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A wonderful cycling holiday that links the cities of Munich and Salzburg with a spectacular ride through some of Bavaria’s most awe-inspiring scenery. Spend a night in the exciting city of Munich before riding into a world of charming villages, clear alpine lakes, rolling hills and soaring mountains. The charming, historic city of Salzburg is the perfect finale.
Munich is the starting point for this fascinating journey through Bavaria. Drink in the atmosphere as well as a frothy stein of beer at one of many splendid beer gardens. If art and museums are your thing then head for the city’s “Kunstareal”. This art quarter houses a number of galleries and museums with high quality collections to peruse at your leisure.
Lake Chiemsee
Your cycle route leads you south out of the city into the green countryside of Bavaria. Small rivers and streams will lead you through forests to clear alpine lakes and the alps create a stunning backdrop to your ride.
Highlights of the route include the charming market town of Bad Tölz, the scenic perfection of Lake Schliersee and idyllic Bavarian villages such as Inzell and Bad Feilnbach.
Finally you enter the Baroque city of Salzburg in Austria – birthplace of the world-renowned composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and a beautiful setting to celebrate your achievement.
This is a leisurely tour with a few hilly sections. Hills occur most particularly between Bad Tölz and Bad Feilenbach, where there will be some climbs to contend with but nothing too steep. The route follows bicycle paths, service roads and minor roads with a couple of unavoidable, short sections on busy roads.
On arrival in Munich make your way to your first hotel. After you check-in to your hotel the remainder of your day is free to enjoy the capital city of the Free State of Bavaria. Why not toast the beginning of your cycle tour, in one of the city’s numerous beer gardens and enjoy a ‘Radlermaß’ – a glass of beer and lemonade.
Departing this cosmopolitan city, you will join the Isar cycle route, following the Iser river towards Bad Tölz. En route you will pass through shady forests and the small towns of Wolfratshausen and Geretsried. Bad Tölz is situated at the crossroads of two historic trade routes – the Isar River and the old salt route between Reichenhall and Allgaeu. Its location at this strategic junction allowed it to become a thriving trading centre and generated many wealthy inhabitants, who built ornate mansions to flaunt their wealth.
Today, you begin to experience the stunningly-beautiful Bavarian alpine lake scenery. Cycle over gently rolling hills, to Lake Tegernsee and the small town of Gmund from where the panoramic views are magnificent. Our top tip here is to take a boat trip on the lake to see it from another perspective, or even go for a swim! Afterwards you will cycle along the Königssee bike path to Lake Schliersee – a beautiful location for your overnight stay.
After breakfast you depart for Bad Feilnbach. The route will take you along the lake shore, with the opportunity to drink in more of the lovely views and surrounding landscapes, before taking on some slightly hilly sections to reach Bad Feilnbach. This area enjoys a mild climate allowing extensive fruit orchards to flourish.
Bavaria’s Kollerfilze is the largest peat mining area of the region and your journey will take you through here, en route to Neubeuern. The town of Neubeuern, which in 1981 was elected ‘most beautiful village of Germany’, has a history of shipbuilding. Evidence of this can be seen in the many two-crossed ship hooks that adorn buildings all over town. From here you will continue via Frasdorf at the foot of the Chiemgau Mountains to Lake Chiemsee. You’ll spend the night on or near the southern shore of this idyllic lake. Why not ride to nearby village of Prien from where you can catch a boat to the small islands of Herreninsel and Fraueninsel?
Despite the mountains around you, now reaching higher elevations, your cycle path remains relatively flat, as you journey along the foot of Mount Hochfelln (1674m), through the marshes of ‘Bergener Moos’. You will continue via the healing spring of Bad Adelholzen, to Siegsdorf. Here we recommend a visit to the Natural History and Mammoth Museum before continuing along the river Rote Traun to the idyllic town of Inzell. The village townhouses are beautifully decorated with the famous Lueftlmalerei paintings and are a must-see.
Your final day of cycling brings you to the charming city of Salzburg. You will ride along quiet lanes through the mountains, before continuing along the Saalach River to the spa town of Bad Reichenhall – a traditional salt mining spa town. As your cycle draws to an end, you cross the border from Bavaria into Austria and your final destination – Salzburg. Must sees include the Getreidegasse – a marvellous, old-world shopping street where ornate, wrought iron signs depict what is being sold within. Here, you can also visit the birthplace of the city’s most famous son, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the composer lived at No. 9 until he was 17 years old. The city’s most prominent landmark, Hohensalzburg Fortress is also worth visiting and don’t worry about the climb as there’s a funicular railway to whisk you to the top.
After breakfast its time to check-out and head for home or your next adventure.
On this tour you can choose between a regular bike, a regular Plus bike or an electric bike.
Regular bikes provided are modern alloy framed models with 21 speeds. The bikes come equipped with pannier, lock and a repair kit with pump. Water bottle holders are not provided. Minimum height: 148cm. If you wish to have a male specific bike with crossbar, the minimum height is 165cm.
The regular Plus bike offers a step up in terms of components (hydraulic Magura brakes HS 11, Shimano Deore XT) and the crossbar frame provides a more sporty riding position. High quality, suntour suspension forks ensure a comfortable ride on these bikes. The bikes come equipped with pannier, lock and a repair kit with pump. Water bottle holders are not provided. Minimum height: 155cm.
Electric bikes with unisex frame are also available. Minimum height: 148cm
Adult helmets are available to buy at the time of booking the trip. Sizes: XXS-M (52-57 cm) or S-L (56-60cm) only. However, we do always suggest you bring your own.
Below you will find examples of the types of accommodation typically used on this tour. Please note that the hotels we book for you may differ slightly from those described but they will certainly be of a similar standard.
Superior: Good quality hotels and guesthouses.
Munich: Marriott City West
Bad Tölz: Hotel am Wald
Schliersee: Terofal
Bad Feilnbach: Kistlerwirt
Chiemsee: Alter Wirt
Inzell: Alpinhotel Inzeller
Salzburg: Goldenes Theater
Local taxes
Some hotels have started to charge a local/tourist tax. These taxes are not included in the sale price of the tour and must be paid directly by you at check-in or checkout at the hotels. This fee varies and is ever changing but as a guide, you may be asked to pay between €1-€4 per person per night
Fly to Munich or Salzburg.
Take the train from Salzburg to Munich.
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