Eleven tips for short hikes in and around Munich with a stop – Munich

Walk to the stand

Not just the Isar, also the one Isar Canal has its charms. And at the Flaucherstandl on Zentralländstrasse (www.flaucherstandl.de) you can refresh yourself with a relaxed walk or walk with your dog. In winter, children’s punch and sausages in a roll warm you up, in spring there is ice cream and lemonade or a refreshing shandy – everything to go. Everyone can see for themselves on their walk whether it is, as they say, one of the best curry sausages in Munich. In any case, there are friendly staff who are happy to welcome guests. Sonja Ganzenmüller

Marvel at the late baroque

If Louis II, the Strict, had not had his first wife, Mary of Brabant, executed, he would not have committed the unlawful act by building one Monastery in Fürstenfeld have to atone. The Cistercian monastery was founded in the middle of the 13th century, but the associated church of the Assumption of Mary was not built until 500 years later. Opulent late baroque buildings can be visited, just a few minutes’ walk from the Fürstenfeldbruck S-Bahn station.

Anyone who enjoys fine tavern cuisine will find it in the Klosterstüberl (www.klosterstueberl.de) opposite the church or in the beer garden of the Fürstenfelder restaurant (www.fuerstenfelder.com). The unique “Fürstenfelder Torte”, which is baroque like the church, is only available in Café Wiedemann (www.cafe-wiedemann-ffb.de) on Schöngeisinger Straße. A ten-minute walk through the park via the Cisterzienserweg to the city center is well worth it. An eye-catcher when crossing the Amper Canal: the turbine of the Obermühle hydroelectric power station, which was first built in 1920 and expanded in 1949. Erich C. Setzwein

Enjoy freshly caught fish

The Aumühle south of Schäftlarn Monastery is known for its fresh char and salmon trout (www.fischzucht-aumuehle.de). They are raised on site, in the large ponds of the fish farm, and sold freshly caught in the kiosk (Thursday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., from May even until 6 p.m. and on Sundays from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 1 p.m till 17 o clock). In the kiosk you can also pick up a fish sandwich (with char or salmon trout, of course) as a refreshment before you walk along the Isar Canal to the Ickinger Weir. Hardly any other place has more sun in winter and spring than in the wide Isar Valley. Ulrich Schäfer

Admire the pond

The Deininger Weiher is no longer an insider tip; in summer and winter, the parking lot in front of the inn fills up quickly, including the one on the other side of the street. Because the pond offers everything families need for a small, nice excursion: a beautiful circuit around the lake that can easily be completed in an hour, with longer branches over which you can continue towards Aufhofen or Deining. Plus the inn by the water. The South Tyrolean innkeeper family Tschurtschenthaler offers a lavish menu in the rustic inn and at the tables along the lake, including dishes from Bavaria and South Tyrol.

The neighboring kiosk also has a pretty extensive take-away menu: currywurst and fries, meat loaf, cakes and other delicacies (www.waldhaus-deiningerweiher.de). You can then sit down on one of the many benches around the pond with food and drinks. Ulrich Schäfer

Avoid the hype

Quieter, less populated areas are rare, but they still exist, even in the foothills of the Alps. Between Eglinger Districts of Thanning, Moosham, Harmating and Feldkirchen, for example, where there are many cross-country skiers when there is snow, but fewer walkers when there is foehn before spring brings the cyclists. You can park at the Feldkirchen church and you can stop off at the Gasthof Hansch next door (gasthofhansch.eatbu.com). Claudia Koestler

Sound path and bird station

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If you want to have your fill of sun on beautiful spring days, you’re in the moss Benediktbeuern In good hands. Hiking trails of different lengths start at the monastery and have a lot to offer for children: you can try out for yourself on a sound path which natural materials make which sounds, ride a hand-operated wooden raft over the small pond on the raised moor path, watch birds and on the Barefoot path with bare feet, feel what wood chips, spruce cones etc. feel like. Anyone who wants to do the long, ten-kilometer-long loop (takes about two and a half hours) will be rewarded with the view of the fantastic mountain scenery on the Loisach. We highly recommend a stop at Otti’s ice cream and café garden, where delicious cakes and a true oasis of peace await you in the green garden. Isabel Bernstein

Art and mountain views

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Half of Munich meets on the Jochberg with regularity, so that’s out of the question. And the museums might not be your first choice when the weather is nice. But there is a place where you can combine mountain panoramas and art enjoyment: Sindelsdorf, a community of 1200 residents directly on the Garmisch motorway. Not only was the famous expressionist artist group “Der Blaue Reiter” founded there in a gazebo – the painters Franz and Maria Marc, Jean-Bloé Niestlé and Heinrich Campendonk also lived there from 1909 to 1914.

A painting trail shows in twelve stations where the masters of modernism lived, got their inspiration and painted. The gazebo is also underneath, restored in an exemplary manner. As a bonus, there is a fantastic panoramic view of the Karwendel, Estergebirge and Wetterstein from one of the three outstations on the Malerweg. If the walk has made you hungry, you can go to the Urthaler Hof (urthalerhof.de). Martin Bernstein

In the golden valley

Many people leave the motorway at the Weyarn exit on weekends. But why always head south towards Schliersee? There is also a lot of greenery north of the Salzburg motorway – and a lot to discover. In a small town Naring For example, varied hiking trails that sometimes lead past huge castles that busy beavers have built in the Leitzach. In the low spring sun, the river glitters particularly intensely and the question of why this area of ​​all places is called “the golden valley” answers itself. You can fortify yourself in an inn of the same name (www.goldenes-tal.de). Rene Hofmann

Stalking in the fairytale forest

There are forests. And there are special forests. Such a special forest lies between Maxhofen in the Mangfalltal and Kleinhöhenrain. First you go on dirt roads over gentle hills before the trees wrap around you. First conifers, then deciduous trees. The appeal lies in the variety that can be found here in quick succession. Sometimes the path is narrow, sometimes it becomes wider, sometimes there is a babbling brook, sometimes only birds are chirping – and at the end of the forest the view opens up to the destination, the inn to the beautiful view (zur-schoenen-sicht.com) next to the church of St. Bartholomew, which lies in front of you after a final climb. The view of the Alpine chain from here is truly remarkable. Rene Hofmann

Look over Freising

You can get a wonderful view over Freising Freising Schafhof enjoy. The European Artists’ House of the Upper Bavaria district is also located there, where exhibitions take place regularly (www.schafhof-kuenstlerhaus.de). The Schafhof used to be a branch of the Bavarian National Museum and was used as a museum on Bavaria’s agriculture since 1800; it was closed in 2002 due to lack of visitor interest. In July 2005 the Schafhof was reopened as the “European Artists’ House Upper Bavaria”. You can fortify yourself in Café Botanika. The team offers fair trade and organic coffee and tea, as well as homemade cakes and small bistro-style dishes. There are also Spanish tapas every Friday from 5:30 p.m. It is then open until 10 p.m., otherwise Tuesday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., on the other days from ten a.m. to 6 p.m. The house is closed on Mondays. Birgit Goormann-Prugger

Sunbathe in the Bay of Pigs

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It’s hard to fit more variety into a two to three hour walk. The market Murnau has everything: a picturesque town center with a panoramic pedestrian zone in the middle of historical buildings. The path through the spa park past the Münterhaus, along Kottmüllerallee with its 150-year-old oak trees – even if the open-air photo exhibition with its attractive perspectives has just been dismantled. A sun-drenched southern slope with a view over the moss to Germany’s highest mountain. “Dragon Stitch”, waterfall and gorge. First begging, then intrusive Haflingers behind the fence.

The descent from the ridge through shady forest to Lake Staffelsee. The waterfront promenade through Seeleiten to the “Bay of Pigs”: beach, picnic park and sunset spot for the Murnauer. Drinks to toast spring are available at the “Bucht 27” kiosk. Armin Greune