View of Andechs Abbey – Andechs Monastery loop from Herrsching

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Herrsching am Ammersee

View of Andechs Abbey – Andechs Monastery loop from Herrsching

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View of Andechs Abbey – Andechs Monastery loop from Herrsching

03:23

12.2km

220m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Westlicher Landkreis Starnberg

Ammerseeufer und Leitenwälder

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.39 km

View of Andechs Abbey

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Beautiful cornflowers in the cornfields around Andechs

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5.78 km

View of Andechs Abbey

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From here you have a great view of Andechs. The short descent isn't bad either.

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5.97 km

View of Andechs Abbey

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Magnificent view of the Andechs monastery.

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6.89 km

View of Andechs Abbey

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Always impressive how the monastery is embedded in the landscape.

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8.01 km

Andechs Monastery

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For one euro you can climb the tower of the church. Quite exciting, as over very narrow and steep stairs. But the view is great.

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8.91 km

Kienbach Stream

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Below the Andechs monastery, the Kienbach stream winds through the forest. Beautiful and very close to nature.

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9.04 km

Kiental Gorge

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The main hiking trail from Herrsching to Andechs Monastery is easy to master. You always run along the Kienbach (fairly constant slope). On the way through the gorge you can …

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10.1 km

Forest Path in Ammerseeufer und Leitenwälder

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The path is always nice and cool, not too steep and nice and wide, even in strong sun 🌞.

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12.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.36 km

4.17 km

2.37 km

261 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.83 km

3.29 km

1.78 km

1.72 km

478 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Friday 9 October

13°C

7°C

94 %

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Comments

October 15, 2024,🙋‍♂️🙋🙋🏻‍♀️ Herrsching ☁️ Ammersee 💦 Kloster Andechs 🏰 Kiental 🍁 🤩

Hello 🙋‍♂️🙋yesterday my daughter chose a nice tour 😍this morning there was fog in Ismaning 🌫️but Öpchen said we'd be driving for a while and should do the tour 😌and lo and behold, the fog kept disappearing 👍at Ammersee 💦there was even blue sky for a short time ☺️from Ammersee we took beautiful paths to Andechs Monastery 🏰 it was …

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May 17, 2025,Herrsching - Andechs - Herrsching

A trip to Andechs Monastery and back! Luckily (because several people weren't there), we were able to take part in an exciting brewery tour!

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