Lakes & Mountains of Bavaria Cycling

Activity Level

Moderate

Activity

Cycling

Overview

Starting from the Fugger city of Augsburg you’ll cycle through beautiful landscapes of lush meadows, deep blue lakes and an alpine backdrop and discover the long history of the region from Baroque churches, King Ludwig II’s castles of Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau and traces of the Romans along the Via Claudia Augusta.

You’ll ride on a mixture of cycle paths and side roads with little traffic, passing through traditional Bavarian villages to reach the first of many lakes along your route, Lake Ammersee where you can enjoy a boat trip on a paddle steamer. Your first few days will take you uphill to the foothills of the Bavarian Alps to King Ludwig’s fairytale castles. The return to Augsburg, takes you along the river Lech, and along parts of one of the oldest tourist routes in the world, the Romantic Road, mainly on flat terrain.

Key Information

Trip Code: C07BL
Ways to Travel: Self-Guided Holidays
Countries: Germany

What's Included

All breakfasts
Route notes and maps
Luggage transfers between hotels

6 days of Cycling

Terrain:

Day 2: 65 km / 40.4 miles
Day 3: 60 km / 37.3 miles
Day 4: 60 km / 37.3 miles
Day 5: 50 km / 31.1 miles
Day 6: 35 km / 21.7 miles
Day 7: 45 km / 28 miles

Itinerary

First Destination: Augsburg
Next Destination: Augsburg

Meals included:None

Meals included:Breakfast

Meals included:Breakfast

Meals included:Breakfast

Meals included:Breakfast

Meals included:Breakfast

Meals included:Breakfast

Meals included:Breakfast

First Destination: Augsburg
Next Destination: Augsburg

Arrive at your hotel in the historic city of Augsburg, founded in 15 B.C. on the orders of Emperor Augustus.

From Augsburg cycle through traditional Bavarian villages, surrounded by lush meadows, before reaching the shores of Lake Ammersee. Relax by the lakeside or enjoy a boat trip on a paddle steamer before continuing to Lake Worthsee.

Meals included:Breakfast

Today you will pedal along Lakes Worthsee and Pilsensee to Andechs Abbey – famed for its Baroque church and brewery! Enjoy swimming opportunities along the way at Lakes Ammersee, Staffelsee and Riegsee before arriving in the artist’s town of Murnau.

Meals included:Breakfast

Cycle from village to village in the foothills of the Bavarian Alps. Visit the UNESCO listed Pilgrimage Church of Wies, a beautifully preserved oval church and a masterpiece of Bavarian Rococo before continuing to the pretty town of Fussen.

Meals included:Breakfast

In the morning visit King Ludwig’s fairytale castles, Hohenschwangau and Neuschwanstein, before cycling along the scenic Via Claudia Augusta to Schongau. The town has a long history of settlement and is surrounded by fortified walls built in the Middle Ages.

Meals included:Breakfast

Today your route follows the course of the River Lech with many attractions to visit en route to Landsberg. Take in St Michael’s Basilica in Altenstadt, the Abodiacum Roman Museum in Epfach and the pilgrim church in Vilgertshofen.

Meals included:Breakfast

Explore the medieval city centre of Landsberg am Lech with its historic city hall and the Gothic Bavarian Gate. Your cycle route takes you via Kaufering am Lech, to Konigsbrunn, enjoying 11km on the best-preserved section of the Via Claudia. Continue to Augsburg with its famous social housing complex from the year 1516.

Meals included:Breakfast

The tour ends after breakfast in Augsburg.

Meals included:Breakfast

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Accommodation

Bavaria hotels

You will stay in a mixture of 3 star hotels, all en suite. The hotels are chosen for their excellent facilities and proximity to the relevant local sites. All rooms have en suite facilities. Please specify whether you would prefer a double or twin room when booking.

Essential Information

Classification: Self-Guided
Vehicle Support: This is a self-guided trip for those who prefer to cycle independently, but with our assistance to take out the stress of the logistics and planning.

As this is a self-guided holiday there is no group and no leader. There may be others on the same departure date as you, but you will not be organised together. The route notes contain a 24-hour emergency assistance telephone number should you need it and in emergencies.

The tour itself normally begins at the start hotel in Augsburg on the afternoon of Day 1 in the itinerary.

The flight inclusive prices for this holiday include rail to Augsburg. At Augsburg station pay locally for a taxi to your hotel. If you are booking a land only package then we can usually arrange rail for you at an additional charge

Germany

Travellers from the UK, US and EU normally do not need a visa to enter Germany. Please note, visa requirements often change and it is your responsibility to obtain any required visas for this trip. Therefore, we recommend that you check with the nearest embassy or consulate of your chosen destination(s), including any countries you may be transiting or transferring through.

Some local governments provide guidance on what visas their citizens need. To help, we’ve gathered a selection of useful links below.

What is your first thought when you think of German food, Bier und Bratwurst or Beer and sausages, and if this is what you want then you will not be disappointed. However there is much more to Bavarian cuisine. Meat and freshwater fish are heavily used but vegetarians are also well catered for. Germans tend to follow similar eating patterns to the UK, with breakfast, followed by a small lunch, and large evening meal, dinners tends to be taken fairly early and restaurants will start serving from 6pm. Throughout the towns there are a good choice of differing places to eat, the most traditional of these are the beer halls, these are not just places to drink the local brew, they are also offer traditional cuisine, they can be nice for lunch as they offer small plates of tasty morcels, you will also find the local bratwurst in served them. The most social of places are the beer gardens, these offer really good food in an outdoor setting many have indoor eating areas as well, don’t let the name put you off they also normally have a fairly good wine list too. Then there are the restaurants you will find in most towns a good choice of both German and International cuisine.

Average temperatures in summer are in the region of 25oC-30oC. The warmest month is usually July whilst the coldest is mainly January. Every month has its share of precipitation on an average of 14 days per month.

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