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Water cycle paths Upper Bavaria 

Water cycle paths Upper Bava­ria — Feu­er und Eis Tou­ris­tik — Expe­ri­ence natu­re actively

Three tours, one desti­na­ti­on: cycling plea­su­re on the water in Upper Bavaria

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The biking con­di­ti­ons in Upper Bava­ria are ide­al: the­re is always a crys­tal-clear bathing lake near­by, whe­re it is pure joy to refresh yours­elf. Inspi­rin­gly beau­tiful views that are unpar­al­le­led any­whe­re in the world. Gra­vel banks and river­banks for sun­bathing. Beer gar­dens and inns for refresh­ment. Ther­mal baths to rech­ar­ge your bat­te­ries. Tre­at­ments with regio­nal reme­dies that pro­vi­de tired cal­ves with new ener­gy. Clear air to take a deep breath. Bava­ri­an beer and cul­tu­re. Muse­ums, UNESCO World Heri­ta­ge Sites and gre­at art for the cyclis­t’s eye. You can expe­ri­ence all this on just one cycle path, the Upper Bava­ria Water Cycle Paths. 

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The picture shows the Kapellplatz with the collegiate parish church of St. Philippus and Jakobus
  • 9 Days
  • 378 km
  • Cycling tour
  • Feu­er und Eis own tour

Water bike trail — salt loop in total with lug­ga­ge transfer

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The picture shows the Kapellplatz with the collegiate parish church of St. Philippus and Jakobus
  • 9 Days
  • 378 km
  • Cycling tour
  • Feu­er und Eis own tour

Water bike trail — salt loop in total wit­hout lug­ga­ge transfer

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from 758,- per person

The picture shows the Victory Gate in Munich, a stone gate with a triumphal arch crowned by a sculpture on the roof. In the background is the low sun, whose light frames the gate, while on the right is a tree with yellow leaves
  • 8 Days
  • 382 km
  • Cycling tour
  • Feu­er und Eis own tour

Water bike trail — loop art wit­hout lug­ga­ge transfer

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The picture shows a cyclist photographed from below from a flower meadow, so that the flowers in the foreground are clearly visible. The sun shines above her, bathing the picture in warm light and creating a cheerful, summery atmosphere.
  • 5 Days
  • 258 km
  • Cycling tour
  • Feu­er und Eis own tour

Was­ser­radl­weg — Salt loop wit­hout lug­ga­ge transfer

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from 1.298,- per person

The picture shows the Victory Gate in Munich, a stone gate with a triumphal arch crowned by a sculpture on the roof. In the background is the low sun, whose light frames the gate, while on the right is a tree with yellow leaves
  • 8 Days
  • 360 km
  • Cycling tour
  • Feu­er und Eis own tour

Water bike trail — loop art with lug­ga­ge transfer

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Pri­ce on request

The rooftops of Munich under the white-blue sky. The Frauenkirche and Rathausen tower above the densely built-up traditional city.
  • 6 Days
  • 285 km
  • Cycling tour
  • Feu­er und Eis own tour

Was­ser­radl­weg — Hop­fen loop with lug­ga­ge transfer

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from 878,- per person

The picture shows a cyclist photographed from below from a flower meadow, so that the flowers in the foreground are clearly visible. The sun shines above her, bathing the picture in warm light and creating a cheerful, summery atmosphere.
  • 5 Days
  • 258 km
  • Cycling tour
  • Feu­er und Eis own tour

Water bike trail — Salt loop with lug­ga­ge transfer

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Pri­ce on request

The rooftops of Munich under the white-blue sky. The Frauenkirche and Rathausen tower above the densely built-up traditional city.
  • 6 Days
  • 285 km
  • Cycling tour
  • Feu­er und Eis own tour

Was­ser­radl­weg — Hop­fen loop wit­hout lug­ga­ge transfer

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Some sights along the Salz­bu­ckel cycle tour 

  • The cozy Bava­ri­an Isar metro­po­lis of Munich
  • The pic­tures­que Chiemgau
  • Schlier­see, a beau­tiful lake framed by mountains
  • The Ebers­berg Green Country
  • Idyl­lic Simssee 
  • Boat trip on the Chiemsee
  • Flood­plain and moor are­as south of Lake Chiemsee
  • the Mozart city of Salzburg
  • the salt works metro­po­lis of Bad Rei­chen­hall with the old salt works
  • her­zög­li­che old town and the cast­le of Burghausen
  • the Kapell­platz in Altötting
  • Ther­mal baths in Erding

Some sights along the salt loop 

  • The salt rou­te is all about the white gold. 
  • Wöhr­see, Chiem­see, Sims­see and the Adel­hol­zen water world are also at the cyclists’ feet here.
  • Rosen­heim — the home of the Rosen­heim Cops
  • The Inn, the anci­ent life­line of salt
  • Inn bend in Was­ser­burg with the his­to­ric old town
  • Deut­sches Muse­um in the heart of Munich.

Some sights along the hop loop 

  • Hol­ler­au — The lar­gest con­ti­guous hop-gro­wing area in the world
  • The Eng­lish Gar­den in Munich
  • World-famous bre­we­ries in Weihenstephan
  • The beer foun­tain of Ingolstadt
  • The aspa­ra­gus town of Schrobenhausen
  • The Nym­phen­burg Palace grounds 
Who is the “Water cycle rou­tes” cycle tour sui­ta­ble for? 
The various loops of the water cycle paths go right across Bava­ria with mode­ra­te stage lengths. A total of around 1200 kilo­me­ters are cover­ed by the long-distance cycle path, which extends over various loops throug­hout Upper Bava­ria. The sub-rou­tes make the regio­nal cha­rac­te­ristics their own: In the north, the cycle path is cha­rac­te­ri­zed by hops and beer, in the sou­the­ast the focus is on salt and in the sou­thwest on art and cul­tu­re. The cen­tral start­ing point for all tours is the sta­te capi­tal of Munich. But no mat­ter which cycle loop you are on, water is a con­stant companion. 
Most­ly asphal­ted roads, cycle paths and farm tracks (gra­vel) as well as side roads with litt­le traf­fic and local thoroughfares. 
The start and finish of the “Was­ser-Radl­we­ge” cycle rou­tes are in Munich. Depen­ding on the cho­sen loop, the length is 285 km (Hop­fen­schlei­fe), 378 km (Salz­bu­ckel Tour), 382 km (Kunst-Schlei­fe) or 258 km (Salz-Schlei­fe). The distances are appro­xi­ma­te and may dif­fer from the actu­al distances covered. 

Salt loop: Munich — Bruck­mühl — Rosen­heim — Was­ser­burg — Mühl­dorf am Inn — Dor­fen — Erding — Munich

Salz­bu­ckel Tour: Munich — Bruck­mühl — Bad Aib­ling — Rosen­heim — Gras­sau — Frei­las­sing — Salz­burg — Burg­hau­sen — Alt­öt­ting — Dor­fen — Erding — Munich

Hop loop: Munich — Frei­sing — Wolnz­ach — Ingol­stadt — Neu­burg on the Danu­be — Schro­ben­hau­sen — Aich­ach — Munich

Art loop: Munich — Lands­berg am Lech — Bad Kohl­grub — Bern­ried — Len­gries — Munich

Tell us three high­lights that you have dis­co­ver­ed on the long-distance cycle rou­te in the Munich area and we will be hap­py to add to our list. We look for­ward to your tra­vel report, which we will be hap­py to publish on our Face­book page or our tra­vel blog! Or you can lea­ve a tour review on our website. 
Then plea­se cont­act us! Our tra­vel con­sul­tants will be hap­py to help you choo­se the right cycle tour for you. 
Then have your mem­ber­ship num­ber rea­dy when you book and we will grant you a dis­count on your tra­vel pri­ce. You can find all the details on our bonus page. 

Our ser­vice for you: The 7‑day care­free number 

No mat­ter how well plan­ned a trip is, in rare cases unex­pec­ted things hap­pen. At such times, it’s nice to have someone you can rely on on site. For this reason, you will have a local cont­act per­son on our indi­vi­du­al acti­vi­ty tours who will be hap­py to pro­vi­de you with infor­ma­ti­on and, as sta­ted in the tra­vel docu­ments, can be cont­ac­ted in an emergency. 

*Feu­er und Eis Tou­ris­tik is an offi­ci­al coope­ra­ti­on part­ner of the Water Cycle Trails