Mengen small circular hike

We start at the car park of the Mengen indoor swimming pool, follow a paved path to the Ablach and then turn left along it. After about 50 m, we cross the Ablach over a wooden bridge and, after a short stretch along the ditch, pass the Liebfrauenkirche and the Geisschen House. Then we return to the ditch along the Ablach and turn right to the Martinskirche, from where there is a view of the half-timbered houses of the town. We cross the main road, go through an alley past the Schwarzer Adler onto Schwarzadlerstraße, then turn left onto Rosenstraße back to the ditch and pass the Old Fuchs and, turning left at Pizzeria Da Peppino onto Mittlere Straße, continue over the cattle market square to the Missionsberg, from where we have a view over the town. From the Missionsberg tower we overlook the surroundings and then follow the pilgrimage path through the fields, continuing to follow the signage towards Aspenhäusle, which leads us on a paved road along the forest. In a sharp right turn, we take the forest path into the woods and ignore the signpost towards Aspenhäusle to take an alternative route through the forest to get there. At the Aspen hut there is an opportunity to rest and barbecue. We cross the L268 (caution!) and take field paths to the Mengen Ablach, which we reach after crossing the B311 (caution!). We cross the small bridge and walk along a meadow path on the left side of the Ablach, to reach the road junction at the Mengen bypass after about 1500 m. We continue hiking on Mühlstraße to Ennetach, passing the community center to reach the Ennetach Ablach, along which we walk until we meet Kastellstraße. We go right and continue along the road and through the underpass at the roundabout at the town entrance of Mengen back to the starting point.