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Maps and trails
The 10 most beautiful pilgrim walks at Gnadensee
Pilgrim Trail
· Lake Constance (BW)
Ulrikaweg - entire route from Unterstadion to Hegne
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
123.5 km
32:00 h
1,052 m
1,150 m
The Ulrikaweg follows the footsteps of the Blessed Sister Ulrika and leads from her residence Obestadion in Upper Swabia to the Hegne Monastery at Lake Untersee, where she is buried.
Pilgrim Trail
· Lake Constance (BW)
Ulrikaweg 6th stage - from Salem to Hegne Monastery
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
23.6 km
6:00 h
158 m
180 m
The 6th stage leads from Salem Castle to Hegne Monastery, the destination of the Ulrikaweg.
Pilgrim Trail
· Lake Constance (BW)
Reichenau Jakobsweg - route variant of the Hegau Jakobsweg 3rd stage
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
10.3 km
2:30 h
33 m
10 m
From the Brunnengasse railway crossing in Allensbach, this variant leads over the Reichenau Island to the church of St. Martin in Wollmatingen, continuing along Litzelstetter Straße; at the end of Wollmatingen, connection to the Hegau Jakobsweg.
Pilgrim Trail
· Lake Constance (BW)
Ulrika Route Salem Castle - Hegne Monastery
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
23.6 km
5:45 h
151 m
173 m
Pilgrimage following the footsteps of the blessed Sister Ulrika Nisch
Pilgrim Trail
· Lake Constance (BW)
Pilgrimage on the Way of St. James for 18 days from Konstanz via Basel, Hericourt, Gy to Marnay in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region (Burgundy).
recommended route
Difficulty
T2
difficult
closed
401.5 km
104:01 h
5,653 m
5,839 m
In 18 daily stages on the Way of St. James from Konstanz (D) via Basel (CH), Delle, Hericourt, Gy, to Marnay (F) near Besancon.
Pilgrim Trail
· Kreuzlingen
High Rhine Trail: Kreuzlingen - Mammern
Difficulty
difficult
Stage 1
26.3 km
7:00 h
375 m
365 m
The pilgrimage route from Konstanz/Kreuzlingen along the Rhine to Basel is called the "High Rhine Trail" here. Several pilgrimage routes from Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg join this route.
Pilgrim Trail
· Bodensee-Linzgau
Ulrikaweg
162.9 km
41:40 h
1,605 m
1,655 m
In May 2021, a new pilgrimage route called the Ulrikaweg was opened, leading from Unterstadion in Upper Swabia to Lake Constance and the Hegne Monastery.
The 124-kilometer route, divided into six stages, begins at St. Ulrika Church in Unterstadion and passes through Mittelbiberach (the birthplace of Sister Ulrika), Steinhausen, Sießen Abbey, Illmensee, and Salem to Überlingen, and from there by boat across the lake to its destination, Hegne Abbey.
Pilgrim Trail
· Lake Constance (BW)
Hegauer Jakobsweg, Abschnitt Bodman-Konstanz
36.6 km
9:43 h
388 m
391 m
Pilgerweg der Beuroner Jakobspilger-Gemeinschaft vom Kloster Wald südlich von Messkirch über Stockach-Markelfingen nach Konstanz, markiert mit dem gelben neunstraligen Stern auf blauem Grund. Der Weg veräuft auf weiten Strecken parallel zum Bodensee-Wanderweg, der vom Schwarzwaldverein betreut wird.

