St. James way Section 4 Berwang - Haldensee

From the church of St. James turn right towards Rinnen, at the end of the village parallel to the road through meadows down to the Moossee, to the valley station of the Thanellerkar lift and to the beautifully restored Sebastian Chapel (17th century) in Rinnen. Continue downhill towards Rieden. At the next fork in the trail, do not turn left (Rauth/Wasserfall), but continue straight downhill towards Rieden. The forest path leads past a small waterfall, along the reservoir and steeply down to a fork in the path. To the left, a very steep little forest road leads directly down to Rieden. The pilgrims' path follows the mountain bike route in a wide right turn down to Riedener See and into the little village with a pretty chapel. Continue on the marked hiking trail in the direction of Weißenbach, finally to the state road and over the Lech bridge to Weißenbach, which is ideal for stopping off, shopping and spending the night. Stamp office in the municipal office. Between the church and Gasthof Goldenes Lamm, the marked Way of St. James leads from the bridge then along the Weißenbach in the direction of the old Gaichtpass road to the beautiful Mariahilfkapelle (1714) below the Gaicht, which is still a popular pilgrimage destination today. It was enlarged in 1860 at the expense of the innkeeper Johann Martin Lutz of the Gasthaus Post. The last complete renovation was completed in 2002. The old trade route to the Gaicht pass, which is equipped with interesting information boards, leads uphill in serpentines over elaborately restored arched bridges, crosses the new pass road once and leads to the hamlet Gaicht (1117 m) in the Tannheimer Tal with the chapel "Maria Heimsuchung" (Visitation of Mary), built in 1695 instead of a Gothic chapel. In Gaicht there is also the oldest house of the Tannheimer Tal. Following the pilgrims' path in the direction of Nesselwängle, at the wood yard/parking area (Schneetal) you reach the cycle/hiking path Tannheimer Tal through the underpass of the federal road to the left of the Nesselwängler Ache and thus reach the valley station of the Krinnenalp lift (Schmitte) with a stop for refreshments. Those who hike to the centre of Nesselwängle for a stop for refreshments and to visit the St. Antonius Chapel will later reach the Krinnenalp lift via the Mühlenweg (mill path) and again the Jakobsweg (Way of St. James). The path continues first through meadows, then along the shore of the Haldensee to the end of the lake. There you go straight on before the lido and car park, past the managed Tauscher's Alm, and on to Haldensee. The small chapel of St. James (Stamped Chapel), built in 1642, has stood in the middle of the village since 1703.