Ammer-Amper cycle path (AAR)

Stage: Ammer Sources – Peiting

The bike path starts at the Ammer sources. They are located in the Ettaler Weidmoos nature reserve between Oberammergau and Ettal. From there, follow the bike path along the riverbank of the Ammer. After about 3 km you reach Oberammergau. Passing the cemetery and sports grounds, ride straight into the town center of Oberammergau. Besides the world-famous Passion Play Theatre, with the largest open-air stage in the world with a covered audience area, the location is also ideal for hiking and mountain tours in the Ammergau Alps, the largest nature reserve in Bavaria. The bike path runs past the Passion Play house, out of Oberammergau, through the tranquil Pulvermoos nature reserve to Unterammergau. At Moosweg, turn onto Hofstadelstraße and follow it towards the train station, where you cross the B23 and after 200 meters turn right onto Pürschlingstraße into Scherenauer Straße. Follow the bike path until you arrive in Scherenau. From here, continue to Altenau. Leaving Scherenau, turn left onto Alte Römerstraße and keep left until you turn into Wurmansauer Straße. On your left you pass the Kochel-Filz nature reserve, while on your right the village of Wurmansau passes by. Cross the railway tracks via Obere Dorfstraße, pass the cemetery and follow the path until you reach Untermoggstraße. From here you leave Altenau, ride past Lettenweide and cross the Ammer twice within 2 km. Along Königsstraße, ride through Ebenwald and continue through the beautiful natural landscape past Hargenwies. Continue through nature. Follow the bike path, leaving Schachen and Morgenbach behind. In the Bichelbauernfilz nature reserve, ride past Schwaigsee lake and cross Steingadener Straße. After 500 meters, turn right and at the next opportunity left. Another left turn and you leave Schönegg heading towards Engle, after which you reach Solder via Haldenbergstraße. Keep right and ride over Weihanger towards Rottenbuch. Follow Raiffeisenstraße and go under B23. Now it goes over meadows and fields through the district of Moos, where you cleverly cross B23 once again. Along B23, leave Voglherd, Hochkreit, and Krummengraben behind until after a small woodland area you also leave Ramsau behind. Continue to Peiting. Here you go under Ammergauer Straße to reach Untereggstraße, where turning left leads you to the town center. Peiting is considered a recreational place with diverse gastronomy. Here you connect to the long-distance cycle route "Romantic Road" towards Füssen or Landsberg am Lech.

Stage: Peiting – Dießen

You leave Peiting and ride through the beautiful Schnalz forest and moor area. Along the Ammer riverbank, continue towards Peißenberg. Passing the Obere Au district, leave Böblingerstraße and turn right to return to the Ammer riverbank. Via Scheithaufstraße, you have the option to reach the center of Peißenberg; otherwise, continue along the bike path beside the Ammer towards Polling, where a stop at the STOA 169 column hall is a must before reaching the monastery village! Turn left and ride over Tiefenbach. Follow Weilheimerstraße until after about 150 meters, turn right onto Prälatenweg, which leads directly into the center of Weilheim. Stay on Prälatenweg until you have left the sports facilities behind. After another 150 meters, you reach Oberer Graben Straße where you turn left and reach Theaterplatz via Theatergasse. After passing Unterer Graben Straße, you reach Kormannstraße. At its end, turn left onto Schwaigerstraße, then immediately right into Badeweg, where shortly after you cross railway tracks and arrive at the Ammer riverbank. Weilheim, as a historic district town, offers a welcoming pedestrian zone and forms the heart of the Pfaffenwinkel region. The interesting city and art history are shown in the city museum in the old town hall. You continue beside the peaceful Ammer river out of Weilheim past Oberer Ammerhof. Here turn left onto Raistinger Straße and follow it until you turn right towards the bird sanctuary in Unterer Ammerhof. At the next opportunity, turn left and ride about 3 km on a field path into the wide meadows of the Ammermoos towards Ertlmühle. Shortly before the railway underpass, turn right onto Raistinger Straße, which leads along the railway line onto Jägerallee. Passing the sports facilities, turn right into Jahnstraße and shortly after left towards the Ammersee lakeshore. Follow Seestraße here and enjoy the promenade; look forward to a city for everyone. Dießen is not only a crystallization point for contemporary art but also offers various sporting and leisure activities. Furthermore, there is the possibility to visit one of southern Germany’s greatest Baroque churches, the Marienmünster.

Stage: Dießen – Fürstenfeldbruck

From Seestraße, continue on the right side of the railway tracks via Unterer-Albaner-Weg to Sankt-Alban-Straße, passing the monastery and then right onto Seeweg-Süd. Follow this until it leads to Seeweg-Nord in Riederau. You cross the Seeholz and Seewiese nature reserves with impressive views of Ammersee. Still on the right of the railway tracks, ride on Seeholzstraße past Holzhausen until you reach Eduard-Thöny-Straße, leading to Utting. At Bahnhofplatz, turn right onto Seestraße. Continue along Ammersee's shore through Schondorf. Follow Weingartenweg, which leads into Kaagangerstraße. At the roundabout, go straight over Windach bridge into Eching. On Zankenhauserstraße, ride for 2 km until you turn right onto the connecting road to Eching am Ammersee. At the next crossroads, turn left and cross a small forest. On the field path, turn right and after a sharp left curve head towards Kottgeisering. Along the route, enjoy wonderful views over the Ampermoos nature reserve, formed about 15,000 years ago after the last ice age. Follow Schulstraße to find a 150-year-old mulberry tree on your right at the cemetery, which is a natural monument here. Follow Schulstraße and turn right at the cemetery onto Ammerseestraße. Keep right and follow Grafrather Straße. Go under B471 before the roundabout and follow St-Ulrich-Weg, which leads onto Schulweg. Follow this for 500 meters before turning right onto Hauptstraße. Shortly before the Amper river, turn left onto Brucker Straße. After the B471 underpass, take a short left through Schöngeisinger Forest in nature until Schöngeising. Turn right onto Bahnhofstraße, which becomes Amperstraße, and follow it. Then turn right to Enterbruck. You cross the Amper twice in the same direction and then turn left onto Holzhausener Straße. After 700 meters, cycle left into Zellhofstraße, which accompanies you through fields and meadows. Cross railway tracks and the Amper on Engelsbergweg. Keep right towards the monastery church to the monastery area. In the former Fürstenfeld monastery area with its magnificent baroque church beats the cultural heart of Fürstenfeldbruck. The extensive grounds also house two restaurants with cozy beer gardens, a museum, an art house, and the Fürstenfeld event forum. Ride onto Henrik-Moor-Weg. After a small park, turn right onto Bullachstraße. Cross the Amper and you can reach the Fürstenfeldbruck town center to get to know the idyllic town better.

Stage: Fürstenfeldbruck – Dachau

To leave the town, turn onto Kirchstraße, pass the cemetery, and follow Weiherstraße toward Emmeringer Hölzl. Passing the ball field, there is a short ascent before you turn right onto Hauptstraße in Emmering. Follow the road before turning right onto Dachauer Straße. At the town outskirts, turn right onto Estinger Weg. Passing an orchard meadow, continue into the namesake district. Then continue on Stephanweg past the church and then turn left onto Römerstraße. In Esting follow Schlossstraße to the right and after 400 meters turn right onto the bike path, leading to Toni-März-Straße in Olching. On Neu-Estinger Straße, stay on the left side of Mühlbach and go under the railway tracks to cycle 900 meters along the riverbank. After turning right, a short time later turn left onto Donaustraße. Along the water, ride past the golf course, turn right onto Schulstraße and take the third exit at the roundabout onto Gröbenzeller Straße. Keep left to turn onto Marienweg and go under the A8. Turn left into Josef-Kistler-Weg and before the sewage treatment plant, turn right. Cross Graßlfinger Straße (Gröbenzell) and B471. Our path leads further into Bergkirchen municipality. Here turn right shortly on Eschenrieder Straße, then left onto Am Kalterbach. Passing the Naturfreundehaus in Günding, continue along the Amper towards Dachau. Cross the Amper on Heinrich-Nicolaus-Straße and follow the bike path along the riverbank. Cross the mill channel and reach Brunngartenstraße. Shortly after, Brunngartenstraße feeds into "am Karlsberg." Here you are at the foot of Dachau old town. Follow Karlsberg left to reach Dachau’s center. With its 1,200-year eventful history, the former artists' colony and current place of learning and remembrance offer many sights. These include the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site (Pater-Roth-Straße 2A), Dachau Art Gallery (Konrad-Adenauer-Straße 3), and the former Wittelsbach summer residence Dachau Castle (Schloßstraße 7) with unique views of nearby Munich and the Alpine panorama. Culture and history won't be missing here. Turn right at Karlsberg and cross the Amper to continue the Ammer-Amper bike path. Turn left into Schleißheimer Straße and after 300 meters again left into Grubenstraße. Ride along the railway line towards the riverbank and turn right onto Amperweg.

Stage: Dachau – Moosburg an der Isar

The path leads further towards Hebertshausen. Ride the next 3 km along the beautiful Amper riverbank until shortly before Alte Römerstraße, turn right to cross the Amper shortly after. Continue onto Neufeldstraße, at its end turn left to reach the bike path on the Amper riverbank. After 1.5 km, switch riverbanks and follow Haimhauser Straße until shortly after turning right into Grießlstraße (Ampermoching). At the next opportunity, turn left into Alternstraße and at its end continue right on a small path leading through nature. Continue now towards Haimhausen. After 1 km, keep left and after 800 m turn left again. After 200 m, turn right and follow the small stream Lotzbach, which leads you along the edge of the Saumwiesen meadows to the path to Heiglweiher. It flows into Amperpettenbacher Straße (Haimhausen), which you leave left before the riverbank and turn left again immediately. Through the idyllic moorland, ride towards Fahrenzhausen. On St.-Christophorus-Straße, cross the main road and follow Moosstraße until you turn right onto Lindenstraße. Keep left and after about 300 m turn off. After a short stretch through the moorland, turn right to ride along the water again. Along the bike path, you will cross the canal twice and a third time cross the motorway via a bridge. Ride through Hagenau and follow Untere Dorfstraße to Kranzberg. You pass right by the recreational area Kranzberger See. Shortly after entering town, turn left into Ringstraße and leave it to follow Flurstraße. After 1.7 km and canal crossing, turn right. Ride along Jobsterstraße towards Allershausen. After a short stretch on Von-Sickenhauser-Straße, turn left and cross Freisinger Straße to turn right onto Schulstraße after the bridge over the Glonn river. A stop at Glonn terraces is worthwhile. Continue on Kirchstraße. A visit to St. Joseph’s Church is also recommended. You cross the Amper on a wooden bridge and ride past the sports ground. The bike path shortly after lets you turn left, taking you towards Tünzhausen. Follow Amperstraße 1.2 km and then turn left. After leaving the small village Schnotting behind, keep right towards Burghausen. Follow Kirchbergerstraße and cycle through the moorland. Turn left in Unterberg and ride along the forest edge towards Haindlfing. On Gartener Straße, continue straight, pass Freisinger Straße, then continue on Erlauer Straße, which you leave after a short time to turn left onto Amperweg. After 4 km through the moor meadows, go under B301 at Zolling and continue along the romantically wild Amper riverbank. Pass through Oftling towards Langenbach. At Langenbach, follow Oftlinger Straße until you reach Inkofener Straße. Turn left here and after 500 m cross the railway tracks. Immediately after, turn right. After a pleasant stretch through Hagenau forest, you encounter natural Amper loops. Before the bridge to Inkofen, keep right and turn right again after another 100 m. A detour to the branch church St. Michael in Inkofen is worthwhile, offering a beautiful view of the Amper valley. Continue the bike path to Thonstetten. Pass the church, follow the parallel path accompanying B11 to the right, and before crossing the river, turn right again. Along the Amper overpass canal, ride the next 2.2 km until crossing it and reaching Fischerstraße. After the B11 underpass, you have various options to reach Moosburg’s historic town center. Besides Moosburg’s landmark, St. Kastulus Minster, the city offers charming alleys and historic townhouses, a three-story neo-Gothic town hall, beautiful shops, and numerous places to refresh yourself.