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The water cycle paths of Upper Bavaria

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What could be nicer than lea­ving your fami­li­ar sur­roun­dings in the mild sum­mer tem­pe­ra­tures and explo­ring new paths?

We now know that the qui­ckest and most effec­ti­ve way to slow down and relax is through exer­cise in natu­re. We would the­r­e­fo­re like to pre­sent three won­derful cycle tours through Upper Bava­ria for all cycling enthu­si­asts loo­king for rela­xa­ti­on. Becau­se the biking con­di­ti­ons in Upper Bava­ria are ide­al: the­re is always a refres­hing lake near­by, the impres­si­ve land­scape invi­tes you to day­d­ream and the nea­rest beer gar­den is usual­ly not far away eit­her. The­re is some­thing for every tas­te on one of the three loops. You can choo­se bet­ween the “Hop­fen-Schlei­fe”, the “Salz-Schlei­fe” and the “Kunst-Schlei­fe”.

On the hop loop, you start in Munich and tra­vel north through the Eng­lish Gar­den along the Isar to Frei­sing. The­re, a visit to the worl­d’s oldest exis­ting bre­wery, the Wei­hen­ste­phan sta­te bre­wery, is a must. The rou­te con­ti­nues through the lar­gest con­ti­guous hop-gro­wing area in the world, the Hal­ler­tau cul­tu­ral land­scape. The Ger­man Hop Muse­um can also be found here. The appro­xi­m­ate­ly 270 km of this tour are enti­re­ly dedi­ca­ted to the art of brewing. 

The rou­te of the Salt Loop heads south-east. The white gold is omni­pre­sent here and the histo­ry of salt mining and trade can be tra­ced back along the rivers Inn and Salz­ach. Pass through towns shaped by the salt trade such as Traun­stein, Burg­hau­sen, Rosen­heim, Was­ser­burg and Mühl­dorf. Lake Chiem­see invi­tes you to swim or take a boat trip. Your cycle tour ends on day 9 after 395 km and you return to your start­ing point in Munich with gre­at impres­si­ons and many new experiences. 
For art and cul­tu­re lovers, the Art Loop, which takes you from Munich to the sou­thwest, is the right choice. The south-wes­tern loop of the Water Cycle Path runs for around 340 km bet­ween Munich and Gar­misch-Par­ten­kir­chen. You can expect a UNESCO World Heri­ta­ge Site, Sis­i’s home sce­n­ery, num­e­rous monas­te­ries and cast­les and gre­at mas­ter­pie­ces of art. This rou­te also has some scenic high­lights to offer with the Wal­chen­see, Tegern­see and Starn­ber­ger See lakes. As this rou­te pas­ses through Ober­am­mer­gau and the Ober­am­mer­gau Pas­si­on Play will take place the­re in sum­mer 2020, boo­kings here are only pos­si­ble on request. 

Whe­ther for trai­ned cyclists or hob­by bikers, the Upper Bava­ria water cycle trails are a trip for every type of cyclist that won’t be for­got­ten in a hur­ry. Take a break from ever­y­day life on one of the three loops, or com­bi­ne the various opti­ons to crea­te your per­fect cycling vaca­ti­on. Enjoy the culina­ry delights of the dif­fe­rent regi­ons, immer­se yours­elf in the cul­tu­ral high­lights and return home with lots of new impressions!