Tour through the valley of the river Argen

The starting point of this quite challenging tour through the valley of the Argen is the center of Roethenbach. The tour's course is signposted at all important spots with the sign "4 Argental-Runde". Our first milestone is the village Schönau which we leave to the left towards Grünenbach. In the village we turn left behind the church and turn off into the Sennereiweg, passing the village's cheese dairy. On the cycle path to the left of the main street we continue our way through the Allgaeu's pasture landscape and soon we enter the ravine "Eistobel". The deep ravine was formed by the outflow of a glacial lake , having dug its deep bed after the last ice age. Via wooden stairs, a footpath leads into the shady ravine. We cycle ahead to the junction towards Riedholz and follow this junction. In a long, stretched arch we head towards Maierhöfen. On the right hand side the mountain "Riedholzer Kugel" arises. With its 1.066 meters the "Riedholzer Kugel" is the highest mountain in the Western Allgaeu. We continue our tour via Vorholz where we have a splendid look back on Maierhoefen and have a view of the Swiss mountains. Via Wolfsbuehl we reach Isny where a side trip into the picturesque pedestrian zone is worthwhile. Crossing the "Maierhöfener Straße"  we leave the town and few minutes later we turn towards Gestratz at the hamlet Hochstädt. Solitary farms and the vast hilly landscape show us the typical character of the Allgaeu. On the road "Schulstraße" we leave Gestratz behind and drive towards the village Eglofsthal via the village Malaichen and always having the Upper Argen to our left. After a steep ascent, our way leads us to Wolfertshofen through forests and meadows and just modestly uphill. We cycle to the village Riedhirsch having a great view and there we can stop for having something to eat and to drink once more. And then, freshly prepared, we can overcome the last height meters. After having passed the village Oberhäsuer and the train station, we fold out the bicycle stands in Röthenbach and finish the tour. Alternative starting npoints of the tour through the valley of the Argen are the towns of Grünenbach, Maierhöfen, Isny and Gestratz.