Bikepacking with a baby in the beautiful Allgäu

Mountain Biking Collection by Ines Thoma

Tours

11:25 h

118 mi

7,900 ft

We got our bikes ready, packed our bags and headed out into the lush, green landscape of the Allgäu - except this time there were three of us, with our youngest in tow. We had the idea for our little adventure months ago when we put Romy, our one-year-old daughter, into the bike trailer for the first time. At the time we were still joking about whether she was ready for her first multi-day trip.

Sometimes spontaneous ideas are the best. So the next time the weather was perfect, we set off without much planning. Sunshine and warm temperatures are almost a prerequisite for a stress-free family trip, and we didn't want to miss this opportunity. How did our first three-day bikepacking trip in the mountains with the little one go? Check out the full story here: komoot.com/en-en/adventure-hub/notes-from-outside/9

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Tours

Day 1: Wilpoldsried to Hittisau — bikepacking with a baby in the Allgäu
03:49
43.7 mi
11.4 mph
2,700 ft
2,575 ft
We managed to pack our things the night before, so we were relaxed and started the first day early. We had planned to keep an open mind as to whether it would take us three, four or five days to complete the 200km loop, so we set off without booking accommodation first. We decided not to camp as the…
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Day 2: Hittisau to Bad Hindelang — bikepacking with a baby in the Allgäu
03:41
32.4 mi
8.8 mph
2,350 ft
2,225 ft
We left early again (every day starts early with kids) and enjoyed a good morning coffee at the Fair Trade Shop in Hittisau. Romy slept in the trailer for the day's big climb, which gave Max the motivation to go all out and gave me some legroom as I strapped the child seat onto my backpack. Those child…
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Day 3: Bad Hindelang to Wildpoldried — bikepacking with a baby in the Allgäu
03:55
42.1 mi
10.8 mph
2,875 ft
3,075 ft
And so the third day was already the end of the little journey. That sounds somehow faster than expected. We were almost a little sad that we didn't want to go any further, but on the other hand we didn't want to overdo it on the first try either.

We conquered the Jochpass from Bad Hindelang to Oberjoch…
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