Why this ride
A 122 km round trip from Überlingen - roughly 2 h 34 in the saddle. It goes by way of Hornstaad-Hörnle, Sipplingen-Osthafen and back through Hornstaad-Hörnle.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Litzelstetten-Krähenhorn 32 and Sipplingen-Osthafen
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 122 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 34
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Scenic road chapters
Grand Tour of Switzerland
Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For about 32 km this is Grand Tour of Switzerland, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 32 km
- Named road
- Grand Tour of Switzerland
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Litzelstetten-Krähenhorn 32
The Bodanrueck is a wooded peninsula that sticks out into the western end of Lake Constance, between the Uberlinger See and the Zeller See, and Litzelstetten is a small village on its southern side, close to the city of Konstanz. The Krahenhorn is a little promontory on the shore, and the whole area is an easy, gentle mix of orchards, forest, reeds and quiet beaches. Mainau Island, the flower island, lies just off the coast, with its palm trees and rhododendrons.
Read the complete Litzelstetten-Krähenhorn 32 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Litzelstetten-Krähenhorn 32 is where the day begins. Next is Hornstaad-Hörnle.
2. Hornstaad-Hörnle
On the Höri peninsula, the long finger of land that pokes into the Untersee arm of Lake Constance, the shallow water off the point of Hornstaad hides the remains of a village burned some six thousand years ago. Hornstaad-Hörnle is one of the most important Neolithic sites in the region: the settlement was destroyed by fire, and the charred remains, sealed in lake mud, preserved an extraordinary record of daily life, including food, textiles, tools and house timbers, which dendrochronology has dated with great precision. It is part of the World Heritage inscription of the prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps, and finds from the site are displayed in museums around the lake.
Read the complete Hornstaad-Hörnle write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Hornstaad-Hörnle comes up about 32 km into the recorded legs. Next is Sipplingen-Osthafen.
3. Sipplingen-Osthafen
At Sipplingen the north shore of Lake Constance changes character. The Überlinger See, the long north-western arm of the lake, is hemmed in here by steep molasse cliffs and wooded slopes rising to the Sipplinger Berg, and the village sits on a narrow strip between the hill and the water. Below the surface off the eastern harbour lie the remains of prehistoric pile dwellings, villages of wooden houses built on stilts along the shore some five to six thousand years ago. They are part of the World Heritage site of prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps.
Read the complete Sipplingen-Osthafen write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 62 km into the recorded legs you reach Sipplingen-Osthafen. Next is back through Hornstaad-Hörnle.
4. back through Hornstaad-Hörnle
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Hornstaad-Hörnle write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Hornstaad-Hörnle, late in the day. Next is Litzelstetten-Krähenhorn 32.
5. Litzelstetten-Krähenhorn 32
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Litzelstetten-Krähenhorn 32 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Litzelstetten-Krähenhorn 32. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Litzelstetten-Krähenhorn 32 to Hornstaad-Hörnle
Litzelstetten-Krähenhorn 32 → Hornstaad-Hörnle is 32 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Hornstaad-Hörnle to Sipplingen-Osthafen
Hornstaad-Hörnle → Sipplingen-Osthafen is 30 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Sipplingen-Osthafen to back through Hornstaad-Hörnle
Sipplingen-Osthafen → back through Hornstaad-Hörnle is 30 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Hornstaad-Hörnle to Litzelstetten-Krähenhorn 32
back through Hornstaad-Hörnle → Litzelstetten-Krähenhorn 32 is 30 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.