Quiet bike paths in Bavaria

Quiet bike paths are a rare commodity, at least since Corona’s unbridled desire for the outdoors. On a beautiful weekend, you can sometimes get the feeling that half of Germany is sitting in the saddle or crowding the most popular hiking trails. All the more appealing are bike tours that promise peace and quiet and an unadulterated experience of nature away from the tourist crowds.

Finding remote, rather quiet bike paths is not that easy. After all, regions with particularly beautiful landscapes are usually well developed for tourism. Accordingly, they are well known and popular. On the other hand, very few cyclists like to do without a well-developed network of bike paths. Who likes to come across a busy country road without a bike path in the middle of a bike tour?

We present three bike paths in Bavaria that promise a little peace from the hustle and bustle, even on beautiful weekends.

Quiet bike paths on your own doorstep

A small hint in advance, which hopefully does not sound too banal: As is so often the case, when it comes to finding idyllic quiet bike paths, good things are so close. Have you ever explored the bike paths around where you live? If you don’t live in the city or in a tourist region, you can usually find beautiful cycling routes in the immediate vicinity that hardly anyone knows about. It is worthwhile to explore your own home by bike. Maybe you’ll even find your own “home tour” over time. By the way, the smartphone app Komoot can be a good help here.

Relaxed circular route between Aichach and Schrobenhausen

You can find a rather quiet bike path in Bavaria between Aichach and Schrobenhausen, for example. You can reach the starting point of the 41 kilometer long circular route by train – Aichach is located on the “Paartalbahn” railroad line. The tranquil town center with its beautiful town hall and the lower and upper gate is well worth a short stop before the tour starts. On the way to Schrobenhausen, you can simply follow the signs for the Paartal Tour bike path. Well-maintained asphalt and gravel paths lead you to Schrobenhausen without any notable climbs. Along the way, you can see the locally famous asparagus fields as well as the moated castle in Unterwittelsbach. Empress Sissi spent some of her childhood days here.

In Schrobenhausen, in addition to numerous places to stop for refreshments, the town wall and several museums are waiting to be explored. The town is also famous for its asparagus and even has its own museum dedicated to the vegetable.

On the way back via Unterbernbach, you will have to reckon with some minor climbs. But you will be rewarded with another highlight: the pilgrimage church of Inchenhofen. The late Gothic church from 1450 is particularly famous for its magnificent rococo furnishings. Afterwards, it’s only a few kilometers back to Aichach.

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Find peace in the south of Munich: Circular trail between Höllriegelskreuth and Gauting

You can enjoy quiet forests and, with a little luck, even observe animals on the circular trail between Höllriegelskreuth and Gauting. A little more than 30 kilometers with very moderate ascents make the tour a relaxed excursion, which should be especially interesting for people from Munich.

You can easily start from the S-Bahn station Höllriegelskreuth, which is located right next to the Isar. From there, keep south along the S-Bahn tracks until you can turn right shortly before the Buchenhain stop and cycle in the direction of Forstenrieder Park. From now on you are on the right path, the Via Julia, which already connected the cities of Salzburg and Augsburg in ancient Rome. If you go straight on from here and follow the signs, you will reach Gauting. If you have already had enough, you can simply take the S-Bahn.

Or you can make a stop at Forsthaus Kasten, which is a little north of Gauting. The beer garden there has been there for over 100 years. Then you return via the outskirts of Neuried through Forstenrieder Park, which, by the way, was acquired by the Wittelsbach family in 1399 and was the scene of royal hunts until 1918.

Relaxed circular route from Tittmoning across Lake Tachingen

There are also quiet bike paths in the very east of Bavaria. The tour from Tittmoning to Lake Tachingen leads away from the usual tourist crowds along tranquil side roads, bike paths and farm tracks. With a length of 35 kilometers and many, albeit moderate, climbs, the circular route is perfect for a relaxed day trip.

The starting point is the Tittmoning-Wiesmühl train station. From there, you continue along the rails until you reach a railroad crossing and continue on the other side of the rails via Törring in the direction of Lake Tachingen. Soon you will come across the small pilgrimage church of St. Coloman. From here, it is worth making a detour to the lakeside resort of Tengling in the summer. After a short swim break, you can continue your way in a north-westerly direction. Again and again you will have an impressive view of the Alps.

Via Haus, Stackendorf and Bergham you drive to Zoaselham. Shortly after the small settlement you can turn right and find yourself on the way to Tittmoning. Before Tittmoning you can make a detour to the Leitgeringer See. There you can not only swim, but also stop for a bite to eat. Tittmoning itself has an impressive town square lined with facades in the Inn-Salzach style. Towering above the town on a mountain cone is the excellently preserved Tittmoning Castle, whose history dates back to the 12th century. Finally, the tour continues from Tittmoning in a southerly direction back to Wiesmühl.