14. Rorschach to Bregenz

To go to Bregenz from Rorschach, three solutions are possible:

• Carry out the boat trip with a stopover in Lindau on the other side of Germany: itinerary described in boat practice.
• Share the pleasures with a boat trip from Rorschach to Rheineck (10km) and a shorter one (22km) on foot to reach Bregenz.
• Walk along the lake: itinerary described below.

From the church of St Colomban, join the Bodensee and follow the track on the right between the bank and road N°13 until you reach the station:

1. In front of the station entrance, take the underpass under the tracks and turn left at the exit. Continue in this direction on the other side of the tracks (Promenadenstrasse, Seebleichestrasse). Before this road joins the railway, take the street on the right (Wilenstrasse) and the first left (Warteggstrasse) which turns left. The route follows the path to the right along the railway line, crossing two streets (Buechenstrasse and Thalerstrasse) that cross the track. At the third (Blattenweg), turn left.
   
   
2. Cross the track and take the track immediately to the right that follows it on the other side and then turn left to join the main road. The track continues opposite, joins the shoreline and crosses a stream. Turn right after the bridge to reach the end of the St Gallen airport runways. Turn left on the pavement and turn right at the end of the airport (Flughafenstrasse).
   
   
3. Go along the airport in its length on the pavement and, at the end, continue along the gravel runway (signposting) which gradually joins the motorway (right) and the old bed of the Rhine (left), the border between Switzerland and Austria. Turn left at the first wooden footbridge to cross the border.
   
   
4. At the next crossroads, turn right (Rheinstrasse) in front of the supermarket and continue along the road (Fingstrasse) to follow the two Rhine loops. At the end of the second bend, the track turns left in front of houses, crosses road L19 (Gaissauer Strasse) and follows the northern edge of Höchst via Lettenstrasse, at the end right Seestrasse, third left Burgstrasse, first right Bündtenstrasse and first left Falkenstrasse followed by Riedstrasse.
   
   
5. At the first large company on this road, turn left (Sonnenweg) to join and cross Fussnach via Höchster Strasse. At N°43 of this street, turn right and cross the road L202 (Harder Strasse) then a little further to the right the river parallel to the road. The path leads back to the main road that crosses the Rhine and the next canal before turning left along the canal and back to the bank of the Bodensee. After the sports facilities, turn right to bypass a small pond, cross a footbridge and reach the port of Hard which is bordered to the end. Then turn right, follow the edge of a forest, enter it and turn left at the next crossroads (sports field).
   
   
6. Cross the Bregenzer Ach river and turn left after the bridge to return as close as possible to the Bodensee bank and arrive in Bregenz via the port. After the entertainment area (Platz der Wiener Symphoniker) and the casino, climb into the covered footbridge that crosses the railway tracks, the station and the main road (See Strasse). 
   
   
7. Get off on the left, take the first street on the right (St Anna Strasse), the second on the right before the Ibis hotel (Albert Bechthold Weg) and at the end on the left. Turn right into the underpass (Kloster Gasse) under Römer Strasse. The route turns left onto Wolfeggstrasse, right onto Kirchstrasse, which rises at the foot of the castle to the clearly visible St. Gallen church and is a must visit. At the foot of the church, take Kolumbanstrasse, which leads to Gallusstrasse, followed in the same direction as Landstrasse, which leads to St Colomban Church.