South of the Bavarian capital, the Fünfseenland region stretches out with gentle moraine hills, deep blue waters and views of the Alps. In addition to Starnberger See, Ammersee, Wörthsee, Pilsensee and Weßlinger See, there are other lakes that can be combined into an interesting cycle tour. The route described extends to the Lech in the west and the Isar in the east, covering 293 kilometres. The route is flat along the lakes and rivers, with some steep climbs in between. If you wish, you can cover individual sections of the route by boat. Info at
www.seenschifffahrt.de
Journey
To reach the start and end point of the circular tour, Weßling, take the train to Munich Central Station and from there take the S8 to
Weßling, information under www.bahn.de.
If you are travelling by car, you should first drive to Munich and from there take the A 96 (Munich - Lindau) for around 20 kilometres to Weßling.
Accommodation tips
Hotel Gasthof Seefelder Hof, Alexander-Koester-Weg 6, 86911 Dießen am Ammersee, Tel. 08807-1022, www.seefelder-hof.de
Hotel Seeblick, Tutzinger Straße 9, 82347 Bernried, Tel. 08158-2540, www.seeblick-bernried.de
Food and drink
Award-winning chocolate creations and delicious drinking chocolate ("Xocolatl") are available at Clement Chococult in the historic Bernrieder railway station. If you like, you can watch how chocolates are made by hand in the adjoining glass factory or make your own chocolates with instructions. The blue poppy seed-saffron truffle is very tasty! www.clement-chococult.de
Worth seeing
Museum Abodiacum Epfach:
Small museum on the subject of Roman times and the Via Claudia Augusta. Free admission, guided tours on request. www.denklingen.de/tourismus/sehenswuerdigkeiten/museum-abodiacum
The Buchheim Museum:
In the centre of a romantic 19th century park on the shores of Lake Starnberg. In addition to art exhibitions, you will also find great architecture. www.buchheimmuseum.de
Empress Elisabeth Museum:
The small Empress Elisabeth Museum with pictures and memorabilia from "Sisi's" life is located in the former royal railway station in Possenhofen. www.kaiserin-elisabeth-museum-ev.de
Literature, maps and information
- Kompass hiking and cycling map no. 180 "Starnberger See, Ammersee" at a scale of 1:50,000 for 9.99 euros
- Information about the stage along the Lech and the Via Claudia Augusta cycle route at www.viaclaudia.org
- You can find out more about the "Ring of Regions" cycle route, the Munich Cycle Ring and the associated themed routes (e.g. between Lake Ammersee and Lake Starnberg) at www.pv-muenchen.de (search term: Radlring).
Contact us
Information about the region is available from Tourismus Oberbayern München e.V., Tel. 089-63895879,
www.oberbayern.de
The complete article was published in Trekkingbike issue 3/2017. You can download the issue in the Trekkingbike app (iTunes and Google Play) or in the DK-Shop order.
