Gravel tour - Wieskirche round

45,54 km long
Flatly
Difficulty: medium
Condition: easy
Mountain biking
gravel biking
cycling
  • 2: 00 pm
  • 45,54 km
  • 489 m
  • 497 m
  • 810 m
  • 940 m
  • 130 m
  • Start: Sports field, Bad Bayersoien
  • Destination: Sports field, Bad Bayersoien

Bad Bayersoien - Schönberg - Echelsbacher Brücke - Schwaigsee - Morgenbach - Wildsteig - Wieskirche - Steingaden - Unternogg - Kammerl power station - Saulgrub - Bad Bayersoien

The Wieskirche circuit is one of the "classics" of the Ammergau Alps and starts in Bad Bayersoien on Lake Soier. In addition to the famous Wieskirche, there are numerous other sights along the route, including the Echelsbacher Bridge, the Romanesque monastery church of St. Johannes Baptist in Steingaden, built in 1147, and the Kammerl power station. Of course, cycling is not neglected on this tour either. Along beautiful paths on the Königstraße, which have hardly any traffic, you will experience some of the most beautiful sections of the entire region.

Good to know

Best Season

suitable
depending on the weather

Tour features

  • refreshment possibility

  • Family Friendly

  • Culturally interesting

  • Flatly

Equipment

Bike rental + repair

To guarantee a smooth bike tour through the Ammergau Alps, we recommend the following equipment:

  • Bicycle helmet
  • Gloves
  • Short or long cycling shorts
  • Short or long jersey
  • Rain jacket
  • Good shoes, possibly with a click
  • sunglasses
  • Hydration
  • Meals
  • First aid kit
  • GPS device + second set of batteries
  • Current map (scale 1:50)
  • Replacement hose, pump
  • Tools
  • camera
  • Money

Arrival & Parking

A95, B23 via Oberammergau and Unterammergau to Altenau

Several parking spaces and entry points for the tour

Bad Bayersoien

Echelsbach Bridge

Bus stop: Altenau Säge
9606 Garmisch-Partenkirchen - Oberammergau - Wieskirche - Füssen
Train stop: Altenau station 
Murnau - Altenau - Oberammergau

Guests of the Ammergau Alps Nature Park travel free by bus and train with the electronic guest card or KönigsCard.

More information / links

Organization

Ammergau Alps Nature Park eV

Our tip

Once you have reached the destination of this tour, Altenau, you can... Altenau village innkeeper Treat yourself to traditional Bavarian cuisine or seasonal delicacies. 

safety instructions

The tour has been put together to the best of our knowledge No guarantee is given for the accuracy of the information.   Access is at your own risk and can be associated with the usual risks that are always present when staying in the mountains. Any liability is excluded.

Please always take Considerate pedestrians and hikers. Make yourself noticeable in timereduce speed and get off on narrow paths and push the bike. We appeal for respectful interaction between hikers and bikers.

In an emergency, please contact the nearest rescue control center. Regardless of your location, you can reach them anywhere in Germany by calling 112.

Map

To plan your bike tour from home, we recommend our interactive tour planner.

You can get the following maps at the tourist information office on site: - Cycling map “Theme Tours Zugspitz Region”

Nearby

Contact Us

Gravel tour - Wieskirche round
82435 Bad Bayersoien