tegelberg luge or other

Hi Mike, Only did the luge at Tegelberg in that area. Tegelberg luge (plus there's also a cable car trip there) is about 10 minutes from Fuessen. We thought the luge there was a blast. Cable car trip was also very worthwhile. Paul

Thanks very much Paul

I don't know about longest or most fun, but most the larger Alpine resort towns have a sommerrodelbahn. Tegelberg just happens to be the one that Rick Steves writes about.

Its hard to know how far around is. Some folk, probably not you, seem to think that Athens is a suburb of Paris. Anyway, not too very many hours drive away is Chur, in Switzerland. 10 miles south of Chur is Churwalden. Churwalden has the only sommerrodelbahn that I have ever been on that has absolutely scared the living *&%$ out of me. I've been on many. The Churwalden is hugely long, high, hanging in air, and really really fast. "E=Ticket" = not close. If you're in the area, give it a go. Take a change of clothes.

"Churwalden has the only sommerrodelbahn that I have ever been on that has absolutely scared the living *&%$ out of me. Take a change of clothes." (scratching Churwalden off of list...) LOL

My son has been on many sommerrodelbahns, or luge rides, in Austria and Germany. The Tegelberg luge has beautiful views of the Neuschwanstein castle and the Bavarian alps. The run is constructed of metal and is very fast. I can remember being delayed several hours due to a light rain. One of my son's favorite luge rides is in Biberwier which is close to the town of Lermoos, Austria located in the Zugspitze arena. At a length of 1,300 meters, there is a total of 40 curves. This is a very fast, cement luge. My husband, who did not use his brake, walked away with several bloody scrapes for which he received sympathy from our hostess at the B&B. My son, on the other hand, makes sure he uses his brake and wears long-sleeved sweatshirts and jeans, no matter how warm it is. There are several areas where you can get "air" on this luge. This luge ride will also close down at the slightest inclination of rain. One way to avoid this is to go early in the morning when the skies are fairly clear. There is another luge ride outside of Reutte. A bit harder to find. Rick Steves talks about it in his tour book. It's steeper but a lot shorter. My son also enjoyed this one, however, Biberwier is his favorite. Have fun and remember to use your brake!