Bergatreute – Hiking and Pilgrimage

When looking for a hotel in Bergatreute, it is worth first deciding what you want to focus on during your trip: hiking, cycling, or pilgrimage and local history. The Upper Swabian Way of St. James passes through Bergatreute, as does the Main-Danube-Lake Constance long-distance cycle route. At the same time, the town is a Catholic pilgrimage destination with a tradition spanning more than 300 years. The Way of St. James, a cycling route and a long religious history thus come together as distinct themes to consider when planning your trip.

Hiking and cycling trails

Bergatreute has 80 kilometres of well-signposted hiking trails. Their total length and signposting provide a specific basis for planning a hiking trip; check local trail conditions before setting out. The Main-Danube-Lake Constance long-distance cycle route also passes through Bergatreute. Hiking and cycling are therefore two distinct activity options that can take priority when choosing a destination.

Hiking Trail 5 leads via Riedhof to Gwigg and the Baroque Chapel of St. George. Hiking Trail 7 leads via Giesenweiler and Unterstocken to the Volkertshaus Chapel; Hiking Trail 3 leads to the Achtal valley. When choosing a route, you can therefore choose between two chapels and the Achtal valley. Check local conditions before setting out.

Pilgrimage and chapels

The pilgrimage tradition is reflected in several specific landmarks. The pilgrimage image “Mary of the Blood” is a major draw for pilgrims. Bergatreute’s ring of chapels comprises six other Roman Catholic chapels. The Chapel of St. George in Gwigg dates from 1718 and is adorned with statues of Saints Conrad and Norbert. The parish of Bergatreute was first mentioned 900 years ago. The parish’s early mention, the pilgrimage image and the chapel architecture thus stand alongside one another as distinct points of reference in the town’s religious history.

A weekly local market

On Fridays, a fruit and vegetable seller offers fresh seasonal produce for sale behind the town hall in Bergatreute. If you are visiting that day, shopping can be an additional point to consider in your plans; if your plans are fixed, check in advance whether the seller will be there.

Culture in the wider Ravensburg travel destination

In the wider Ravensburg travel destination, the Humpis Quarter Museum opened in July 2009. Its permanent exhibition spans five buildings in a late medieval residential quarter. The museum offers regular public tours and individually bookable tours for school classes, children and adults; check the booking details if you are planning a tour. The Allgäu-Oberschwaben Wolfegg Farmhouse Museum offers another perspective on regional history. It preserves 28 historic buildings, some of them several centuries old. The museum illustrates how people in the region’s past worked, lived and made their homes.

The Ravensburg Art Museum offers another architectural point of interest in the wider Ravensburg travel destination: it opened in 2013 and is the world’s first certified museum built to the Passive House standard. Achberg Castle is also part of this regional cultural landscape. It is the district cultural centre of Ravensburg District, stands high above the Argental valley and showcases Baroque architecture. The circular hiking trails starting at the castle pass through gentle, rolling meadows along the high riverbank and steep slopes with ravines on the valley side of the Argental.

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