Rankweil-Eggerstanden

Today's stage will take us over a distance of 21.5 km with a walking time of around 6.0 hours from Rankweil to Eggerstanden. A difficult stage awaits us. We start the hike at the Rankweil pilgrimage church heading west and cross Rankweil station and the motorway. We follow the signposted paths and reach the Swiss border near Meiningen after about 9.0 km. The path today leads us over asphalt and natural paths. We cross the Rhine and the motorway and reach Hirschensprung at the foot of the Blattenberg after about 12.0 km. We turn onto Blosenbergstrasse and start the ascent. After about 19.0 km we reach the Bildstein chapel at an altitude of 1,016 m, which is also the highest point of the stage. This is followed by a descent of about 2.0 km and we arrive in Eggerstanden.

Today's sights we pass are: Rankweil pilgrimage church, Hirschensprung chapel, Bildstein chapel