On the Höri peninsula with the 8 km long Schiener Berg, you will find an ideal, interconnected network of hiking trails in a delightful alternation between wooded mountain landscape and idyllic shoreline areas.
Moos, Bankholzen, Iznang, Weiler and Bettnang belong to the Vordere Höri.
As a suburb of the municipality of Moos, the centre of Bankholzen boasts beautiful half-timbered houses from the 18th and 19th centuries, the historic Torkel and its old fortified church. Located directly at the foot of the wooded Schiener Berg , many types of vegetables thrive on the fertile sandy fields, including the world-famous tasty red onion, the Bülle, which has been EU-protected since 2015. The charming Mühlbach valleywith a miniature version of the former Bankholz mill was created as a nature park by the local history working group
with initiator Fritz Dummel from 1971-1974 in recreational work. At the upper end of the Mühlbach you will come across the Friedenslinde, a listed lime tree. At the water reservoir, you can enjoy atmospheric views of the Hegau with its volcanic mountains and Radolfzell. Varied paths lead you further through forests, meadows, vegetable fields and orchards to the atmospheric gem of Bettnang. The catholic parish church
St Leonhard and Katharina in Weiler was built in 1816, a crucifix (around 1330) from the previously abolished Grüneberg monastery hangs on the south wall.
Grüneberg hangs on the southern side wall. Above Weiler is the " Blatt" ridge with its huge vegetable fields and a marvellous view of the Hegau. Pass the mayor's oak tree for Alois Keller, the mayor of the municipalities of Weiler and Moos from 1965-1998, donated and planted by the district association of the Baden-Württemberg Municipal Association, and head through a mixed forest along a ridge onto Weiler Straße, past an old sunken path on the left with the small Veits Chapel from 1780 and on to the Horn water tower. From up there, it is like standing on a pulpit and the view can sweep in all four directions across to Lake Zell, the Mettnau peninsula, the vegetable island of Reichenau, Constance and, on a clear day, as far as the Alps. Continue along Weiler Straße down to the village centre, cross the L 192 directly at the Hirschen inn and at the end of Kirchgasse, the Catholic Church of St. John the Baptist and St. Vitus stands at the tip of the peninsula , on a hilltop surrounded by the cemetery wall. The church tower with stepped gables dates back to the 16th century. The nave, choir and windows were altered in 1717 under Bishop Johann Franz von Stauffenberg of Constance, as the coat of arms of the builder above the west portal reminds us. The interior is richly decorated in Baroque style. The hill is one of the most beautiful vantage points over the Untersee, to the island of Reichenau and across the silhouette of Constance to the snow-covered Alpine peaks.
Horn, Gundholzen and Hemmenhofen are districts of Gaienhofen on the Middle Höri . Grand Duke Friedrich I of Baden is said to have once said while standing next to the church in Horn: "If I wasn't Grand Duke of Baden, I would want to be the parish priest of Horn".
Although no scheduled ships dock in Horn, the "Höri Ferry" has its home harbour here and regularly runs scheduled trips to Gaienhofen, Steckborn/CH and Berlingen/CH and round trips in summer.
The Höribus, which stops on the main road to the right of the Hirschen inn, will take you back to Bankholzen, the starting point of this hike.
