Oberjoch pass and the Allgäu
40 km (25 miles), 45 min, intermediate
Photo: SchiDD, CC BY-SA 4.0, resizedMotorcycle ride in Bavaria
German Alpine Road, from Füssen to Garmisch-Partenkirchen
72 km (45 miles), 1 hr 20 min, beginner
This stretch of the Deutsche Alpenstraße runs along the Bavarian Alpine foothills from Füssen to Garmisch-Partenkirchen. It passes below the castles of Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau, by the baroque Wieskirche, a World Heritage Site, then through Oberammergau and Ettal Abbey. Wide, easy roads, with heavy tourist traffic in summer.
Stops along the way
- SStart: Füssen
- 1Schwangau, after 4 km (2 miles)
- 2Église de la Wies, after 27 km (17 miles)
- 3Oberammergau, after 53 km (33 miles)
- 4Abbaye d’Ettal, after 58 km (36 miles)
- FFinish: Garmisch-Partenkirchen, after 72 km (45 miles)
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