The state-recognized resort of Wiggensbach, nestled between meadows, hills and forests, offers hiking enthusiasts a varied network of paths with attractive routes between 3 and 15 kilometers long. A great hiking tour for the whole family is the approximately 6,5 kilometer long moss hike, which offers wonderful landscape impressions.
Extensive meadows, rolling hills and pretty forests in the middle of the foothills of the Alps - the Oberallgäu resort of Wiggensbach impresses with a real picture-book landscape that offers the best conditions to feel good and spend relaxing days. You can enjoy nature and do something good for yourself by hiking, for which there are around 73 kilometers of the best paths around Wiggensbach. Whether it's a leisurely walk or a physically demanding tour - in and around Wiggensbach every hiking enthusiast will find ideal routes between 3 and 15 kilometers that suit their individual taste and fitness level. Interesting themed hiking trails await you here, such as an educational cheese trail that leads around the village, the Oberallgäuer circular hiking trail or the Bavarian-Swabian Way of St. James. So there is enough variety! The approximately 6,5 kilometer long Moss hike presented here is easy and is therefore also suitable for sporty families with older children. The tour, whose starting and finishing point is the market square in Wiggensbach, offers varied landscape impressions and great views of meadows, forests and mountains.
You start the tour on the market square and take a leisurely stroll towards Emmenried / Maisenbaindt. On a footpath you go along the rain retention basin and at the entrance to the recycling center turn left towards Maisenbaindt / Hohenrad / Strohmayers. Enjoy the soothing air of the beautiful Allgäu landscape and the beautiful views over wide meadows of wooded hills and the magnificent mountains in the distance. You follow a meadow path towards Wald-Moos and now reach the Mooswanderweg, which takes you over footbridges through the Emmenrieder Moos. By the way, moss is an Upper German term that stands for moor. The silence of the moorland here is ideal for leaving the stress of everyday life behind and letting your thoughts wander. After a short while you will reach a snack area that is ideal for a short break and offers a beautiful view. Strengthen yourself with something tasty from your hiking backpack before the tour continues.
At the next fork in the road, keep right and walk along a forest path to the end. Now turn right again towards Maisenbaidt / Hohenrad / Krugzell. After you have crossed another footbridge, you will reach a road junction where you continue hiking in the direction of Eggholz / Strohmayers / Wiggensbach. In the small town of Schwenkels the tour is a little steeper and tests your fitness. Follow the signs for Ettensberg / Wiggensbach and follow the forest path uphill over the ridge path to the left to a meadow path. Finally, walk towards Illerstraße to return to the center of Wiggensbach. Overall, this tour, which provides really nice holiday impressions, lasts a good hour and a half.
The fresh Allgäuer air, wonderful views of the vast landscape and a charming silence in the Emmenrieder Moos make this hike a real pleasure. It is perfect for actively relaxing and exploring the holiday area a bit.
