The section of the Lake Constance-Königssee cycle route between Kochelsee and Königssee through the Upper Bavarian Alpine foothills covers 226 kilometres without detours and is recommended for three to four day stages, depending on the supporting programme.
Large sections of the cycle path are traffic-free and asphalted, others run on gravelled forest and field paths. You should allow for steep ascents and descents, which is why a bike with gearing is a decisive advantage. The route is recommended for children aged ten to twelve years and older.
GPS data
You can find the GPX track for this tour in the MYBIKE Collection on komoot
Best time to travel
End of May to beginning of October.
Arrival
Take the Deutsche Bahn from Munich to Kochel am See and back from Berchtesgaden via Freilassing. http://www.bahn.de (Radfahrer-Hotline 01805/996633).
Worth seeing
- Franz Marc Museum in Kochel am See - a must for art lovers,
http://www.franz-marc-museum.de
- Markus Wasmeier's farm museum at Schliersee - Bavarian rural culture from several centuries, http://www.wasmeier.de
- Benediktbeuern Monastery - a magnificent clerical building with magnificent grounds, http://www.kloster-benediktbeuern.de
Accommodation
Cyclist-friendly hostels along the route can be found in the free brochure "Experience Bavaria on the Lake Constance-Königssee Cycle Route" published by the Upper Bavaria Tourist Board and at http://www.bettundbike.de,
e.g. the Alte Bergmühle in Fischbachau, Tel. 08024/732, http://www.bergmuehle.info and the rustic Gasthaus Hotel Alte Post in Siegsdorf, Tel. 08662/664609-0, http://www.altepostsiegsdorf.de
Maps/Literature
Bikeline cycle tour book and map 1:50,000 "Bodensee-Königssee-Radweg - Von Lindau ins Berchtesgadener Land", 132 pages, 12.90 euros.
Bruckmann's cycle guide "Bodensee - Königssee 16 daily stages with maps 1:75,000, 192 pages, 14.95 euros.
Information (general)
Tourismusverband München-Oberbayern e. V., Postfach 600320, 81203 Munich, Tel. 089/829218-0, http://www.oberbayern.de
Internet
http://www.bodensee-koenigssee-radweg.com (all important tourist information about the cycle path between Lindau and Berchtesgaden, plus accommodation tips, precise stage descriptions and digital tour data)
The full-length article from issue 5/2011 is available as a free PDF download.
