Water and space

From Lauingen station follow the signs to the centre. At the market square, keep going in the direction of Donauwörth, Dillingen until you reach the Danube bridge. Here you will also find the black pictogram showing you the way to Wasser und Weite. Follow the cycle path next to the road past the farm shop. You come to the crossroads on the B 16, keep to the right on the cycle path, past a pond. Change sides of the road at a large farm and continue along the main road. Then take the small agricultural road to the Obere Haidhofsiedlung. After the settlement, turn left towards Untere Haidhofsiedlung. You cycle across the open field, then past a gravel pit. Shortly before the Untere Haidhofsiedlung, turn right towards Aislingen. The houses come closer and closer. You reach Markt Aislingen on the main road. Continue straight on in the direction of Glött for 3.5 km. On Kirchstraße past the church to the sports field. Now park your bike! Climb the steps to the idyllically situated St Sebastian's Chapel from 1630. The Aislinger Sebastiansberg offers you a unique panoramic view over the Danube valley. The plateau, which is up to 600 m long and 210 m wide, was already fortified in prehistoric times. For more than 100 years, archaeologists have been researching the area to find out and reconstruct what the Romans did in Aislingen in ancient times. The current state of knowledge is recorded on the information boards. Now always orientate yourself in the direction of Glött directly towards a windmill across the open field. The path curves to the right and a few metres after the signpost, the tour leads down to Glött. Follow the Weilerstraße into the centre of the village to the church and the Platz der Begegnung (meeting place), with the Fugger Castle on your right. The rule of the Fuggers is of decisive importance for the historical development of the community of Glött. The Oberamt Glött was the seat of a princely court. In 1869, the former moated castle was converted into a care and nursing institution. Today it belongs to the Regens Wagner Foundation. More than 150 years ago, Johann Evangelist Wagner, together with the matron Theresia Haselmayr and her fellow sisters of the Dillingen Franciscan order, founded the "Deaf and Dumb Institution" and other facilities for people with disabilities. From these beginnings, today's Regens-Wagner-Werk has developed with 14 locations in Bavaria. More information www.regens-wagner.de. Continue on the main road out of Glött. Follow the cycle path next to the country road to the Feldbachmühle sawmill and on to Heudorf. In the village, turn left at the signpost towards Altenbaindt 4.8 km. Cycle along the edge of the forest to a small lake. Then cycle slightly uphill in the forest to a hikers' car park. After the forest, head towards a farm. You cross the country road and have reached Altenbaindt. The vicarage in Altenbaindt is a protected monument. Situated on the south side of the parish church of St. Stephan, the hipped-roof building was erected under parish priest Balthasar Bechtold. At the crossroads, you now head towards Holzheim and Dillingen. You ride briefly downhill, then across the open field to Holzheim and Weisingen. Both villages are built right next to each other. At the Herrgottskapelle chapel, turn right towards Lauingen and continue straight ahead on the little road. Soon you come to a bathing area - beware, only a small path branches off to the left to the bathing lake! A beautiful sunbathing lawn and the clear water invite you to stop for a swim. Follow a path along another lake, then turn right to the small bridge over the gravel conveyor belts. Continue to the golf course with refreshment stop (beer garden). On the cycle path to the farm estate in Riedwiedshausen. Go straight on towards Dillingen, then turn right to the Danube bridge. Now take the direction of the town centre and Lauingen. You will arrive in the middle of the old town. Now park the bikes and explore Dillingen on foot. Tip: Before the bike tour, download the smartphone app "Lauschtour Kneipp Dillingen" or borrow an iPod from the tourist information office. Exciting stories told in a lively way make the town tour a special highlight. We recommend visiting stations 1,2,3 and then 7 and 8 in the town centre. You can pass the other stations by bike. At the end of the Old Town turn right to the traffic lights. Cross the road at the taxi park. Go straight past the school and the hospital. Attention: Where the cycle path, which is separated from the pavement, turns right, turn left. At the end of the cul-de-sac, go down to the Kneipp pool and the rest area. Cross the small bridge into the floodplain forest towards Lauingen. Beautifully shaded, you come to a chapel and then to the bank of the Danube. Cycle directly along the river for the last few kilometres to Lauingen.