Munich lake tour by bike

Isar Cycle Path and Bavarian Lakes

The love of life, clean air and the blue-white freedom, time to take care of yourself and to cure body and soul. Cycle around the most famous Bavarian lakes with the best water quality. View the majestic mountain massifs and stroll through blooming, richly ornamented old towns. Colour and Baroque is the image of the towns along the way. Enjoy unspoilt nature and Bavarian tradition. Bavaria offers vitality! Bavaria bewitches!

Route features

Altogether an easy tour. A few short ascents that can also be conquered by pushing the bike. You cycle on wonderful cycle paths and small side roads, main roads only for short distances. Mostly asphalted, some longer passages also on good nature paths.

Parking/arrival and departure

Hotel garage at the hotel of arrival; payable on spot approx. Euro 49 for 8 days
Free, unguarded parking places near the hotel of arrival
By train: main station in Munich, then 20 minutes by public transport (tram)
By plane:Munich Airport, by public transport to the hotel of arrival

The tour

1st day: Arrival in Munich

A visit to the fortress museum, Fortress Grünwald and the Bavaria Film City located nearby possible.

2nd day: Munich - Murnau am Staffelsee approx. 65 km

Information, meeting and bike distribution. From Munich through the Forstenrieder Park to Lake Starnberg. From Starnberg on cycle path directly on the lake shore to Seeshaupt. On wonderful paths through unspoilt Bavarian villages, past the Oster Lakes and the Rieg See to Murnau am Staffelsee.

3rd day: Murnau -Garmisch Partenkirchen approx. 35 km

At first through the nature reserve Murnauer Moos (biggest moor region in Central Europe). Continue through the unspoilt nature, following the river Loisbach to Garmisch Partenkirchen. This stage is short on purpose, so that you can take the Zugspitzbahn to the height of 2962 m. From there wonderful view of the Alps.

4th day: Garmisch Partenkirchen - Wallgau approx. 50 km

You bridge 300 meters of altitude to Scharnitz by train. From there slightly uphill through wildly romantic gorges and lush alpine fields to the source of the Isar. Back through the sunny high-lying valley with wonderful panoramas of the Karwendel and Wetterstein Mountains through Mittenwald (forest) to Wallgau - a village which still cultivates Bavarian tradition.

5th day: Wallgau - Bad Tölz approx. 48 km

Past Isarwinkel, following the turquoise-blue water to the impressive Sylvenstein Lake, and through Lenggries across charming landscapes to Bad Tölz. The town on the junction of two trading routes, the Isar and the old salt route from Reichenhall to Allgäu, developed quickly into a blooming trading post. The richly ornamented middle class houses are evidence of the golden age.

6th day: Bad Tölz - Lake Tegern - Bad Tölz approx. 40 km

Through the charming landscape of Lake Tegern to Gmund am Tegernsee with a wonderful lake panorama. Along the Gaißbach Valley back again to Bad Tölz. The thermal springs of the famous spa "Alpamare" make tired muscles fit again. The Tölzer Market Street invites on a stroll in the footsteps of the famous television series "Der Bulle von Tölz" (The Cop from Tölz).

7th day: Bad Tölz - Munich/South approx. 45 km

The Isar cycle path takes you through Geretsried and Wolfratshausen to Grünwald. You have to overcome a few short ascents before reaching the Bavarian capital Munich with its numerous places of interest.

8th day:

Individual departure or extension.

Schedule 2010

Guided group tour: Arrival on Saturday June 16th and August 14th, 2010
Individual single tour: Daily arrival starting from April 24th to October 9th, 2010
Special arrangements for groups of at least 5 persons possible!

 

Dates & Price for 2010

8 days/7 nights*	Single tour	Guided group tour
Per person in double room 3-star hotels/breakfast	598 Euro	885 Euro
Single room surcharge	175 Euro	175 Euro
Half-board surcharge	160 Euro	Included
High season surcharge (beginning from May 15th to August 31st	30 Euro	30 Euro
Oktoberfest surcharge (18.09 to Oct. 3rd)	160 Euro	160 Euro
Rental bike	55 Euro	55 Euro
Electri bike	140 Euro	140 Euro

*The self-guided tours can also be booked for 5, 7, 9 and 10 days. Please ask for the prices and itinerary.

Additional nights

Munich 4****

• Per person in double room/with breakfast Euro 78
• Single room surcharge: Euro 60
• Surcharge "Oktoberfest" Euro 80

Trip by plane to the starting point is not included in the above mentioned prices

Individual single tour starting any date from April 24th to October 9th, 2010

- Personal tour information - 8 days/7 nights accommodation usually in traditional Bavarian hotels with good 3-star standard, Munich 4-star hotel - Breakfast buffet - Half-board, if booked: at least 3-dish dinner - White sausage breakfast - Luggage transport from hotel to hotel - Train trip from Garmisch Partenkirchen to Scharitz (bike not incl. Euro 3.-) - Best elaborated route - Detailed travel material (route and overview maps, route description, places of interest, important telephone numbers) - 7-day-service-hotline - E-signposting

Guided group tour starting June 16th and August 14th , 2010

- Company of a skilled and trained travel courier who knows about the country - Bus present during the whole tour - Accommodation in chosen 3*** and 4**** hotels 8 days/7 nights - Breakfast buffet - At least three-course dinner - Luggage transport from hotel to hotel - All entries and guided tours as mentioned in the program - Guided tour through the "Murnauer Moos" - Guided city tour in Bad Tölz - Boat journey on Lake Tegern - Detailed travel documents - Best elaborated route