Vils Canal – Aldersbach Monastery loop from Aidenbach

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Vils Canal – Aldersbach Monastery loop from Aidenbach

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Vils Canal – Aldersbach Monastery loop from Aidenbach

02:06

34.5km

200m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 27, 2026

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520 m

Aidenbach Railway Station

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A nice old "just-so-there train station"

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15.2 km

View of the Bavarian Forest Mountains

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Seating area just before Johanniskirchen, where you can still see the mountains of the Bavarian Forest in the distance.

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27.0 km

Vils Canal

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From the bridge you have a beautiful view of the Vils.

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27.9 km

Cucumber Harvest and the 'Gurkenflieger' in Aldersbach

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Information board about the 🥒 cucumber harvest: The cucumber and its plane. I think this work is one of the hardest jobs we have. The workers who harvest the cucumbers deserve absolute respect!

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29.8 km

Turnoff to Aldersbach

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If you're on the Lower Bavaria tour, you can take a quick detour to Aldersbach, which is definitely worth it. Because there you can visit the impressive monastery church, pay …

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31.4 km

St. Peter Church, Aldersbach

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The first historical mention of a settlement with the name Aldarespah comes from the middle of the 8th century in the traditional codex of the Mondsee Monastery. The alleged first …

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31.8 km

Beer Trail Archway, Aldersbach

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A 13 km long cycle path (more or less identical to the Vilstalradweg) with 2 gates. The counterpart to the gate in Aldersbach is in Vilshofen near the boat harbor …

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32.4 km

Aldersbach Monastery

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Around 1120, an Augustinian canons' monastery was founded in Aldersbach; just 26 years later, Cistercians from the Ebrach monastery took it over and consecrated the monastery to Saint Mary, Mother …

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