After Mundraching the path leads through woods and meadows and you arrive on charming paths into the Hirschauer Halde nature reserve, then across the Lech bridge to Epfach.
You go up again via stairs to the Lech slope, where the path first follows. You look down on the lower-lying place, pass a lonely chapel, then a magnificent view opens up of the Lech flowing far below and the Kinsau dam, in the distance Reichling crowns the hill. Through a forest section and past another chapel, you reach Hohenfurch. Here an inviting beer garden on the green meadow encourages a hiking break.
The next stop is the St. Ursula chapel where the rafters once prayed for protection for their dangerous work. You enjoy the pretty view back to Hohenfurch and soon dive back into the forest. The paths lead again to the edge of the Lech, finally a path on the Swallow Rock reaches the highest point. Deep below you see the Lech, in the distance greet the Hohe Peißenberg and the Alps. The path runs varied along the edge of the steep slope and finally turns away from it. Forest trails lead out of the forest to a first view of Schongau, ultimately it goes down a small road into the town. At the Lech bridge you could continue right on the riverbank, but it is worth visiting the old town lying on the hill formerly surrounded by the Lech, especially since hotels are also found there.
Tipp des Autors: Visit the Abodiacum Museum in Epfach.
The picturesque old town of Schongau with its medieval city wall invites you to linger.
Sicherheitshinweise: With overnight stay in Hohenwart (Boardinghouse Hohenwart or Römerkessel) + approx. 2.5 km.
Ausrüstung: Hiking without luggage
Royal service - just enjoy, no burden. Your luggage is transported for you to the hotel reserved for you by the organizer. You can discover the wonderful Bavarian pre-Alpine landscape carefree. The LechExperiencePath is offered with 6 overnight stays. The package offers including accommodation, luggage transport, and hiking maps can be booked at:
Alpenlandtouristik, Brauerstr. 2, 86825 Bad Wörishofen, Tel.: +49 8247 9924554, info@alpenlandtouristik.de, http://alpenlandtouristik.de
Weitere Infos und Links: Places to eat
Epfach, Hohenfurch, Schongau
Accommodations in Hohenfurch
Gasthof Negele, Hauptplatz 2, Tel. 08861/908000
Accommodations in Schongau
Gästehaus Schwarz, Sonnenstraße 28, Tel. 08861/9093340
Hotel “Blaue Traube”, Münzstr. 10, Tel. 08861/3060
Hotel Alte Post, Marienplatz 19, Tel. 08861/23200
Hotel Holl, Altenstadter Str. 39, Tel. 08861/23310
Hotel Rössle, Christophstr. 49, Tel. 08861/23050
B&B guest rooms in Gästehaus, Bettina Buresch, Gartenweg 43, Tel. 08861/908786
Information addresses
Municipality of Kinsau, Dorfstr. 9, 86981 Kinsau, Tel. 08869/240, gemeinde@kinsau.de, www.kinsau.de
Tourist Information Hohenfurch, Hauptplatz 7, 86978 Hohenfurch, Tel. 08861/9081798, tourismus-information@hohenfurch.de
www.hohenfurch.de
Tourist Information Schongau, Münzstraße 1 - 3, 86956 Schongau, Tel. 08861/214-181, touristinfo@schongau.de, www.schongau.de
Wegbeschreibung: After Mundraching the path leads through woods and meadows and you arrive on charming paths into the Hirschauer Halde nature reserve, then across the Lech bridge to Epfach. Before that, a detour to the "Balcony of Upper Bavaria" is recommended or straight up to the water reservoir of Reichling. Here you have a magnificent panoramic view over the Lech bends in the Alpine foothills; on clear days, the high mountain range stretches across the entire horizon.
Epfach is already documented in 15 BC. On the Lorenzberg surrounded by the Lech with the Lorenz chapel, two Roman milestones and wall remains still exist. In the town, parts of a Roman fountain house, the nymphaeum, have been excavated, and the small Abodiacum Museum contains exhibits from the Roman period of Epfach.
On an ascending road you leave the village, reach the houses of Forchau, and walk along a natural old arm of the Lech, inhabited by various water birds. The next place is Kinsau.
Kinsau has settled on post-glacial gravel terraces. The parish church is adorned with Wessobrunn stucco and sculptures by Lorenz Luidl. It was a frequently visited pilgrimage church in the 17th and 18th centuries but lost importance after the construction of the Wies Church.
Up a staircase, the path goes again up to the Lech slope, which the path initially follows. You look down on the lower-lying place, pass a lonely chapel, then a magnificent view opens up of the Lech flowing far below and the Kinsau dam, with Reichling crowning the hill in the distance. Through a forest section and past another chapel, you reach Hohenfurch. Here an inviting beer garden on the green meadow encourages a hiking break.
Hohenfurch lies in an area of a particularly "high furrow" that the Lech has cut through the hills of the Alpine foothills. The parish church dates from the 14th century but was transformed baroque. At the rafters‘ chapel, an information board explains the geological features of the area and the course of the ancient Lech after the retreat of the Lech glaciers.
The next stop is the St. Ursula chapel where the rafters once prayed for protection for their dangerous work. You enjoy the pretty view back to Hohenfurch and soon dive back into the forest. The paths again lead to the edge of the Lech; finally, via a path at the Swallow Rock, the highest point is reached. Deep below you see the Lech; in the distance greet the Hohe Peißenberg and the Alps.
Varied, the path runs along the edge of the steep slope and finally turns away from it. Forest trails lead out of the forest to a first view of Schongau, ultimately it goes down a small road into the town. At the Lech bridge, you could continue right along the riverbank, but it is worth visiting the old town lying on the hill formerly surrounded by the Lech, especially since hotels are also found there.
Schongau, whose origins go back to Roman times, still has a largely intact and walkable city wall enclosing the historic core. The medieval cityscape is one of the most impressive in all of Bavaria. Outstanding are the old town hall from 1420, also known as Ballenhaus, and the late Gothic parish church, which received a Rococo dress according to plans by Dominikus Zimmermann (architect of the famous Wies Church). Between them stretches the Marienplatz with a pretty fountain and cozy outdoor gastronomy.
Also worth seeing are the hospital church and the city museum with ground finds spanning two millennia, exhibits on the town‘s history, and a numismatic collection. Guided city tours on various topics are also offered in Schongau.
Hiking map Pfaffenwinkel, scale 1:40,000, HW-Verlag, protection fee 1 EUR, available via the Pfaffenwinkel Tourism Association, www.pfaffen-winkel.de