Please note that from Paterzell a section must be ridden on the narrow, heavily trafficked district road.
The starting point is the Ammer Bridge on the state road towards Wessobrunn. Very nearby, at the Hochlandhalle, parking spaces can be found. When Weilheim was threatened by floods in earlier times, people made pilgrimages to the Ammer Bridge. During the procession they carried the Blessed Sacrament and at the Ammer Bridge the four Gospels were solemnly read. From the bridge, the path goes southwards along the western Ammer dam. Willow bushes line the riverbank. This tree species typical for floodplain locations is often used for bank stabilization.
The Ammer served for centuries as a transport route, on which wood was brought from the mountains to the more densely populated Alpine foothills. The logs were individually thrown into the currents, a practice called log driving. In Weilheim, they were retrieved from the water—mostly spruces and firs—and sold, used in construction, or transported further. The height of log driving was in the 16th and 17th centuries. In 1611, a log driving yard with a collecting basin was built in Weilheim in the area of today‘s Holzhofstrasse. With the beginning of the railway era, log driving gradually declined, but it is documented for the Ammer until the beginning of the Second World War. However, the Ammer can also be dangerous for people. Flooding has been reported for centuries, occurring at irregular intervals and causing sometimes great damage and even loss of lives.
Examples include flood events in 1910, 1940, 1946, and 1999. At Pentecost 1999, the water level of the Ammer rose by 4.5 m within 24 hours and flooded parts of Weilheim despite dikes raised with sandbags. Especially in spring, such floods can occur when snowmelt in the mountainous catchment area meets heavy rainfalls.
Via the Weidach path, one reaches the rural village Oderding. At a typical farmhouse with a projecting roof and window shutters, turn right into Unterdorfstrasse. Some of the houses here are built of tuff stones, which were probably quarried in Polling.
Outside Oderding, the route goes up a moraine ridge that extends from Peißenberg to Waitzacker. This represents the third and youngest retreat stage of the Ammersee glacier about 18,000 years ago. Over the tracks and past the hamlet Schönau, you reach the paved Peißenberg - Paterzell road. Here turn right and continue to the hamlet Kugelsbühl. After riding through the forest for some time, you look out over the Rott valley and the gliding airfield.
Always following the green bike sign, the view opens towards Zellsee with its reed stands and groups of birch trees. These accompany the path further to the Moosmühle. Zellsee is a paradise for waterfowl. At the beginning of the 15th century, monks from Wessobrunn dammed the Rott creek, creating Zellsee. Such ponds were of special importance then, as they were used for breeding food fish, which served as nourishment on the numerous fasting days. The southern area of Zellsee, which is separated by the so-called Suppendamm (cross dam) from the intensively pond-managed northern part, is a paradise especially for waterfowl with its small bays, reed islands, and extensive reed areas together with the adjacent unused small ponds. But birds of prey such as black and red kites, marsh harriers, or hobbies also find food here. Furthermore, the lake serves as a resting place for migratory birds in spring and autumn, and even rare species like ospreys or great egrets can be observed here. The birds seem to have become accustomed to the flight operations at the nearby Paterzell sport airfield.
At the Moosmühle, the path turns right before going up to Paterzell. If you need refreshment or a snack along the way, the guesthouse “Zum Eibenwald” in Paterzell is open (no day off!), where you can also admire yews.
The marked route continues on the road towards Zellsee-Wessobrunn to the official parking lot, which invites you to visit the Paterzell yew trail. Here you should leave your bike, pick up a leaflet available there, and walk the approximately 1 km long educational trail. At 10 stations, there is very illustrative information about the yew or this “fairy tale forest.”
The yew forest near Paterzell was first protected in 1939 and designated as a nature reserve in 1984. Here you find Germany‘s largest occurrence of yews, about 800 trees are over 200 years old, which corresponds to almost 50% of the population. The oldest reach over 700 years. However, it is not a pure stand but a near-natural mixed forest with spruces, firs, beeches, and other tree species. These grow on several meters thick tuff. The latter forms when very calcium-rich groundwater emerges and deposits lime in solid form. The tuff itself was quarried in the yew forest for many centuries and used for numerous buildings in the Pfaffenwinkel region. Since today, due to water withdrawal, the slope is no longer widely sprinkled with lime-rich water, tuff formation can currently only be observed in a few places.
The yew is the oldest native tree species, existing for about 150 million years. Except for the red fruit, it is poisonous, which is a reason for the rare occurrence of this conifer species. The trees were removed in the past because their branches posed a deadly danger to horses, which are sensitive to the toxin taxine. Furthermore, yew wood was prized for bows and crossbows. The Wessobrunn monastery used it for window frames of buildings and made wreaths from the branches. Current dangers for the Paterzell yew forest are storms, bark beetle infestation, and browsing by wildlife. Young yew shoots are often nibbled by deer, without the latter being harmed, as they only eat as much as they can tolerate.
The yew also poses no danger to humans; rather, components of it are used today in cancer treatment. If the yew forest seems messy and untidy to you, there is a good reason for this: in this nature reserve, fallen dead trees are left lying because they provide habitat for thousands of organisms such as beetles and fungi and are thus very important for species conservation.
From the parking lot, the route continues on the road to the hamlet Zellsee. It has been owned by the Wessobrunn monastery since 1419 and was purchased by the municipality of Wessobrunn after secularization. After crossing the state road (underpass), keep right to the next junction, which leads left up into Lichtenau.
Opposite the junction is the hamlet Weghaus. Here, since about 1460, road makers lived, who were responsible for maintaining the road between Weilheim and Wessobrunn and collected tolls at the Rott bridge.
The Wessobrunn monastery had, besides its own pastures, also the cattle driving rights in Lichtenau. In this context, there were years of disputes with the people of Weilheim before the borders were newly fixed in a settlement in 1711. The scattered settlement in Lichtenau is relatively young. Only in the 1930s was a large settlement project designed, in which fifty farmsteads were to be created for new settlers, mainly Germans from South Tyrol. The first groundbreaking was in 1939. Due to the Second World War, only a few areas were drained until its end in 1945, only a small part of the planned roads were built, and only three farms were erected. However, after the war, the project was resumed to accommodate numerous displaced persons and refugees. Thus, properties for newcomers as well as locals emerged in Lichtenau. Today, pasture and grassland use dominates here, as everywhere in the Alpine foothills, which is suitable due to soil conditions and relatively high precipitation.
After the level area (Würm ground moraine) of Lichtenau, the route goes downhill through the forest into the former Ammersee basin. This step in the terrain also originated during the glacier‘s melting.
On the paved Madenbergweg, the route continues through the Weilheimer Moos. The once extensive marshland, part of the moors in the area of the former Ammersee, presents itself today as a colorful mosaic. However, intensive agricultural use predominates. Only fragmented remnants of hay meadows, birch moor forests, and willow bushes remain. Additionally, peat extraction and water areas are interspersed. This mosaic of habitats is very important as breeding, resting, and feeding area especially for birds.
Notable are water birds, meadow breeders, and birds of prey, special treasures are stonechats, reed warblers, gray buntings, and reed buntings. According to the maintenance and development plan set up in 1999 for the Schwattachfilz, a part of the Weilheimer Moos, the northern area may continue to be used intensively for agriculture, while the southern part is designated for nature conservation.
On a paved path, one reaches the Ammer at the renatured Unterhausen weir. From there, the route goes upstream back to the starting point. Those who want to linger a bit longer on the route can rest on one of the benches.
Aufstieg: 134 hm
Abstieg: 134 hm
Länge der Tour: 24,0 km
Höchster Punkt: 664 m
Differenz: 115 hm
Niedrigster Punkt: 549 m
Difficulty
moderate
Stamina
moderate
Panoramic view
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Parking lot at the Hochlandhalle in Weilheim
Quellenweg 8, 82405 Wessobrunn
Der Paterzeller Eibenwald ist mit über 2.000 teilweise sehr alten Eiben einer der größten zusammenhängenden Bestände der Europäischen Eibe in Deutschland. Der Eibenwald liegt in der Gemeinde Wessobrunn bei der Ortschaft Paterzell im südwestlichen Oberbayern.
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| Montag | geschlossen |
| Dienstag | 09:30 - 16:00 |
| Mittwoch | 09:30 - 16:00 |
| Donnerstag | 09:30 - 16:00 |
| Freitag | 09:30 - 16:00 |
| Samstag | geschlossen |
| Sonntag | geschlossen |
Herzog-Christoph-Straße 1, 82362 Weilheim
Vielfältig - sozial - engagiert In unserem Café sind alle willkommen und sollen sich wohlfühlen: Kinder und Erwachsene, Menschen mit Behinderung, Menschen mit und ohne Arbeit oder im Ruhestand.
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Schmidstraße 20, 82362 Weilheim
Ob auf einen schnellen Espresso oder einen gemütlichen Cappuccino mit italienischen Leckereien, hier ist jeder herzlich willkommen! Probieren Sie auch Eis und Patisserieprodukte aus eigener Herstellung. Und für den etwas größeren Hunger wartet traditionell mediterrane italienische Küche auf die Besucher.
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Kreuzgasse 10, 82362 Weilheim
Lassen Sie sich verwöhnen und genießen Sie Ihre Auszeit in Weilheim im Restaurant La Ruota.
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Kreuzgasse 7, 82362 Weilheim
Griechisches Restaurant mit Biergarten in der Weilheimer Innenstadt.
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| Montag | 11:00 - 21:00 |
| Dienstag | geschlossen |
| Mittwoch | 11:00 - 21:00 |
| Donnerstag | 11:00 - 21:00 |
| Freitag | 10:00 - 21:00 |
| Samstag | 11:00 - 21:00 |
| Sonntag | 11:00 - 20:00 |
Marienplatz 17, 82362 Weilheim
Der Allgäuer Hof ist eine traditionelle bayrische Gaststätte im Zentrum Weilheims (in Oberbayern).
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| Montag | 11:30 - 22:00 |
| Dienstag | 11:30 - 22:00 |
| Mittwoch | 11:30 - 22:00 |
| Donnerstag | 11:30 - 22:00 |
| Freitag | 11:30 - 22:00 |
| Samstag | 11:30 - 22:00 |
| Sonntag | 11:30 - 22:00 |
Pollinger Str. 4 & 6, 82362 Weilheim in Oberbayern
Die zentrale Lage im Zentrum von Weilheim und die schmackhafte Küche lockt Gäste von Nah und Fern in unser Restaurant. Reservieren Sie Ihren Tisch online.
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Trifthofstr. 57, 82362 Weilheim
In diesem gemütlichen und rustikalen Lokal wird Ihnen gutbürgerliche Küche serviert. In zwei getrennten Räumen ist Platz für bis zu 50 Personen. Am separaten Imbiss im separaten vorderen Bereich können Sie täglich (ausser Wochenende) ab 7.00-14:00 Uhr frisch zubereitete Speisen mitehmen.
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| Montag | 10:00 - 22:00 |
| Dienstag | 10:00 - 22:00 |
| Mittwoch | 10:00 - 22:00 |
| Donnerstag | geschlossen |
| Freitag | 10:00 - 22:00 |
| Samstag | 10:00 - 22:00 |
| Sonntag | 10:00 - 22:00 |
Narbonner Ring 11, 82362 Weilheim
Krug’s Restaurant ist ein Novum in Weilheim und der gesamten Umgebung. Selbst verwöhnte Feinschmecker und hungrige Wanderer zieht es ins Krug’s Restaurant, denn die abwechslungsreiche Speisekarte, welche sich Saisonal ändert, findet großen Anklang.
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Dorfstraße 4, 823662 Weilheim - Unterhausen
Auf einem besonders schönen Flecken Erde befindet sich der Hofgarten Pfaffenwinkel mit seinem idyllischen Café.
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| Montag | geschlossen |
| Dienstag | geschlossen |
| Mittwoch | 17:00 - 22:00 |
| Donnerstag | 17:00 - 22:00 |
| Freitag | 17:00 - 22:00 |
| Samstag | 12:00 - 22:00 |
| Sonntag | 12:00 - 21:00 |
Weilheimer Str. 12, 82398 Polling
Die Alte Klosterwirtschaft ist ein ideales Ausflugsziel im oberbayerischen Pfaffenwinkel.
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Lohgasse 17, 82362 Weilheim
Hinweis: im Ort den Reisemobil-Piktogrammen zum Stellplatz folgenGPS-Koordinaten: N 47° 84‘ 00" / O 11° 13‘ 63"Der In weniger als 500 Meter Entfernung vom Wohnmobilstellplatz befinden sich: Ufer der Ammer mit Fuß- und Radweg nach Norden und Süden Naherholungsgebiet „Au“ mit neu angelegtem Fitness-Parcours für Jung und Alt Weilheims historische Altstadt mit zahlreichen Einkaufs- und Einkehrmöglichkeiten Lebensmittel-Discounter in der Lohgasse
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The route leads along quiet paths to the most beautiful chapels in the east of Weilheim.
3:00 h 166 hm 166 hm 26,5 km very easy
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Schützenstraße 4, 82362 Weilheim
Achtung! Kartenreservierung per Email nicht möglich!
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Dr.-Johann-Bauer-Platz 1, 82362 Weilheim
Ein Plattfuß bei einer Radtour – für viele kein Problem. Für andere dagegen ein traumatisches Erlebnis, vor allem wenn kein Werkzeug zur Hand ist. Schnelle Hilfe verspricht die SB-Radreparaturstation.
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Marieplatz, 82362 Weilheim in Oberbayern
Der gepflegte Platz inmitten von Weilheim lädt zum Verweilen in einem der vielen Cafés und Gaststätten ein.
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The second stage of the long-distance trail of the East Loop Holy Landscape Pfaffenwinkel takes us from Weilheim in Upper Bavaria to Bernried. Extensive moor and swamp areas, idyllic lakes, and picturesque forests accompany the path to Lake Starnberg. On this stage, the many chapels and churches show us how Pfaffenwinkel got its name.
5:45 h 319 hm 289 hm 22,6 km moderate
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Die sechste Etappe des Fernwanderwegs Heilige Landschaft Pfaffenwinkel Nordschleife führt uns von Weilheim nach Peißenberg. Falls wir nach der langen fünften Etappe keine Zeit mehr hatten, Weilheim zu besichtigen, so lässt uns die nicht ganz so lange, sechste Etappe dafür genug Zeit im Vorfeld noch durch die Fußgängerzone und über den Marienplatz zu flanieren, die Stadtpfarrkirche Mariae Himmelfahrt zu besuchen und die Kirche St. Pölten - die älteste Weilheimer Kirche, deren Ursprünge bis ins 8. Jh. zurück gehen zu bestaunen. Danach machen wir uns auf den Weg nach Peißenberg. Unterwegs treffen wir erneut auf die Ammer und können in Polling das sehenswerte Klosterdorf (Kloster Heilig Kreuz) und die Stiftskirche St. Salvator der Augustiner Chorherren besuchen.
3:45 h 157 hm 141 hm 12,4 km moderate
The adventure cycling route for culture and nature around the Auerberg.
9:20 h 1003 hm 1003 hm 127,8 km very difficult
Radfahren und gut Essen - zwei untrennbare miteinander verbundene Begriffe.
6:30 h 798 hm 798 hm 89,6 km very difficult
On this 30-kilometer loop, you cycle around the Wieskirche through idyllic moorlands (bogs).
2:15 h 211 hm 211 hm 30,2 km very easy
The Klosterweiherweg is an extensive and idyllic route in the typical moraine landscape around Bernried. The five ponds connected by this route originated in an economic connection to the former monastery of the Augustinian canons and are now beautiful places for meditation.
4:30 h 139 hm 144 hm 13,3 km moderate
Staffelsee has a good chance of ranking among the most beautiful pre-alpine lakes.
5:30 h 872 hm 840 hm 95,9 km moderate
Gemütlich entlang der alten Ammer radeln, die Natur genießen und dabei immer wieder Störche beobachten – das ist die Storchenrunde. Zahlreiche Weißstörche haben sich zwischen Weilheim und Raisting niedergelassen und lassen sich auf den Wiesen und in den Auwaldbereichen wunderbar entdecken.
2:00 h 79 hm 81 hm 29,6 km moderate
The name says it all: on the first half of this varied ride, you always have the Alps in view
5:20 h 770 hm 767 hm 96,5 km very difficult
Pilgrimage with the road bike? Why not, even if in this case the Wieskirche is not the final destination of the ride.
6:30 h 908 hm 907 hm 113,3 km moderate
At 988 meters high, Hohe Peißenberg marks the most beautiful viewpoint in Pfaffenwinkel.
6:55 h 1386 hm 1386 hm 123,0 km very difficult
The moor and lake learning trail Bad Bayersoien includes the "Small Moor Route" on the east shore of Lake Soier with about 1 km path length and lots of information about the moor, and the lovely "barefoot path" around the lake with about 1.8 km.
0:52 h 9 hm 9 hm 3,5 km very easy
Von Peiting aus geht es über Herzogsägmühle nach Forst. Vorbei am Zellsee führt die Route über Weilheim, Marnbach, Übersöchering bis an den Staffelsee. Über Uffing, Schöffau, Böbing und Rottenbuch gelangt man zurück nach Peiting.
6:00 h 669 hm 669 hm 83,3 km moderate
Bavarian Swabia: Popular long-distance cycling route - Where the Romans once traveled...
11:45 h 654 hm 272 hm 172,9 km very difficult
The route leads over steps, boardwalks, and bridges through the untamed Ammer Gorge and through wild romantic mixed forests. The path along the gorge and the trail by the Reitnerbach Ravine demand surefootedness from the hikers. The partly challenging paths are rewarded with extraordinary views. Marked: No. 88, red
6:00 h 211 hm 211 hm 21,1 km moderate
The municipality of Antdorf in Upper Bavaria impresses with its dreamlike location near the Osterseen and not far from Penzberg. Quiet hiking trails and meadow paths ensure relaxation on the leisurely walk through the Pfaffenwinkel landscape. Green summer meadows in front of a magnificent Alpine panorama, historic churches, and a small chapel promise hiking pleasure in the foothills of the Alps. Signposted: No. 7, blue
2:15 h 85 hm 85 hm 8,4 km moderate
The route leads over steps, boardwalks, and bridges through the untamed Ammer Gorge and through wild romantic mixed forests. The path along the gorge and the trail at the Reitnerbach Gorge demand sure-footedness from the hikers. The partly challenging paths are rewarded with extraordinary views. Signposted: No. 88, red
6:00 h 239 hm 239 hm 21,1 km moderate
On the hilly circular route between Schongau and Peiting, one highlight follows another. At Schlossberg and the Villa Rustica, hikers walk in the footsteps of Romans and Welfs, on the forest adventure trail exciting stations await big and small visitors to participate, and in between, stunning views of the Alpine range and the turquoise glowing Lech open up again and again.
4:00 h 359 hm 359 hm 13,7 km moderate
Bei einem gemütlichen Spaziergang wird das Naturschutzgebiet Schwarzlaichmoor östlich von Hetten einmal komplett umrundet. Vom Weg aus bieten sich immer wieder wunderschöne Ausblicke über die weitläufige Moorlandschaft hinweg zum Hohen Peißenberg mit der Wetterstation und der Wallfahrtskirche Mariä Himmelfahrt.
1:45 h 40 hm 40 hm 5,9 km very easy
Wir verlassen Peiting in Richtung Schongau. Vorbei an Altenstadt, Sachsenried, Rettenbach, Bernbeuren und dem Auerberg erreicht man Lechbruck. Weiter geht es über Prem, die Wieskirche nach Rottenbuch. Im weiteren Verlauf führt die Route über Schöffau und den Staffelsee wieder Richtung Norden nach Weilheim. Weiter in östliche Richtung erreicht man den Zellsee, Forst und Herzogsägmühle wieder den Ausgangspunkt Peiting.
10:25 h 1235 hm 1241 hm 145,3 km very difficult
The Alpine Foreland is one of the most fascinating landscapes in Germany.
6:20 h 498 hm 498 hm 91,1 km very difficult