The valleys and soft hills around Oberammergau are perfect
for bike hiking, the landscape offering rich development
possibilities both to the sportive biker and to the leisure
biker.
A convenient service of the railway for bikers:
in the administrative districts of Garmisch-Partenkirchen
and Weilheim-Schongau, you can take your bike along for
free (free of charge: Murnau - Oberammergau)
If you don´t have your own, there are two bike rentals
who can help you with suitable transportation means.
Mountainbikes: Radsport Lang, Rottenbucher Str.
16; Tel. 08822 - 1004
Tour recommendations: the best maps of the region for bike
hiking:
Bike hiking map Pfaffenwinkel scale 1 : 50 000,
published by administrative disctrict Weilheim-Schongau
(very good, but only starts off North of Unterammergau);
Maps of the Bavarian Land Surveying Agency scale
1 : 50 000;
- UKL 3 Pfaffenwinkel/Staffelsee (especially suitable
for bike hiking in the areas North of Oberammergau, incl.
Murnauer Moos);
- UKL 5 Karwendelgebirge / Werdenfelser Land ( especially
for bike tours around Oberammergau and Garmisch - Partenkirchen)
A selection from our large network of bike tours:
Oberammergau - Linderhof
Riding time: 2 ½ - 3 hours, entire distance of
approx. 35 km (there and back) Type: mostly non-tarred tracks across fields, moderate
slopes Possibilities of stopping at an inn: Ettaler Mühle,
Graswang, Linderhof Castle
From the Ammergauer Haus you turn left and ride along the
Eugen-Papst-Straße until you reach the sharp left
bend (approx. 300 m). This is where you cross the Ammer
on the König-Ludwig-Straße and keep left on the
bike track following the bridge. You continue riding along
the river (keep right at the junction Ettal) and cross the
nature reserve Weidmoos on the untarred bike track. This
is how you reach the Ammer Bridge, where the Mühlbach,
fed by the large Ammer springs, is lead through the Ammer
bed.
Cross the bridge and continue along the other bank of the
Ammer. This is where you cross the state road and ride past
the forester´s lodge Dickelschwaig through the Mühlwald.
You cross the Ammer bed once again just shortly after the
forester´s lodge and take a left straight after the
bridge. Riding by the village Graswang along the (mostly
dried out) Linder, you reach the working quarters of the
Palace Linderhof. This is where you cross the state road
once again and reach the palace park after just a few metres
(please leave your bikes outside if you wish to tour the
palace).
On the way back, you make use of the same bike track to
get to Oberammergau.
The Wieskirche
Oberammergau - Wieskirche (Pilgrimage Church)
Riding time: 4 ½ - 5 hours, entire distance
about 50 km (there and back) Type: mostly untarred field tracks, slight to strong
inclines Possibilities of stopping at an inn: Forsthaus Unternogg,
Altenau
Beginning at the Ammergauer Haus, you ride right along the
Eugen-Papst-Straße, follow the sharp left bend of
the main road and continue on it until the road crosses
the Ammer after about 200 metres. Directly after the bridge
you take a right on to the bike track on the Ammer embankment
to Unterammergau.
In Unterammergau you cross the railway tracks carefully
and take a right at the federal road. After about 300 metres
you recross the railway tracks and can use the bike track
on the left side of the road. About 600 metres out of the
village, you take a left in the direction of Altenau. In
Altenau you cross the railway tracks, ride through the village
on the main road and take a left in the direction of Unternogg
at the fire-extinguishing pond. You reach the forester´s
lodge Unternogg (possibility of stopping at an inn) riding
along the Ammer on a quiet tarred road.
You continue on the road crossing the Halbammer, and turn
left in the direction of the forest right after the slight
incline. The road through the forest stays steadily inclined
before you reach a stretched out clearing which gets wider.
You keep right and stay on this track. Just before a slight
incline, the track becomes tarred again and leads you through
the manor Schildschwaig. From here a beautiful street winds
its way to the hamlet Schwarzenbach. Turn left after bridge
and follow the slight incline. This last ascent is worth
its while and immediately compensates you with a view of
the world-famous Wieskirche (possibility of stopping at
an inn).
On the way back you can roll back down the ascent you toiled
so hard to peak . As an alternative, you can start back
"in direction mountain", passing by the Wieskirche.
This track leads you through the forest for a while, then
take a left at the fork and pass by two farms. Following
this, you keep left again and reach the so-called Königstraßerl
("wee king´s street") on which you will
return to the track known to you, leading you to the Halbammer
and to the Forsthaus Unternogg.
The Murnauer Moos, Nature
Reserve
Oberammergau - Murnau (through Murnauer Moos)
Riding time: about 2½ hours one way; entire
distance approx. 30 km (one way) Type: a few slight inclines during the first half,
half the tracks are tarred and the other half are not Possibilities of stopping by at an inn: Saulgrub,
Bad Kohlgrub, Grafenaschau, Ramsach, Murnau
Beginning at the Ammergauer Haus, you ride right along
the Eugen-Papst-Straße, follow the sharp left bend
of the main road and continue on it until the road crosses
the Ammer after about 200 metres. Directly after the bridge,
you turn right on to the bike track on the Ammer embarkment
to Unterammergau.
In Unterammergau you cross the railway tracks carefully
and turn right at the federal road. After about 300 metres
you recross the railway tracks and can use the bike track
on the left side of the road. About 600 metres out of the
village you turn left in the direction of Altenau. Ride
through Altenau and leave the village on the Saulgruber
Straße (sorry to say it´s quite steep) in the
direction of Saulgrub.
In Saulgrub you reach the federal road again and turn right
in the direction of Murnau just after the ascent. On the
way through Bad Kohlgrub you remain on the main road until
the Mühlstraße branches off just before the village
border (directly at the post office). This is the road you
take along the Lindenbach in the direction of Murnauer Moos
until you once again branch on a small street near the sports
field. You take a short left here and then turn right straightaway
(before the bridge) again in the direction of Murnau and
bike through the silence of the Murnauer Moos.
After a few kilometres you reach the picturesque Ramsachkircherl
(small church) and a small beer garden. You reach Murnau
on a track, once in Murnau you keep left on the Mühlstraße
on which you cross the railway tracks until you reach the
junction. Here you turn into the park path and ride along
the health resort park until you reach the Kohlgruber Straße.
You take a left across the junction, turn right after a
few metres and ride up to the little railway station "Murnau-Ort",
where you can catch the train in the direction of Oberammergau,
which stops here every hour at about five past the hour.
