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Romantic Road & Bavarian Lakes
Duration
8 days
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Art, culture, history - the Romantic Road with its numerous architectural masterpieces not only has a lot to offer, it also has many special features between Würzburg in the north and Füssen at its southern end. The region's crystal-clear lakes, all of which are great destinations for excursions, are a wonderful complement to this.
- CategoryRomantic
- TypeSelf-Guided
- Duration8 days
- Culture LevelFamiliar
- Skill Level3 - Intermediate
- Activity Level4 - Challenging
- Elevation1 - Easy
- TerrainMountainous
- Distance195.7 miles
- Avg. Daily Distance28 miles
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Quick Stats
- Duration8 days
- Main DestinationGermany
- Distance195.7 miles
- Avg. Daily Distance28 miles
- Elevation1 - Easy
- TerrainMountainous
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Itinerary Details
- Day 1Arrival in Augsburg
Make your way to the accommodation in Augsburg. There is no cycling today and if you have time, have a look around in one of Germany's oldest cities.
- Dom Hotel Augsburg
- Day 2Augsburg – Lake Wörthsee
Tour information and bike fitting. Your first stage will take you through lush meadows and unspoilt Bavarian towns to Lake Ammersee. Cosy restaurants with sunny terraces and shady gardens on the lakeside invite you to stay and take a rest. Then you will continue your tour to Lake Wörthsee, which only needs the first spring sunbeams to warm up quickly.
- 40.4 miles
- Jakl-Hof
- Breakfast
- Day 3Wörthsee - Murnau
On the third day, you will pedal directly along Lake Wörthsee and Lake Pilsensee to the monastery of Andech. You will ride your bike through Pfaffenwinkel and past unspoilt Bavarian towns – the monks of the twelve surrounding monasteries contributed to the appearance of these places. Bathing facilities can be found at Lake Ammersee, but also at Lake Staffelsee and Lake Riegsee in Murnau.
- Griesbräu zu Murnau
- Breakfast
- Day 4Murnau - Füssen/Schwangau
Today, you will find magnificent grasslands and alpine romantic on your way to Füssen/Schwangau. On your way, you will be able to visit the world famous church Wieskirche – the epitome of Bavarian Rococo.
- Weinbauer
- Breakfast
- Day 5Füssen/Schwangau – Schongau
It's recommended that you visit King Ludwig’s fairy-tale castles in Königswinkel – Hohenschwangau and Neuschwanstein – and the excavated Roman thermal bath at the valley station of mount Tegelberg. Via Steingaden and Peiting, you will cycle along the scenic Via Claudia Augusta to Schongau.
- 31.1 miles
- Rössle
- Breakfast
- Day 6Schongau – Landsberg/Lech
Schongau, a former Bavarian frontier forth with fortified passages on the city wall, testifies to the past. The splendid view of the Lech Valley promises greatness. The cities Altenstadt (Roman basilica with vaults), Hochenfurch, Epfach (the Roman Abodiacum, Roman museum), and Vilgertshofen (Baroque pilgrimage church) are worth seeing before you get to Landsberg.
- 21.7 miles
- Ana Goggl
- Breakfast
- Day 7Landsberg/Lech – Augsburg
You should not miss visiting the medieval city centre of Landsberg/Lech which is embedded in a wildly romantic river bed, the historic city hall, and the Gothic Bavarian Gate. Via Kaufering am Lech, you will pedal to Königsbrunn (with 11 kilometres in length the best-preserved section of the Via Claudia). Then, you will continue your journey to the old Bavarian duke city of Friedberg and further to the Fugger city Augsburg with its famous Fuggerei from the year 1516. Numerous monuments from all eras, such as Elias Holl’s town hall, characterize the cityscape.
- 28 miles
- Dom Hotel Augsburg
- Breakfast
- Day 8Departure