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Snack area at Lake MindelseePhoto: Tourismus- und Stadtmarketing Radolfzell GmbH, Kuhnle+Knödler
Picturesque meadows, open forests, and slopes with tall-stemmed fruit trees surround the two-kilometer-long lake. On the shore, you feel transported to another world: one could imagine being in Sweden or the Masurian Lake District in Poland. There are only a few natural lakes of this size in Baden-Württemberg, and Mindelsee is one of the few completely without buildings on the shore.
Formed during the Ice Age, Mindelsee and its reed areas are true paradises for plants and animals. In hardly any protected area in the state are there more species of dragonflies, beetles, and butterflies, and nowhere at Lake Constance are there more breeding bird species than here. Information about the special biodiversity is provided on a board by the BUND.
Author’s recommendation
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
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During periods of heavy rainfall, some path sections may be wet.Tips and suggestions
The Mindelsee route is one of the Radolfzell routes. These are four circular hiking trails and a family-friendly short route with dense signposting that reliably leads hikers and walkers back to the starting point. A map with all the important information is available at the Radolfzell Tourist Information. Route descriptions as well as maps and GPX data for download can be found at www.radolfzell-tourismus.de/radolfzellerrunden.
Roadbook
From the forest car park, the path leads westward and then turns right over a bridge. Now it passes through orchard meadows and reed areas heading north. While the gravel path north of the lake continues to Dürrenhof with a self-service café called "Rosenstüble," the Mindelsee route forks onto a forest path at the edge of the forest by the information board about the Mindelsee nature reserve. This path winds its way to the west shore of Mindelsee and repeatedly offers views across the reed to the lake. On the west side, the path continues past reed areas and through a birch avenue into the forest, crossing several small streams via footbridges. In the south, the route follows a forest path very close to the lake, returning to the hiking car park. Before the path leaves the shore, a picnic spot directly at the lake invites you to rest.
The Mindelsee route, like the other Radolfzell routes, is signposted in both directions and can therefore be walked in the opposite direction as well.
A large part of the Mindelsee route runs through the Mindelsee nature reserve. To protect this sensitive refuge, we ask you to stay on the paths within the nature reserve and to keep dogs on a leash.
Markelfingen Beach
Tourist-Information in the "RADHOTEL am Gleis" in Markelfingen
Grillplatz am Campingplatz Markelfingen
Markelfingen Markolfstraße
St. Laurentius Kirche
Parkplatz Bahnhof Markelfingen
Wanderparkplatz Mindelsee
Möggingen Am Ried
Möggingen Rathaus
Max Planck Institute of Animal Behaviour
BUND-Naturschutzzentrum Möggingen
Naturschutzgebiet Mindelsee
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
Seehas train (SBB) to Markelfingen, city bus line 8 to Markelfingen Markolfstraße, alternatively city bus line 6 to Möggingen Rathaus. From both stops, signed access paths to the Mindelsee route are available.Parking
Car park at the Markelfingen forest cemetery directly on the route, alternatively the hiking car park on K6167 between Radolfzell and Möggingen and via a signed access path (600 m) to the Mindelsee route.Coordinates
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Equipment
Good footwear is recommended.Localization
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
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