Around Lake Starnberg

We start this route at the station in Starnberg. Already here we can follow the cycle path signs, which are easy to find all around the lake. First, our ride passes by the water park in Starnberg. Through a wooded area, along the public beach, we reach Berg. Here the road climbs steeply up to the castle park. In the park stands the Votive Chapel, built in memory of King Ludwig II, who drowned a few meters away in Lake Starnberg. When we reach Assenhausen, we can take a detour to the impressive Bismarck Tower. Now the ride becomes a bit more leisurely, and the path leads directly along the shore. Shortly before Ammerland, we pass beautiful villas and have the opportunity to refresh ourselves before continuing. Across a bridge, we reach Ambach, where we must turn right to get back to the lakeside cycle path. Up to St. Heinrich, we cycle past campsites. In the Ambach recreation area, we find flat sandy beaches, while from Starnberg up to here mostly pebble beaches prevailed. In Seeshaupt it becomes more urban, and the cycle path runs parallel to the road. Soon we come across the Seeseiten inn. Behind the inn is a parking lot, after which we keep sharply right. We pass a small chapel and Seeseiten Castle. Through reed and forest, we reach Bernried Park. This was donated in 1950 by Wilhelmina Busch-Woods. At a rest on one of the numerous park benches, we have an excellent view over the lake. In the park there are various paths, all leading to Bernried. Bernried is a very beautiful place and well worth a long stop, not only because of its large monastery complex and its churches. On the cycle path running directly next to the road, we reach the Buchheim Museum. Besides a permanent collection of expressionist works, numerous special exhibitions can be admired, showing arts and crafts from all over the world. Up to Unterzeismering, the cycle path runs parallel to the road. Now we ride through the town, get off, and let the bike roll down beside a footpath with about 50 steps before reaching Tutzing on beautiful shaded paths, which we ride through on and along the local roads. Behind the high school in Tutzing, we turn right and then get back onto a cycle path. In Garatshausen, we can stop for a break at the castle café. The castle is owned by the Thurn and Taxis family. An old people's home is housed in the front part, and the chapel of the castle can be visited in the rear part. In Feldafing, we can take a boat to Rose Island just like King Ludwig II and Empress "Sissi" once did. In Feldafing, you can also find the Hotel Kaiserin Elisabeth; at the S-Bahn station Possenhofen, there is a "Sissi" exhibition in the Königssalon, and we also ride past Possenhofen Castle, the parental home of "Sissi." Behind Possenhofen, we cross the road and the parking lot on the other side of the street. At the end of the parking lot, a forest path leads us parallel to the railway lines to Starnberg. In the residential area, we ride left on Moritz-von-Schwind-Weg over the railway line. Then we cycle right onto Wilhelmshöhenweg until we reach the Undosa restaurant through an underpass. Along the lakeside promenade, we reach the underpass. Through it, we come back to our starting point, Starnberg station.