In Lochau, bathing and SUP activities, running, cheese hiking trails and historical destinations offer different options for your stay. If you are looking for a hotel, consider which of these interests will shape your visit. The respective starting points, approximate times and route lengths can help with planning; each provides different guidance depending on the activity.
Lake Constance Cycle Path, lido and exercise
Lochau Lido is right on the Lake Constance Cycle Path, is easy to reach and is family-friendly. This makes cycling and swimming two specific interests that you can combine when planning your day. At Kaiserstrand Lochau, taster courses and SUP rentals are available between the lido and the Seehotel Kaiserstrand. If you are interested in water sports, you will find both introductory courses and equipment rental here.
The Finnenbahn trail in Lochau’s Schwarzbad offers a different kind of exercise. It has fitness stations and a particularly soft, joint-friendly surface for running and jogging. While SUP is the focus at Kaiserstrand, the Finnenbahn is geared towards running. At the Lochau sailing school, you can take courses for the basic sailing certificate and the Lake Constance boating licence. These activities offer different sporting experiences, without requiring you to settle on just one.
Hiking trails and Lochau’s history
Althofen Ruins are a waymarker on the “Lochau – Eichenberg – Lochau” hiking route. Another historical destination is the “Alte Schulhüsle”: built around 1760 under Empress Maria Theresa, it is considered the oldest surviving schoolhouse in Vorarlberg. The Schwedenweg leads there along a meadow path. If you would like to combine a route with a specific historical destination, you can use the ruins and schoolhouse as different points of reference.
The Klausturm tower also tells the story of Lochau’s past: it was once the centrepiece of the defences on Klausberg. Another historical trace in the townscape is the “Ungeheuer von Lochau” (Lochau Monster). This sculpture has stood at the playground by Lochau’s Schwarzbad since 1999. The two destinations offer different points of interest—the tower for its former role in a defensive installation, and the sculpture as a work of art at a named location.
For the cheese hiking options, the time and route length provide different planning details. The Cheese Educational Trail combines information boards and a visit to a dairy with a round trip taking about four to five hours. The Josef Rupp Cheese Hiking Trail starts in Lochau town centre and is around 10 km long. For your own time planning, the approximate round-trip timeframe is the key detail for the Cheese Educational Trail; for the Josef Rupp Cheese Hiking Trail, the starting point and approximate length are the specific reference points.
Connections and surroundings
Bregenz and Lindau can be reached from Lochau by train and bus. If these connections are important for planning your outings, check the timetable for the day you plan to travel. This lets you take the destinations mentioned into account when choosing where to stay, without assuming a particular journey time.
The Pfänder rises to 1,064 metres in the vicinity of Lochau and Bregenz. In clear weather, it offers views across the Alpine panorama. This gives you different considerations when planning: connections to Bregenz and Lindau, as well as a nearby viewpoint whose panorama depends on the weather. You can weigh up the combination of hiking destinations, sporting activities and cultural history according to your own interests when comparing hotels in Lochau for your stay.
Discover more destinations: Krumbach, Sibratsgfäll, Eichenberg, Au, Mittelberg, Andelsbuch, Doren, Warth.
Go to the main travel overview: Bregenz.
