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Description
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This tour takes you around the Ettaler Manndl and features scenic highlights such as the Murnauer Moos or the Ammertal. There is also a lot on offer culturally on this tour with Ettal Monastery, the passion play location Oberammergau or the Kaulbach Villa in Ohlstadt. In Murnau you can also visit the castle museum and the Münter House.
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Directions
The tour begins in Murnau at the train station. From there you drive downhill to Ähndl and through the Murnauer Moos. Then it goes uphill to Bad Kohlgrub. From there you drive through the district of Kraggenau to Wurmansau and reach the passion play location Oberammergau. We go along the Ammer to Ettal. Over the Old Ettaler Berg - beware of the sliding section! - we go down to Oberau. Along the Loisach you first reach Eschenlohe, then Ohlstadt and finally return to Murnau.
safety instructions
Please always be considerate of pedestrians and hikers. Make yourself noticed in good time, reduce speed and get off on narrow paths and push the bike. We appeal for respectful interaction between hikers and cyclists.
In an emergency, please contact the nearest rescue control center. Regardless of your location, you can reach them anywhere in Germany by calling 112.
The hiking and cycling paths we describe are primarily used for forest management; you use them at your own risk (Section 14 Para. 1 BForestG).
Facilities
To guarantee a smooth bike tour, 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
Author's tip
Be sure to visit the Ettal Basilica and keep a keen eye for the diverse flora and fauna in the Murnauer Moos!
Arrival & Parking
By train to Murnau main station.
By car: From Munich via the A95 and St2062 and from Garmisch-Partenkirchen via the B2.
Directly at the main train station.
Public transportation
Bus stop: Murnau train station
Bus routes in and through Murnau:
9601 Weilheim - Huglfing - Uffing - Murnau
9607 Murnau - Ohlstadt - Ettal and back (Note: only open on Saturdays on school days at the Ettal monastery school!)
9611 Kochel - Schlehdorf - Großweil - Ohlstadt - Murnau (Note: The Glentleiten open-air museum is only served from April to October!)
9620 Murnau - Riegsee - Aidling - Murnau
9621 Murnau - Seehausen - Grafenaschau
9631 Murnau - Obersöchering / Uffing - Eglfing
9641 Murnau - Seehausen - Uffing - Kirnberg Train stop: Murnau train station and Murnau Ort (Murnau - Oberammergau route) Murnau train station (Munich - Murnau - Garmisch-Partenkirchen route)
Guests in the “Blue Land” region and the “Ammergau Alps” can use a variety of bus lines and train lines from Murnau to Oberammergau and from Uffing to Garmisch-Partenkirchen free of charge with the electronic guest card or KönigsCard. Further information can be found at: https://www.dasblaueland.de/mobil
Selected Literature
Cycling map Ammergau Alps and Blue Land
Map
You can obtain maps from the tourist information centers and the municipal administrations in the Blue Land. You are welcome to order brochures using our brochure ordering tool at www.dasblaueland.de.
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author
Simon Bauer
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