The 13,3 kilometer-long mountain bike tour from Füssen to the Vilser Alm impresses with a varied route and many beautiful impressions within a fantastic landscape. The Vilser Alm, which is located at 1226 meters and belongs to Tyrol, is a rustic mountain hut where bikers can enjoy refreshing drinks and regional delicacies.
The mountain bike tour presented here is of medium difficulty and leads from Füssen through the idyllic Faulenbacher Valley via the Vilser Scharte to Vils, where the climb to the Vilser Alm begins. The mountain hut, located on Tyrolean terrain, is a popular meeting place for mountain bikers, especially on Wednesdays, when the friendly biker meeting takes place on the Vilser Alm. But this tour is also worthwhile on other days as it offers a varied route and wonderful landscape impressions. The starting point of the approximately 13,3 km long tour, for which you should plan around two hours, is the Tourist Information in Füssen.
The mountain bikers get on their bikes at the tourist information center and first ride briefly through the Füssen city center towards Bad Faulenbach. Thanks to its natural idyll with species-rich flower meadows, beautiful hillside forests and six picturesque lakes, this largely car-free Füssen district is something like Füssen's natural spa park. The cyclists follow the Alatseestrasse through the village and the Faulenbacher Valley to the legendary Alatsee at the end of the valley, which has achieved national fame as the setting for a popular Allgäu crime thriller. The body of water is also called the “bleeding lake” due to a rare layer of purple sulfur bacteria at a depth of 15 meters, which is responsible for a slight red color in the water that can only be seen under special lighting conditions. Many regional myths surround Lake Alat, but objectively speaking it is simply a beautiful mountain lake surrounded by dense forest.
The mountain bikers circle the Alatsee to the junction that leads through the Vilser Scharte over the ridge. The section of the path through the Vilser Scharte is partly only suitable for experienced mountain bikers; everyone else has to get off here and push. The route then continues through a varied mountain landscape towards the Tyrolean town of Vils. There, bikers simply follow the signs to Vilser Alm, which lead them to a gently ascending forest path of around four kilometers long, which leads along the geopath to the hut. We recommend a short stop at the “Alpstrudel” lookout point to enjoy the wonderful view of the Allgäuer and Tyrolean mountains before reaching your destination.
The Vilser Alm, which is open every day in the summer season except Tuesdays, pampers its visitors with a variety of regional dishes such as cheese spaetzle, bacon dumplings with cabbage or hearty snacks. Thirst is quenched here with a wide selection of non-alcoholic drinks as well as beer and wine. Every Wednesday, mountain bikers can spend the day or evening with like-minded people on the Vilser Alm and sit together with music, food and drink. The cozy alpine pasture has a wonderful sun terrace as well as a petting zoo and a large playground, so that even the little guests won't get bored. The return journey to Füssen takes the same route.
The tour to the Vilser Alm presented here is highly recommended for mountain bikers on holiday in Füssen-Weißensee. The varied landscape, diverse beautiful impressions and the hut feeling on the Vilser Alm guarantee a successful holiday trip on the bike.
