Why this ride
A 124 km one-way ride from near Starnberg, about 1 h 50 of riding. It goes by way of Germering and Scenic stretch near Petershausen. near Herrsching am Ammersee is the high point.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Grossglockner Gateway Overnight · part 1
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 124 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 50
- 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.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Fuel stop near Starnberg
On the evening of 13 June 1886, King Ludwig II of Bavaria, the builder of Neuschwanstein, drowned in the shallow waters of the Starnberger See, together with his psychiatrist, a day after being deposed and declared insane. The circumstances have never been fully explained, and theories of murder or suicide still circulate. A cross in the water off Berg, on the eastern shore, marks the spot, and a votive chapel stands on the hill above. Across the lake, at Possenhofen, his cousin Elisabeth, the future Empress Sisi of Austria, spent her childhood summers.
Read the complete Fuel stop near Starnberg write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Grossglockner Gateway Overnight is where the day begins. Next is High point near Herrsching am Ammersee.
2. High point near Herrsching am Ammersee
On a hill above the Ammersee, the onion-domed church of Andechs Monastery has drawn pilgrims for centuries, but many modern visitors come for something else: the beer. The Benedictine monks of Andechs brew some of the most celebrated beers in Bavaria, and the beer garden next to the monastery, with its view over the countryside, is famous. The climb from Herrsching through the Kiental, a narrow wooded valley, is a pleasant walk for those who want to earn their beer; riders, of course, take the road and leave the beer for later.
Read the complete High point near Herrsching am Ammersee 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 Grossglockner Gateway Overnight checkpoint 8.
3. Near Germering
West of Munich, the city fades into a belt of comfortable suburbs, Germering, Planegg, Gräfelfing, set among fields and patches of forest on the flat gravel plain that stretches towards the Alps. The ride ends among them, near the forest of the Kreuzlinger Forst, and it is a convenient finish for rides that have gone south to the Grossglockner and the Allgäu.
Read the complete Near Germering write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
The route ends here after 124 km. Next is Scenic stretch near Petershausen.
4. Scenic stretch near Petershausen
North of Munich, the land rolls gently through the valleys of the Glonn and the Ilm, a quiet country of fields, forests and villages known as the Dachauer Hinterland. Petershausen is one of its towns, with a railway station linking it to the city, and a church and old farmhouses. It is a practical place, and the surrounding countryside is pleasant, with meadows, woods and onion-domed churches.
Read the complete Scenic stretch near Petershausen write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Scenic stretch near Petershausen, late in the day. Next is Photo stop near Au in der Hallertau.
5. Photo stop near Au in der Hallertau
Tall green walls of hops line the roads around Au in der Hallertau in late summer. The Hallertau is the largest continuous hop-growing region in the world, and its vines climb wires strung between poles about seven metres high, giving the landscape a strange, almost theatrical look. Au, a small market town with a castle and a church, is one of its centres, and the smell of hops at harvest time, from late August into September, is unforgettable.
Read the complete Photo stop near Au in der Hallertau write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Finish at Photo stop near Au in der Hallertau. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Fuel stop near Starnberg to High point near Herrsching am Ammersee
Fuel stop near Starnberg → High point near Herrsching am Ammersee is 17 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
High point near Herrsching am Ammersee to Near Germering
High point near Herrsching am Ammersee → Near Germering is 34 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Scenic stretch near Petershausen to Photo stop near Au in der Hallertau
Scenic stretch near Petershausen → Photo stop near Au in der Hallertau is 26 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.