247 kilometre cycle tour through beautiful Upper Bavaria
King Ludwig II knew where it was particularly beautiful in his Bavarian homeland. That is why he had his illustrious residences built there, such as Linderhof Castle in the idyllic Graswang Valley. The Ammer also has its source right there in the Weidmoos, and the accompanying river cycle path starts here. The river meanders between high mountains to the Passion Play centre of Oberammergau and on to Rottenbuch Abbey. The river leaves the Alps through the Ammer Gorge and into the Alpine foothills.
After just over 200 kilometres, the varied, well-signposted Ammer-Amper cycle path ends at Moosburg an der Isar.
The majority of the route runs along traffic-free cycle paths and forest tracks, but only around half of the route is tarmac. The first part of the route around the Ammergau Alps in particular includes a few challenging climbs. From the Ammersee towards the north, however, the route is mostly flat. We recommend a bike with tyres that are not too narrow and a gear ratio suitable for mountain biking. The entire route is suitable for children aged 12 and over.
Tour itinerary
Füssen - Hohenschwangau - Alpsee - (Via Claudia Augusta) - Reutte - Plansee - Linderhof Castle - Oberammergau - Rottenbuch - Weilheim - Dießen am Ammersee - Fürstenfeldbruck - Dachau - Moosburg
Tour combinations
Combination with long-distance cycle paths:
From Füssen: Lake Constance-Königssee cycle path and Via Claudia Augusta
From Altenau/Unternogg: Lake Constance-Königssee cycle path
From Moosburg: Isar cycle path
GPS data
You can download the GPX track for this tour download directly via this link or find it in the MYBIKE Collection on komoot
Best time to travel
From mid-May to the beginning of October. In high summer, you can expect heavier car traffic at weekends between Reutte, Plansee and Linderhof Castle.
Arrival
By train: The starting point of Füssen is easily accessible via the long-distance railway stations of Augsburg and Munich. The destination of Moosburg is on the frequently travelled Munich-Regensburg regional line.
DB cycling hotline on 0180/5 99 66 33 (14 ct/min. from landlines, max. 42 ct/min. from mobile phones)
Highlights
Linderhof Castle Ludwig's rococo palace with Venus grotto
Passion play venue Oberammergau kitschy-beautiful village with famous Lüftlmalerei painting
Rottenbuch: Augustinian canons' monastery
Polling: Monastery Church of the Holy Cross
Bathing stop at the Ammersee e.g. at the Utting lido and the St. Alban beach café
Fürstenfeldbruck Fürstenfeld monastery, St Leonhard pilgrimage church, old town hall
Dachau Old town, castle and concentration camp memorial
Overnight stay
Füssen: Spa and relaxation hotel Filser, www.hotel-filser.de
Plansee/Breitenwang: Hotel Forelle, www.hotelforelle.at
Oberammergau: Hotel Alte Post, www.altepost.com
Fürstenfeldbruck: Fürstenfelder Hotel, www.fuerstenfelder.com
Moosburg: Gasthof zur Länd', www.zur-laend.de
Further addresses under www.bettundbike.de
Bike service
z. e.g. Radsport Lang in Oberammergau, www.radlang.de
Radsport Sailer in Peiting, www.radsport-sailer.de
Radl Bimbo in Weilheim, www.radlbimbo.de
Rad Häusl in Utting am Ammersee, www.rad-haeusl.de
Brucker Radl-Service in Fürstenfeldbruck, www.brucker-radl-service.de
All about bikes in Dachau, www.rundumsrad-kessler.de
Literature & Maps
Ammer-Amper cycle path map, to order by e-mail at tourismus@lra-ffb.de
No longer dewy but quite useful: Galli-Verlag "Radwanderführer Ammer-Amper-Radweg - von Moosburg nach Oberammergau", 62 pages at 7.90 euros.
Kompass cycle maps no. 3124 "Ostallgäu, Pfaffenwinkel", no. 3119 "München und Umgebung" and no. 3114 "Münchens Norden" at 7.99 euros each.
More info at ammer-amper-radweg.com
Information about the region is available from Bayern Tourismus, www.bayern.by and Allgäu GmbH, www.allgaeu.de and www.ammergauer-alpen.de and www.pfaffen-winkel.de
