Even in ancient times, Roman troops passed through Werdenfelser Land on their way to Augsburg. The Roman Trail offers information from a long-forgotten era, changing landscapes and historical monuments. Searching for traces along former Roman roads around Murnau becomes a nature experience with a view of the Zugspitze.
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Directions
The circular route, which is over 30 kilometers long, follows the old Roman road from Murnau via Hechendorf to Moosbergsee and, after the Murnauer Moos, runs upstream along the Loisach to Eschenlohe. On the way north, the Romans had to contend with high water and flooding, which is why they looked for a higher alternative route that led from Eschenlohe at the foot of the Heuberg to Ohlstadt and from there back to Murnau. The ascent and descent ramps for this route leading along the mountainside are still visible today. By incorporating this flood route from Eschenlohe to Ohlstadt, the Roman path becomes a circular route back to Murnau. But before that, another highlight of the tour awaits those looking for clues at the Kalvarienberg in Eschenlohe with its 2000-year history. Not only were Roman coins found there at a sulfur spring that is still bubbling today, the "innards" of this mountain are also worth discovering and are traversed in the "bat tunnel". The storage and production halls in which the Messerschmitt-Bölkow company manufactured aircraft parts during the Second World War were located near the sulfur spring in Calvary. A detour along the Stations of the Cross takes you to the St. Nicholas Chapel, built in 1628, where you can still see the moat of the Counts of Eschenlohe, who ruled here in the 13th century and whose possessions extended as far as the Ulten Valley in South Tyrol.
Attention: The southern section around the Kalvarienberg near Eschenlohe is only suitable for mountain bikes or e-MTBs. In wet conditions, it is advisable to shorten the section around the Isenberg and drive directly from Weichs back towards Murnau.
safety instructions
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).
Arrival & Parking
Public transportation
Bus stop: Murnau post office
Bus routes:
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" region 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/Service/mobil
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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