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A mountain bike adventure through Bavaria’s finest nature – Trans Bayerwald

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A mountain bike adventure through Bavaria’s finest nature – Trans Bayerwald

A mountain bike adventure through Bavaria’s finest nature – Trans Bayerwald
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A mountain bike adventure through Bavaria’s finest nature – Trans Bayerwald

Mountain Biking Collection by Trans Bayerwald

14

days

2-7 h

/ day

746 km

15,740 m

15,730 m

As challenging as a Transalp and just as eventful, the Trans Bayerwald is a mountain bike adventure that takes you from Furth im Wald to Passau in southeast Germany and back again. Following two 7-day routes, you ride 350 kilometres (217 miles) in each direction through the most beautiful areas of the Bavarian Forest, or ‘Little Canada’, as it likes to be called. Mountain bike hotspots such as the MTB Zone Bikepark Geißkopf and Sankt Englmar are, of course, included en route, as well as the wondrous nature of the Bavarian Forest National Park and the Hohe Bogen mountain ridge.

You can already order a free starter pack for your Trans Bavarian Forest mountain bike adventure which includes lots of information about the route, a stage booklet and travel diary. On the last page of the travel diary, you can collect stamps from your host, in shops or from tourist information centres at the end of each stage. Send a photo of your stamped passport to info@trans-bayerwald.de and you’ll be listed as a finisher. You’ll also be entered into a prize draw when you send in your stamp card.

So what are you waiting for? Let's head to the Bavarian Forest!

This project is supported by the Bavarian State Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Forestry and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD).
Link (in German): bayerischer-wald.de/service/kontakt-presse/entwicklung-einer-mtb-runde-im-bayerischen-wald-trans-bayerwald

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Trans Bayerwald

703 km

15,260 m

15,260 m

Last updated: November 12, 2024

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    Trans Bavarian Forest - Southern Route Stage 1: From Furth im Wald to Rötz

    04:21

    51.0km

    11.7km/h

    940m

    880m

    Expert
    Expert mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

    The first stage of the southern route of the Trans Bayerwald will make you sweat. The first ten kilometers lead up to the Gibach massif with great views of Cerchov and Hohenbogen. At Reiseck, the highest point of the stage, you can admire the glass summit cross.

    

    After that, the tour becomes more comfortable

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  2. 03:26

    37.6km

    10.9km/h

    760m

    750m

    Expert
    Expert mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike.

    The second stage on the southern route of the Trans Bayerwald runs slightly uphill and downhill through the beautiful natural and cultural landscape. The first milestone is the Schwarzwihrberg with its natural forest reserve, which is also home to the Schwarzenburg castle ruins and the Schwarzwihrbergh

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  4. 04:23

    53.8km

    12.3km/h

    860m

    720m

    Intermediate
    Intermediate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels.

    Abbeys and monasteries, castle ruins and untouched nature - the third stage of the southern route of the Trans Bayerwald lets you clearly feel the charm of this traditional region. And it also lets you pedal hard! The ruins on Schwärzenberg, the monastery towns of Walderbach and Reichenbach and the ruined

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  5. 04:09

    43.5km

    10.5km/h

    1,250m

    1,040m

    Expert
    Expert mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike.

    Steep climbs, narrow trails and great views: this is the fourth stage of the southern route of the Trans Bayerwald. In addition to great vantage points and a lot of driving fun, the tour also includes picturesque chapels and churches that make the roots of the region tangible. Once you have arrived in

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  6. 06:18

    64.9km

    10.3km/h

    1,950m

    2,080m

    Expert
    Expert mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike.

    The fifth stage of the southern route of the Trans Bayerwald guarantees a lot of variety, physical challenge and great trails. First, the tour takes you comfortably to the Hirschenstein, which promises a great view. From here it goes over some beautiful trails down to Bernried. The route then runs uphill

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  7. 05:54

    67.9km

    11.5km/h

    1,440m

    1,720m

    Expert
    Expert mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike.

    The sixth stage on the southern route of the Trans Bayerwald has it all again. From Bischofsmais, the route leads past the Ruselabsatz and down into the Lallinger Tal, where the picturesque village of Sicking invites you to have a bite to eat before you head back to the Brotjacklriegel. If you have enough

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  8. 02:55

    41.3km

    14.1km/h

    540m

    630m

    Intermediate
    Intermediate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels.

    The seventh stage is the ideal end to the challenging southern route of the Trans Bayerwald. Mostly comfortably, the tour takes you through the Passauer Land, past Ruderting and Tiefenbach into "Venice Bavaria", as the three-river city of Passau is also called. The historic old town and the southern

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  9. 03:49

    47.9km

    12.6km/h

    780m

    370m

    Intermediate
    Intermediate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels.

    The first stage of the northern route of the Trans Bayerwald is characterized by forest paths along small rivers and cultural monuments.

    

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  10. 04:38

    55.0km

    11.9km/h

    1,020m

    1,160m

    Expert
    Expert mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike.

    Varied paths and wonderful views await you on the second stage of the Trans Bayerwald-Nordroute! One of the highlights is a detour to the Friedrichsberg near Thalberg or to the Oberfrauenwald, where you will be rewarded with a wonderful all-round view from the observation tower.

    

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  11. 07:05

    69.2km

    9.8km/h

    1,840m

    1,400m

    Expert
    Expert mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

    The third stage of the northern route of the Trans Bayerwald attracts with great panoramas and literal "border experience". After the demanding climb to the Dreisessel, a fabulous view over the three-country region of Bavaria-Bohemia-Austria awaits you. After a short distance along the border, we continue

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  12. 04:43

    56.2km

    11.9km/h

    920m

    1,210m

    Expert
    Expert mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

    Pure nature and culture - the fourth stage of the northern route of the Trans Bayerwald has it all. From Mitterfirmiansreut you first go to Finsterau, where you can visit original historical properties in the open-air museum, mostly from the 18th and 19th centuries.

    

    Then you immerse yourself in the forests

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  13. 04:12

    46.5km

    11.1km/h

    990m

    1,030m

    Expert
    Expert mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

    The fifth stage of the northern route of the Trans Bayerwald runs from Spiegelau first along the national park to Frauenau and on to the drinking water dam - a large drinking water reservoir that is fed directly by the national park streams. At Buchenau it goes straight back into the national park forests

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  14. 06:14

    65.4km

    10.5km/h

    1,550m

    1,680m

    Expert
    Expert mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike.

    The sixth stage of the northern route of the Trans Bayerwald takes you first to the historic Trifterklause Schwellhäusl inn with a wonderful beer garden in the middle of the forest and then out of the national park and to the Großer Arber. The ascent to the "King of the Bavarian Forest", at 1,456 meters

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  15. 03:54

    46.4km

    11.9km/h

    900m

    1,060m

    Intermediate
    Intermediate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

    The seventh stage of the Trans Bayerwald-Nordroute will make you sweat again right at the beginning. First it goes steeply uphill in the direction of the Großer Osser, then follows an up and down through forests, past the Hohenbogen, the famous pilgrimage site of Neukirchen at the Holy Blood and through

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Collection Stats

  • Activities
    14
  • Distance
    746 km
  • Duration
    66:00 h
  • Elevation
    15,740 m15,730 m

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