View of Lake Riedsee – Riedsee Boardwalk loop from Bad Wurzach

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View of Lake Riedsee – Riedsee Boardwalk loop from Bad Wurzach

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View of Lake Riedsee – Riedsee Boardwalk loop from Bad Wurzach

01:59

7.75km

20m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

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Wurzacher Ried

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.97 km

Wurzacher Ried Moor Kneipp Basin

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This "slightly different" Kneipp pool features mud instead of cold water. Have fun.

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2.16 km

View of Lake Riedsee

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Many benches here around the lake to enjoy the view

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2.36 km

Riedsee Boardwalk

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Very well done, you have many beautiful views of the lake and there is a lot of information about the former peat extraction and the current regeneration.

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3.14 km

Torfmoorbahn Museum Oberried

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Industrial monument for Torg mining

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3.99 km

Wurzacher Ried peat railway tracks

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You can easily follow the rails of the Wurzacher Ried Torfbahn by walking directly on the rail bed or by using the parallel paths.

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4.56 km

Peat shed in the Wurzacher Ried

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There were peat sheds in the Ried where the peat was stored in the autumn before it was taken to the peat works for further processing. Here, a shed has …

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5.22 km

Riedsee in the Wurzacher Ried

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With around ten hectares, the Riedsee is the largest body of water in the Ried. Created as a peat cut, it is an impressive testimony to peat extraction in earlier times.

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5.48 km

Wurzacher Ried Nature Reserve Loop Trail

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The Wurzacher Ried is a unique, primeval landscape with a special magic. The enormous power of the Rhine glacier continuously formed the hill ranges of the Allgäu during the last …

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7.75 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.04 km

2.42 km

449 m

439 m

363 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.94 km

1.61 km

1.32 km

985 m

880 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

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2°C

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Comments

March 16, 2022,Bad Wurzach: Stadt und Moor

On the way back from the Allgäu we made a stopover in Bad Wurzach.
We particularly liked the Ried with water canals, heathland, lakes, wooden plank paths, narrow-gauge railway...

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