The Lake Constance loop
Three countries, one lake, no hills that matter: the 260-kilometre Bodensee-Radweg circles Lake Constance past orchards, vineyard villages, the flower island of Mainau and Lindau's lion-guarded harbour, with the Alps posing across the water.
- Best forAdventure
- Approx. flying time~12h from Los Angeles
- Nearest airportFriedrichshafen (FDH)
About this place
A week is leisurely, and ferries let you shortcut any stage — which feels like cheating and is in fact the system working. The cycle paths are Swiss-grade throughout. Go in September for the harvest, when every second farm sells apple juice from a table.
Featured in Ten cycling holidays for completely normal legs
When to go
Daytime highs run from about 4°C in January to 24°C in July. Driest in March and September; wettest in May, with rain on about 17 days.
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August24° · rain 14 daysWarm and often wet.
Monthly figures averaged from daily records for 2020–2024 at this location (ERA5 reanalysis). Live conditions from MET Norway, CC BY 4.0.
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