Vils Valley Trail – Vils River loop from Pfronten-Ried

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Vils Valley Trail – Vils River loop from Pfronten-Ried

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Vils Valley Trail – Vils River loop from Pfronten-Ried

01:18

20.3km

180m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 9.07 km for 988 m

Discouraged: • December-May (otherwise open)

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.00 km

Vils Valley Trail

Highlight • Trail

Also suitable for touring bikes. Romantic valley with mountain stream.

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4.30 km

View of the Allgäu Mountains

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The trail takes you through a great landscape with beautiful views of the wooded mountains and some pointed peaks.

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7.08 km

Vils Valley Trail

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great great great, highly recommended

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7.99 km

Vils Valley

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Cycling through the Vilstal valley is a memorable experience. A stunningly beautiful region and a highly recommended route!

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8.24 km

Bench with a view of the river in Allgäu

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Nice place for a little break

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8.32 km

Vils River

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just nice to cycle along here

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9.03 km

View of the Vils River

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The river rises below the Jubilee Trail in the Allgäu Alps in Tyrol (Austria). It initially flows east through the Vilsalpsee. The Vils first flows north and northwest in the …

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20.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.1 km

6.57 km

2.59 km

Surfaces

13.3 km

5.80 km

1.15 km

Elevation

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Highest point (1,000 m)

Lowest point (860 m)

Weather

Wednesday 7 October

15°C

8°C

98 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Comments

May 23, 2022,Gemütliche Feierabendrunde am Fluss Vils entlang, ab/bis Meilingen

Great leisurely tour through the beautiful Vilstal. No special demands or condition, can be mastered with any bike.

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May 21, 2022,Durchs Vilstal am Bachlauf entlang, schöne Holzbrücke, ab/bis Pfronten-Meilingen

Super nice bike tour along the Vils, with many great views of the mountains and the creek. For inexperienced and city bikers I recommend: Do not change the side of the stream. Everyone else will love the track.
Very easy tour (on the main stream side).

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August 26, 2022,Pfronten - Vilstal und zurück

Because there was still time today, we did an afternoon tour to the Vilstal along the Vils and back. On the tour you have a totally different landscape around you: a narrow valley, relatively steep walls and a rushing river. Towards the end of the tour, the valley widens and reveals a view of lush green meadows and the mountains...a …

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