Wasser-Radlwege Oberbayern: Art and Culture Loop

From Marienplatz, via the Museumsinsel with the Deutsches Museum southwest along the Isar meadows, the route heads toward art and culture. The fact that it is already green and rural within the metropolis will amaze some, and by the time you cross the Großhesseloher Bridge in the upscale Grünwald area, the Bavarian state capital will have captivated you. After a short time, Munich is forgotten again, because what follows is truly a cycling highlight: the Kugler Alm, where according to legend the "Radler" was invented. After enjoying one there, the journey continues on flat terrain past Sauerlach and Otterfing to Holzkirchen. From there, the cycle path winds through the hilly Alpine foothills with views of the mountains into the Mangfall valley and to the Tegernsee, passing Gut Kaltenbrunn and increasingly uphill to Marienstein.

Uphill and downhill, the cycle path continues via Waakirchen to Bad Tölz. After crossing the Isar bridge, you can cycle further south along the Isar cycle path through the rafting community of Lenggries. At the height of a river fork, the route now follows the Jachen through the high valley Jachenau. Here you can see idyllic meadows and magnificent farms. The slight incline is forgotten at the latest upon reaching Lake Walchen: with its splendid blue tones, it competes with the Caribbean Sea. However, the water temperature promises better cooling moments. After a jump into the beautiful blue, you continue along the shore road to Einsiedel. Here the cycle route turns further south. It continues through hilly terrain and forests, past Sachsee to Wallgau. After Barm and Geroldsee, it rolls downhill again to Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

From now on, it goes back north through the Loisach valley to the Murnauer Moos. From there, a longer climb leads up to Saulgrub. The route remains hilly and leads over the rushing Ammer, past picturesque farms to the famous Wieskirche in the Pfaffenwinkel. Following the Lech, the next destinations are Schongau and Landsberg.

The beautiful old town of Landsberg wants to be explored. That's right, it goes uphill! But then also downhill again and mostly over flat terrain past Sankt Ottilien to the northern tip of Lake Ammersee. Once there, park your bike, find a place to rest, and consider how to continue. Cycle directly to Fürstenfeldbruck and switch there to the Hopfen loop? Or take the route back to the south of Munich via Gauting?

Drive on the motorways towards Munich Central Station and approach via Sendlinger Tor or Isartor to Viktualienmarkt.

Take local and long-distance transport to Munich Central Station and change there to the S-Bahn towards Ostbahnhof. Get off at the Marienplatz station and walk to the starting point at the Viktualienmarkt.

But beware: bicycles can only be taken on public transport with a separate ticket. This can be purchased via the MVG app or at the ticket machines.

Numerous paid parking options are available near the starting point. At Marienplatz the Contipark underground car park, Frauenstraße has the Rieger City parking garage, and near the Hofbräuhaus there is the parking lot of the Stadtsparkasse.

Further information about the Wasser-Radlwege Oberbayern can be found on the homepage of Tourismus Oberbayern München.

Be sure to make a stop at the Fürstenfeld monastery area in Fürstenfeldbruck and refresh yourself in one of the beer gardens under chestnut trees.