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Turm Island with two bridges across the Amper

Turm Island with two bridges across the Amper

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Turm Island with two bridges across the Amper

Recommended by 58 mountain bikers out of 61

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Location: Schöngeising, Fürstenfeldbruck, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

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Best Mountain Biking Routes to Turm Island with two bridges across the Amper

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1. Root Trail – Trail Along the Amper River loop from Grafrath

36.8km

03:04

420m

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

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2. Root Trail – Amperschlucht Trail loop from Buchenau

35.9km

02:48

350m

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

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3. Meadow by the Amper – St. Vitus Chapel (Zellhof) loop from Maisach

46.8km

03:22

410m

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

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July 29, 2023

Today the Amper can be crossed here with two pedestrian bridges.
The Roman crossing was north of the tower island.

Wikipedia (list of archaeological monuments in Schöngeising, 2023-03-29):
de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_Bodendenkmäler_in_Schöngeising#D-1-7833-0289
“Watchtower or Burgus of the Roman Empire (Tower Island). … D-1-7833-0018”
“Disused wooden bridge from the Roman Empire. … D-1-7833-0289”
Wikipedia (Via Julia, 2023-03-29):
de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Via_Julia
“Via Julia is the modern name for the Roman military road between Günzburg (Guntia) via Augsburg (Augusta Vindelicorum) to Salzburg (Iuvavum). ...”

BGfU (Amper - Roman crossing near Schöngeising, 2023-03-29):
bgfu.de/projekte-in-flussen/schöngeising-amper
Bavarian Society for Underwater Archeology e. v.
“… In the spring of 2001, a telephone call from the Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation mobilized the BGfU. Remains of the Roman crossing may have been preserved below the tower island, which divides the Amper into two arms. …”

Süddeutsche Zeitung (“The Tower Puzzle”, 2016-04-07):
sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/fuerstenfeldbruck/schoengeising-das-turmraetsel-1.2939534

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Flow_da_Rider [🗺️ Geltendorf]

August 12, 2023

Attention, cycling is officially forbidden because one of the bridges is very narrow.

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Markus

April 5, 2024

Beautiful spot on the Amper

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Elevation 580 m

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Monday 29 December

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-6°C

36 %

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Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Location: Schöngeising, Fürstenfeldbruck, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

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Turm Island with two bridges across the Amper

1. Root Trail – Trail Along the Amper River loop from Grafrath

2. Root Trail – Amperschlucht Trail loop from Buchenau

3. Meadow by the Amper – St. Vitus Chapel (Zellhof) loop from Maisach

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