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View of Lake Kochel In good visibility, the mountains of the Karwendel can be seen beyond Lake Kochel. © Kathrin Schön, Reinhold LehmannPhoto: Kathrin Schön, Reinhold Lehmann, Rother Bergverlag
Favored by the location on the Loisach river, rafting played an important role in Groß- and Kleinweil for centuries. Logs from the forested Alpine region were tied together into rafts and transported via the Loisach and Isar to Munich or further along the Danube. On these rafts, besides the wood itself, building materials, coal, goods in kind, livestock, and even people were transported. In the mid-20th century, rafting on the Loisach was discontinued after the more efficient railway gradually took over transportation. Großweil was the seat of the raftmen's association, a union of all raftmen of the Oberland. A monument by the Loisach bridge today commemorates the dangerous and very strenuous work of the raftmen.
From the parking lot at the Loisach in Kleinweil, 607 m, we cross the street. Right next to the Loisach bridge is the monument "Raftmen with Raft." Now we follow Moosstraße; after an old arm of the water, continue right on a gravel path. At the grove, we switch back to the road. This marks the path of the former rafting canal, 605 m, which no longer carries water in this area. It was constructed from 1716 at the behest of Elector Max II Emanuel to bypass the dangerous currents of Lake Kochel. Additionally, this shortcut reduced the transport time by two hours. Later it served as a drainage ditch. A sign points to the importance of the area for meadow breeders. After a water-carrying section of the rafting canal, an asphalt path, 603 m, branches off to the left. We follow it straight through the Großweiler Moos with its species-rich wet meadows and scattered hay barns. At the fork near a birch, we turn left at an obtuse angle and reach the state road, which brings us to Zell by going
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