Individual Arrival at starting point Lindau
(ca. 53 km - Ascending ca. 599 hm - Descending ca. 197 hm)
From Lindau on Lake Constance, the route first leads along the Leiblach, which is also the border to Austria, and a little later up into the hilly Allgäu. Scattered farms and small villages between forests and pastures dominate the landscape. The first stage leads to Oberstaufen via Hergenweiler, Maria-Thann and Röthenbach.
(ca. 80 km - Ascending ca. 585 hm - Descending ca. 600 hm)
The second stage leads through the valley of the Konstanzer Ach to the Großer Alpsee and passed the Kleiner Alpsee to Immenstadt. Continue south along the Illerradweg to Sonsthofen, where you cross the Iller. Continue north again past the Agathazeller Moos, about 4km north of Sonthofen, to Rettenberg at the foot of the Grünten massif with the 1730m Übelhorn. From here, the tour continues uphill, past the Rottach reservoir, via Memersch (at 1000m above sea level, the highest point of the entire Lake Constance-Königsee cycle path), Oy-Mittelberg and Maria Rain to Nesselwang, at the foot of Edelsberg and Alpspitze. From Nesselwang, with a view of the Allgäu Alps, you cycle through forests and fields past small villages to Füssen.
(ca. 71 km - Ascending ca. 330 hm - Descending ca. 453 hm)
From Füssen, the route now passes Hohenschwangau and Neuschwanstein. In addition to the Forggensee and Bannwaldsee, seven large and numerous smaller lakes can be found here. Via Schwangau, the route then leads past the Bannwaldsee lake to Trauchgau. The route continues from Trauchgau along field paths and small side roads via the Wieskirche church and Wildsteig over into the Halbammer valley and down to Altenau. From here the route leads past the Altenauer Moor nature reserve via Saulgrub to Bad Kohlgrub. From Bad Kohlgrub, the route continues downhill to Grafenaschau and at the foot of the Aschau mountains - along the Murnau and Eschenloher Moos nature reserve.
(ca. 46 km - Ascending ca. 214 hm - Descending ca. 234 hm)
The fourth stage leads from Eschenlohe along the Loisach river and past the Schwaiganger stud farm, the largest horse stud farm in Bavaria, to Kochel am See. Kochelsee lies at the foot of the 1731 m high Herzogstand, behind which the Walchensee, 200 m higher, is hidden. The route continues level, at the foot of the mountains, through the wet meadows of the Loisachmoore to Benediktbeuern with views of the Benediktenwand (1800m). Past Bad Heilbrunn, the route continues between Blomberg (1248m) and Stallauer Weiher to Bad Tölz on the Isar.
(ca. 74 km - Ascending ca. 592 hm - Descending ca. 780 hm)
The fifth stage leads from Bad Tölz along country lanes and side roads with gentle ups and downs to Greiling, Reichersbeuern and through Waakirchen. From here on to Gmund am Tegernsee and via Hausham and Schliersee to Fischbachau. The route continues around the Wendelstein (1838m) and the mountains in front of it, through forests and fields down to the Mangfall plain and the Rosenheim region.
(ca. 73 km - Ascending ca. 361 hm - Descending ca. 266 hm)
From here, the route continues slightly downhill through the Moos to Neubeuern / Altenmarkt am Inn. From Altenmarkt, the route goes slightly uphill via Rohrdorf and a little later along the A8 to Frasdorf. From here it is not far to Aschau im Chiemgau. The route leads slightly downhill to Bernau, at the foot of the Kampenwand (1668m) and at the south-western end of the Chiemsee. Without any major ascents, the stage then runs between the mountains Hochfelln at 1664m and Hochgern at 1633m and the moors off the Chiemsee via Grassau to the town of Bergen. Between Bergen and Siegsdorf there is another small climb to overcome.
(ca. 78 km - Ascending ca. 518 hm - Descending ca. 596 hm)
The last stage leads from Siegsdorf along the Traun River to Traunstein. Then it goes up and down gently over the plateau and back down to Teisendorf, at the foot of the Teisenberg (1333m). The route then leads along the Ramsaubach without any major climbs past Höglwörther See and via Anger into the Rupertiwinkel to Piding, close to the Saalach and Bad Reichenhall. From Piding along the Saalach to Bad Reichenhall, situated at the foot of the Latent Mountains and the edge of the Untersberg National Park. From Bad Reichenhall the route then leads up to Bayerisch Gmain and in the narrow valley between Berchtesgadener Hochthron (1972m) and Predigtstuhl (1688m) to Berchtesgaden. From Berchtesgaden it is only a stones throw (approx. 30 min.) to the destination of the long-distance cycle route. Lake Königssee, located in the national park of the same name, is only about 6 kilometres from Berchtesgaden. Its up to you whether you cycle the last stretch today or take your souvenir photo at the world-famous Königssee the next morning.
Individual departure
