Why this ride
Out of Rottach-Egern, one way: 249 km, roughly 3 h 54 in the saddle. near Navis is the high point. It tops out at about 1,300 m. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Allgäu High Roads · part 1
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 249 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 54
- Journey
- One way; return travel is separate
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
Reading history stays on this device. My road watch requires a separate selection; opening it does not subscribe this ride.
Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Scenic road chapters
German Alpine Road
Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For about 76 km this is German Alpine Road, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 76 km
- Named road
- German Alpine Road
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Fuel stop near Rottach-Egern
At the southern end of the Tegernsee, Rottach-Egern sits where the lake meets the mountains, and it has long been one of the most comfortable addresses in Upper Bavaria. Painted houses, carved balconies and well-kept gardens line the shore, and in summer the lake is busy with sailors and swimmers. The Wallberg rises steeply behind the village, and on a clear day its summit looks close enough to touch.
Read the complete Fuel stop near Rottach-Egern write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Allgäu High Roads is where the day begins. Next is High point near Navis.
2. High point near Navis
Navis lies in a long, quiet side valley that branches east from the Wipptal, the great Brenner corridor south of Innsbruck. Down on the main valley floor the motorway and the railway carry an endless stream of traffic towards Italy; turn off at Matrei or Steinach and climb into Navis, and within minutes the noise is gone. What remains is a scattered farming village strung along the valley for several kilometres, with steep meadows, wooden barns and a church that seems to keep watch from its slope.
Read the complete High point near Navis write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
You top out here; the road stops climbing. Next is Scenic stretch near Schwabmünchen.
3. Scenic stretch near Schwabmünchen
South of Augsburg the land flattens into the Lechfeld, a broad gravel plain shaped by the Lech river as it runs north from the Alps. Schwabmünchen is the market town of this stretch, a practical place with a long main street, a handful of churches, and all the shops and services a rider needs. It is not a postcard town, and it does not pretend to be, but it makes a reliable pause between Augsburg and the Allgäu.
Read the complete Scenic stretch near Schwabmünchen write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 171 km into the recorded legs you reach Scenic stretch near Schwabmünchen. Next is Photo stop near Donauwörth.
4. Photo stop near Donauwörth
Donauwörth stands where the Wörnitz flows into the Danube, a meeting of waters that made the town important for trade and crossings since the Middle Ages. Its main street, the Reichsstraße, is lined with colourful gabled houses, churches and the old town hall, and it was once part of an important trade route between Nuremberg and Augsburg. Today it is a stop on the Romantic Road, the tourist route that runs from Würzburg to Füssen.
Read the complete Photo stop near Donauwörth write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Photo stop near Donauwörth closes the day.
Leg by leg
Fuel stop near Rottach-Egern to High point near Navis
Fuel stop near Rottach-Egern → High point near Navis is 76 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
High point near Navis to Scenic stretch near Schwabmünchen
High point near Navis → Scenic stretch near Schwabmünchen is 95 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Scenic stretch near Schwabmünchen to Photo stop near Donauwörth
Scenic stretch near Schwabmünchen → Photo stop near Donauwörth is 78 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.