Frühling, Foto: Andi Müller Farchant, Foto: Wolfgang Ehn Kuhflucht, Foto: Christian Hofer Fotografie Loisach in Farchant, Foto: Andi Müller Schwimmbad Farchant, Foto: Andi Müller Foto: RitaE/pixabay.com Foto: Bartlomiej Banaszak, Lizenz: Deutsche Bahn AG Foto: Harald Landsrath/pixabay.com
Bycicle tour

Garmisch-Partenkirchen: Mountains and water

swimming possibility
Viewpoint
Animals & Nature
Geologically Interesting

Discover bubbling springs and cascading waterfalls. Whether as a sporty after-work excursion or a leisurely family day out - this medium-difficulty cycle tour is a treat for all the senses.

Start
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Duration
5 h
Distance
39 km
Key facts of the tour
Where there are mountains, there is also water. This tour is richly blessed with both. Not far from the highest mountain in our country, the Zugspitze, you will discover one of its highest waterfalls, which cascades down in three stages along the Kuhfluchtgraben. At the Seven Springs, the water gushes out of the ground, squeezed in by mountain ranges, and is finally brought to a pleasant temperature for bathers in the Werdenfels Warmbad. Wherever you cycle and rest, you will hear the babbling of streams and rivers and enjoy the beauty of floodplains and moors.

This medium-difficulty tour is a popular after-work route for mountain-loving locals - in whole or in sections. It is also suitable for a Sunday outing with the family. The really sporty ones finish the tour with a game in the climbing forest.
A cycle tour for nature lovers, explorers and adventurers

Arrive relaxed and hire bikes from local hire companies. The capacity for taking bikes on the trains is limited and, depending on capacity utilisation, taking your own bike on board cannot be guaranteed.

Start and end station

Start station
Garmisch-Partenkirchen

6 tour steps
39 km / 5 Stunden
End station
Garmisch-Partenkirchen


Our tip: Please make sure to check your train connection and the expected capacity before you start your journey.

Schedule

Tour starts on Garmisch-Partenkirchen


Direction

Kuhflucht waterfalls

In total, the Kuhflucht waterfalls have three stages. In these three waterfalls, the water plunges down more than 270 metres in height. This makes the Kuchfluchtwasserfälle one of the highest waterfalls in Germany.
There are two different explanations for the strange name. Perhaps it goes back to the language of the ancient Romans. The name "Confluctum" would indicate that the stream rising from the 200 metre high end wall of the trench and the larger Loisach flow together here. But perhaps it also tells us that the cows used to lie down here in the shade of the trees in summer, or "flack" in Bavarian. In that case, a cosy "Kuhflack" would have turned into a rather agitated "Kuhflucht" over time.

Kuhfluchtweg

82490
Farchant

Phone: 08821 961696

Email Address: info@farchant.de
Kuhflucht, Foto: Christian Hofer Fotografie

Direction

Seven sources

At this point, the Bavarian Prealps meet the foothills of the Ammer Mountains. Before they can spread out into the vast Murnauer Moos to the north, the Loisach and the groundwater streams have to flow deep down through the Eschenloher Enge.
The spring pond of the Seven Springs is located to the south of the Enge. It lies on the north-eastern edge of a chain of moors called Pfrühlmoos. Several springs can release more than 1000 litres of water per second into the pond.

Phone: 08824 8228
Email Address: info@eschenlohe.de
Loisach in Farchant, Foto: Andi Müller

Direction

Werdenfels Warmbad

The Werdenfels Warmbad lives up to its name: it is a warm outdoor pool with panoramic mountain views and a sunbathing lawn that is bathed in sunshine until late in the evening. The whole family can refresh themselves here, but sports enthusiasts also get their money's worth. The pool has a 50-metre pool and a five-metre diving platform, a beach volleyball court and table tennis tables. Children will love the 43 metre long fun slide, the non-swimmer and children's pool and the creative playground. For the hungry there are covered barbecue areas and a kiosk.
The pool is open from June to mid-September.


Esterbergstraße 50
82490
Farchant

Phone: 08821 961696
Email Address: info@farchant.de
01.06. - 31.08.
Monday: 09:30am - 07:30pm
Tuesday: 09:30am - 07:30pm
Wednesday: 09:30am - 07:30pm
Thursday: 09:30am - 07:30pm
Friday: 09:30am - 07:30pm
Saturday: 09:30am - 07:30pm
Sunday: 09:30am - 07:30pm
01.09. - 30.09.
Monday: 09:30am - 07:00pm
Tuesday: 09:30am - 07:00pm
Wednesday: 09:30am - 07:00pm
Thursday: 09:30am - 07:00pm
Friday: 09:30am - 07:00pm
Saturday: 09:30am - 07:00pm
Sunday: 09:30am - 07:00pm
Schwimmbad Farchant, Foto: Andi Müller

Direction

Climbing forest Garmisch-Partenkirchen

The climbing forest offers challenges for everyone, whether you are a first-time climber or an expert, for groups or individuals. The elements in the climbing forest are unique, varied and creative. They were developed by the operators especially for this location and carefully constructed by hand.

Special highlights: Of the more than 130 climbing elements, 15 are ropeways alone. They are between 25 and 90 metres long. One of the moderately difficult courses has the highest platform - at a height of 17 metres.

Wankbahnstraße 3
82467
Garmisch Partenkirchen

Phone: 0170 63 9688

Email Address: servus@kletterwald-gap.de
Foto: RitaE/pixabay.com

Direction

DB bicycle service station Garmisch-Partenkirchen

There are 203 bicycle parking spaces in the immediate vicinity of the station.

Limited bicycle transport is available on the following trains:

- 960 Munich-Mittenwald (Innsbruck) max. 25 bicycles
- 965 Garmisch-Pfronten-Steinach max. 8 bicycles

On the RE 61, RE 62, RB 6 and RB 60 routes (Munich - Garmisch-Partenkirchen - Mittenwald section), particularly during the holiday and holiday months, especially at weekends, a high volume of passengers is to be expected and bicycle transport is therefore not guaranteed.

Bahnhofstr. 31
82467
Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Foto: Bartlomiej Banaszak, Lizenz: Deutsche Bahn AG

Direction

Your tour today begins with a short walk along the pretty Partnach, which has its source in the Zugspitze massif and is fed by the meltwater of one of the last German glaciers, the Schneeferner Glacier.

To do this, turn right from Bahnhofstraße into Partnachauenstraße. Cross the river at the wayside shrine of St John Nepomuk and follow Schornstraße until you turn right into Badgasse after the main road. Follow the Hammerschmiedweg for another short walk along the banks of the Kankerbach before arriving at the bike hire shop in Mittenwalder Straße.

If you have come with your own bike, you can also shorten the first stage. Then simply continue straight ahead along Bahnhofsstraße to Sebastianskircherl with its small park, where you turn left into Münchner Straße.

Bikeverleih.de

This bike hire shop offers the full range of the bike world. In addition to e-bikes and mountain bikes, Bikeverleih.de has racing bikes, fitness bikes, downhill bikes, freeriders, dirt bikes, singlespeed bikes, cruisers, trekking and touring bikes. There are also children's bikes and an extensive range of accessories and cycling clothing.

Bikes can be hired for a daily rate from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. or from 1 p.m. for a half-day rate. The shop is open daily, including Sundays and public holidays.

Mittenwalder Straße 3a

82467
Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Phone: 08821 7818390

Email Address: anfrage@bikeverleih.de
Monday: 08:30am - 12:30pm and 02:00pm - 06:00pm
Tuesday: 08:30am - 12:30pm and 02:00pm - 06:00pm
Wednesday: 08:30am - 12:30pm and 02:00pm - 06:00pm
Thursday: 08:30am - 12:30pm and 02:00pm - 06:00pm
Friday: 08:30am - 12:30pm and 02:00pm - 06:00pm
Saturday: 08:30am - 12:30pm and 02:00pm - 06:00pm
Sunday: 08:30am - 12:30pm and 02:00pm - 06:00pm
Foto: Harald Landsrath/pixabay.com

Tour ends on Garmisch-Partenkirchen


Direction

Head north along the beautiful Ludwigstraße and Münchner Straße. Turn right at the Partenkirchen cemetery. Your cycle path now runs parallel to Münchner Straße. You cross the third and largest watercourse: the Loisach, which brings water from Tyrol. You follow this water until you cross it again in Farchant.

The next bridge on your route takes you over the Kuhfluchtgraben. Here you can park your bike and take your time to hike up the ditch and admire more than just a beautiful waterfall.

Tour map

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