racing bike tour from Mittenwald to Plansee lake

Bike tour:Round tour

Start: Mittenwald train station car park - Destination: Mittenwald train station car park

The King's Tour to the lake Plansee is a tip for all ambitious road cyclists who are looking for a challenging and varied tour in unique nature. From the Alpenwelt Karwendel to the Zugspitzland and via the worthwhile Linderhof Castle to the tour's destination, the bottle-green Plansee.

Tour dates

Duration9:27 h
Distance127.1 km
Difficultymedium
Altitude1500 m
Lowest point655 m
Highest point1127 m

Tour highlights

Past the Zugspitze massif
King's castle Linderhof at the entrance to the Graswang valley
idyllic Plansee as the tour's destination

Tour description

From Mittenwald, take the state road 2542 to Klais and the B 2 to Garmisch-Partenkirchen. From there, head to Farchant and Oberau. Here you turn left towards Ettal. Continue on the state road 2060 via Linderhof to Plansee. At Reutte turn left onto the B 179 towards Fernpass. Before Lermoos turn left through the village in the direction of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Via Ehrwald and Griesen you reach Garmisch-Partenkirchen and return to Mittenwald along the route familiar from the outward journey.

General tour infos

Alternative routes & other tips

On the Racing Bike Tour to the Plansee you can visit the King's Palace Linderhof near Ettal which is especially known for the 22-metre-high water fountain in the Palace Garden and the Neptune Fountainwith a cascade of 30 steps.

Parking options

Parking lot "P1" at the train station in Mittenwald (fee required)
Parking lot "P2" at the Dekan-Karl-Platz in Mittenwald (fee required)

Best season

May to October (weather dependent)

In case of emergencies

Im Notfall verständigen Sie bitte die nächstgelegene Rettungsleitstelle. Diese erreichen Sie unabhängig vom Standort und deutschlandweit unter 112.
Die Begehung bzw. die Befahrung aller beschriebenen Touren der Alpenwelt Karwendel erfolgt auf eigene Gefahr. Die Aktualität und Vollständigkeit der Inhalte kann nicht garantiert werden.