for buses (767 m above sea level), it is only a stone's throw away. the "holy mountain of upper swabia", a landmark that can be seen from afar, opens the view to the nearby federsee and its moor girdle and, with good visibility, over the entire alpine arc. the swabian alb with deep, meandering streams with clear water, framed by white limestone cliffs on steep valley walls, with plateaus and dry valleys, juniper heaths and stalactite caves, is close and well developed by a dense network of cycling and hiking trails. the upper danube also attracts with its romantic, deeply cut breakthrough valley. for lake constance, with its mild climate and very own vegetation, it is just 50 km, where you cross the steeply hilly jungmoränen landscape with old half-timbered towns and entrancing baroque monasteries and churches.