Route Information
Stats 428 km 3, 248 metres
Refreshments & Where to Stay
This is a multi-day tour, and it’s really up to you where to stay. There’s a link to Booking.com here, to help you on your way. Cycling in Bavaria allows you numerous options for excellent refreshments, in the many small towns along the way.
Towns we do recommend staying overnight in are: Rosenheim, close to Schloss Herrenchiemsee, Garmisch-Partenkirchen beneath the Alps, for it’s mountain views, and Lakeside at Tutzing, before cycling back to Munich and Marienplatz.
Character
This route has some significant climbing along the way, as well as lots of easy cycling too. Bike paths adjoin many of the roads, keeping you away from fast moving traffic as much as possible
Route
- Leave Munich after checking out Schleissheim P, and heading south easterly via the GPX file directions. Head to Hohen Kirchen, which is reached via good cycle paths along the U24 road, after 28 km.
- Turn left into Kohen Kirchen and follow single lane country roads all the way to the small town of Aying.
- A mix of minor country lanes and cycle paths alongside other roads, continue to take you southwards to the picturesque hamlet of Altenburg at 45 km.
- At 48.5 km, a turning left is made onto paths that follow the river Mangfall. Weave around Hinrichssegen and onwards towards Kolbermoor.
- At Rosenheim, cross the river by the bridge close to the Inn Museum, and ride along Simsee Strasse towards the lake at Simsee. From here, we’re now close to the amazing castle on the lake at Herrenchiemsee. This historic masterpiece is a complex of royal buildings on Herreninsel, the largest island in the Chiemsee lake, in southern Bavaria, Germany. Together with the neighbouring isle of Frauenchiemsee and the uninhabited Krautinsel, it forms the municipality of Chiemsee, located about 60 kilometres southeast of Munich.
- Time to rest a while now, before heading towards the Bavarian Alps and mountains by bike. First of all we have to visit nearby Hohenaschau Castle.
- A mix of minor roads and country lanes and tracks now leads you westwards, through forested countryside. You arrive at Rohrdorf after 128 km, then it’s onwards and crossing the Inn River before cycling towards Bad Feilnbach at 143 km.
- Wind your way via country roads to the lake at Tegernsee, and the large town of the same name. This is another useful and picturesque place to stay overnight.
- A mix of good roads with cycle paths, country lanes and tracks now take you though mountain forests, all the way to Garmisch-Partenkirchen and the true alpine scenery of Bavaria. With some 250 km cycled through Bavaria and the rolling countryside, with some good climbs along the way, now is a great time to rest and spend some time exploring the local culture and mountain scenery.
- Leave Garmisch on minor roads towards Oberau. Then, turn and head westwards towards nearby Ettal, then follow the track alongside the Ammar River. Eventually, the hamlet of Graswang is reached in the hills. This beautiful place in the hills of Bavaria has a few options for overnight stays, and is well worth it, to experience the real cycling magic and adventure of Bavaria.
- The L255 road weaves you though the river gorge and mountains, close to the border with Austria.
- Eventually, these roads weave you around to the beautiful lake at Alpsee and the castles, Hohenschwangau Castle and Neuschwanstein Castle. This is definitely a place to stay overnight, park up the gravel bike and take a day or two exploring Bavarian culture and history. With 322 km of Bavarian cycling and gravel biking out of the way, you deserve a rest. Hopefully, you’re using a saddle from SQLab!
- All roads now lead back to Munich, via lakes and villages, before the city awaits you.
