Eggenthal: Chapel, Local Circular Route and Cycling Trips

If you are looking for a hotel in Eggenthal, the local highlights can help you plan your stay around your interests: the landmark on the hill, a circular route starting at St. Afra and short, somewhat more challenging cycling trips appeal to different interests. The circular route leads through Eggenthal; the cycling suggestions include Irsee and the hamlet community of Holzstetten. Holzstetten is located in the municipality of Eggenthal.

Marien-Seelen Chapel and Stations of the Cross

The Marien-Seelen Chapel on the hill above Eggenthal is the town’s landmark. A printed guide to the church is available in the chapel and describes its history and furnishings in detail. In Eggenthal, a Stations of the Cross route climbs to the Baroque Maria Seelenberg Chapel, the town’s landmark. The church guide and the Stations of the Cross route offer different perspectives: one focuses on the chapel’s history and furnishings, while the other follows a local path up to the chapel.

Local Circular Route and Cycling Trips

A circular route starts at St. Afra Church in Eggenthal and leads through streets to the south and out of town. Short but somewhat more challenging cycling trips in the municipality include rides to Irsee or to the hamlet community of Holzstetten. For planning your day, you can choose between a route whose course through the town is described and trips to named destinations. The cycling trips are described as short and somewhat more challenging.

A historical trace is also among the local highlights: a fort stood in Eggenthal’s Rechtlewald forest about 2,000 years ago. The time span thus ranges from the Baroque chapel to a much older historic site in the forest.

Ostallgäu as a Wider Travel Destination

At the level of the wider travel destination of Ostallgäu, cycling takes on a different scale. The Ostallgäu Cycling Travel Region includes regional routes that extend across the whole of Ostallgäu. Each is 25 to 76 kilometres long, consistently signposted and dedicated to its own theme. This is a different scale from the short cycling trips mentioned for the municipality of Eggenthal: here, the focus is on themed routes across the whole of Ostallgäu, while there it is on rides to Irsee or Holzstetten. Ostallgäu also has 32 local walking routes that showcase special treasures in nature and in the towns.

The mountain landscape is also part of the regional context: the mountains in the Ostallgäu district belong to the Vilser Mountains in the southwest and the Ammer Mountains in the southeast. At 2,082 metres, Hochplatte is the highest mountain in Ostallgäu.

The region’s cultural context also includes UNESCO recognition: since 12 July 2025, Neuschwanstein Castle, together with Linderhof Palace, the King’s House on Schachen and Herrenchiemsee Palace, has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau, the two royal castles, can only be visited as part of a guided tour. Plan your visit to these two castles as a guided tour.

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