route is not explicitly signposted; GPX data is available for navigation.

Visit to the Rutzhofen dairy, which belongs to the Allgäu Cheese Road. Nine milk suppliers provide the dairy annually with 1.3 million kilograms of milk. A non-GMO diet is the basis for the pure natural production there.