View of Neuschwanstein Castle – View of Forggensee loop from Neuschwanstein Castle

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View of Neuschwanstein Castle – View of Forggensee loop from Neuschwanstein Castle

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View of Neuschwanstein Castle – View of Forggensee loop from Neuschwanstein Castle

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7.07km

190m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 26, 2026

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1.35 km

View of Neuschwanstein Castle

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Perfect for road bikes. With a bike, it's better to stay a bit off to the side – you'll get more out of it.

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1.61 km

View of Neuschwanstein Castle

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Best-known postcard motif in Germany? At least close! It can be crowded here, but a visit to the extravagant and beautiful castle definitely pays off.

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1.92 km

View of Neuschwanstein Castle

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From here you can see both castles quite well.

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3.31 km

View of Alpsee and Hohenschwangau Castle

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On the way to Neuschwanstein Castle there are a few viewpoints from which you have a wonderful view of the valley.

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3.83 km

View of Forggensee

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From the west side of the castle, you look out over the Alpine foothills to the Forggensee. In clear weather, the view extends far beyond the lake and the surrounding villages.

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4.02 km

View of Neuschwanstein Castle

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Panoramic views of the castle, Forggensee and the Allgäu landscape repeatedly emerge.

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4.45 km

View of Hohenschwangau Castle and Alpsee

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Behind the Marienbrücke (direction Bleckenau), after a few minutes' walk, you will reach quieter viewpoints with a wide panorama over Hohenschwangau Castle, the Alpsee and the pre-Alpine landscape.

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6.22 km

Cycle Path Below Hohenschwangau Castle

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As soon as you cycle out of Füssen, you will always have this fantastic view of the fairytale castles of Neuschwanstein Castle and Hohenschwangau. Hohenschwangau once served the royal family …

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7.07 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.54 km

1.32 km

603 m

601 m

Surfaces

5.53 km

1.39 km

146 m

Elevation

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Highest point (970 m)

Lowest point (790 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

13°C

9°C

63 %

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Comments

July 31, 2024,Kleiner Rundgang nach Neuschwanstein 🥾 …

A quick visit to Neuschwanstein Castle, then we went to the crowded Marienbrücke and after cooling off in the Pöllatschlucht we returned to the starting point 🥾

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August 26, 2022,Königsschlösser Füssen - 26.08.2022

From the Schwannsee with the starting point of the historic quarry along the shore of the picturesque lake with the sounds of the alphorn. A beautiful echo of the alphorn group accompanied us on the way. Then to Hohenschwangau Castle on the Alpsee. Uphill to the Marienbrücke and enjoyed the mega view of Neuschwanstein Castle. Back to the entrance of …

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October 29, 2023,Schwansee, Alpsee und die Königsschlösser

Directly from the motorway to the Schwansee car park, got a parking space there by chance and started walking straight away.
The classic route over the Fischersteig to Pindarplatz and on to Hohenschwangau Castle.
Then we continued to the Marienbrücke, but we didn't want to wait in line so we walked a few meters towards Bleckenau and you could see …

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August 11, 2024,Alterschrofen - Schloss Neuschwanstein – Alpsee

To finish off today there was a bit of culture 😊 Unfortunately Marienbrücke was not possible due to the crowds 🙈

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April 21, 2024,Albsee nach Schloss Neuschwanstein

The castle was a must on our tour. It was a shame that the Marienbrücke was closed. The winter weather was a bit of a challenge. But when we got to the top of the castle, the sun came out for a short time.

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April 3, 2023,Schloss Neuschwanstein vom Schwansee

The starting point of the hike was the parking lot at Schwansee. This was almost circumnavigated, then it went up to the Alpsee. From there up to the Marienbrücke (unfortunately closed), from there to Neuschwanstein Castle. From this descent to Schwangau and back to the starting point.

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June 19, 2025,Besuch Schloss Neuschwanstein 🇩🇪

Since this was our first time in the Allgäu, a visit to the royal castles was naturally on the agenda, even though I haven't been drawn to such crowded places on vacation for a long time.

So we spent the morning relaxing at the Alpseebad, and in the afternoon we went to Neuschwanstein Castle. We had booked a guided tour, …

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December 25, 2022,🏰 Schloss Neuschwanstein, Hohenschwangau

... to celebrate 🎄🎅 of the day there was a small 🌤 trip to Hohenschwangau - stretch your feet a little.
It was nice 🤩😀.

...must definitely come back again.

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