Bodensee to Konigsee Bike Route
Germany’s Bodensee to Konigsee, one of the many great European bike routes.
The 410 km Bodensee to Konigsee bicycle route travels across southern Germany from Lake Constance (Bodensee) near the Austrian and Swiss border to Konigssee National Park in Berchtesgaden near Salzburg. At the start you may also connect with a long distance bicycle route around the Bodensee. At the other end you may connect with the Mozart or Taurern long distance routes. What is love about this route is the variety of terrain as you cross Bavaria with hills, flat sections and quaint villages.
I started my tour in Garmisch-Partenkirchen which is located south of Munich and surrounded by majestic mountains.. The bike trail here is a paved path separate from the road and fairly flat, but we soon go into hilly country. Approaching Benediktbeuren we heard music and as we were traveling in late September there was a beer garden in full swing right beside the monastery. Of course we stopped.
The next major town was Bad Tolz which is an interesting spa town along the Isar River. The downtown shops and restaurants are located on the side of a hill.
Next day turned out to be very rugged with numerous steep hills through a forested area. What made the going tough was that the route in this section is gravel until Tegernsee. This is a lakeside resort town with paved bicycle trails going in every direction and and wonderful lunch stop. Off again up a large large and down the other side we soon were cycling along the lakeside paved bicycle paths of the Schliersee. We arrived in the small town of Fischbachau which makes a great stop to stop for the night although there are only a few restaurants.
The next day was paved bicycle paths for the entire journey. We traveled through small villages a gaps in the mountains before reaching the resort area of Bernau on Lake Chiemsee, the largest lake in Germany. There is a bicycle path around the entire lake should you wish to spend a few days like we did. Also consider taking the ferry to the island Herrenchiemsee to see the palace built by King Ludwig II and modeled after Versailles. Another ferry ride takes you Frauenchiemsee and charming fishing village with plenty of restaurants and art galleries.
Continuing along the Bodensee Route you soon get into a hilly section near Traunstein and continue to Bad Richenhall. The Tauern bicycle route from Salzburg joins in the town center. Immediately leaving the town you start to climb a mountain as the bicycle trail meanders through the forest becoming steep at times. After a long climb its all downhill to Berchtesgaden. We stayed in nearby Schonau which is a short walk from the Konigssee.
Considering your next European Bike Routes then little known Bodensee – Konigssee Radweg (Bicycle Route) provides a wonderful tour of Bavaria.
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