König-Ludwig-Weg, 3. Etappe: Paterzell - Hohenpeißenberg

Restaurants
Paterzell, Hoher Peißenberg, Hohenpeißenberg

Accommodation Paterzell
Gasthof "Zum Eibenwald", Peißenberger Str. 11, Tel. 08809/92040

Accommodation in Forst
Paradieshof, Wolfhof 7, Tel. 0178/3633024

Accommodation in Hohenpeißenberg
Gästehaus am Rathaus, Hauptstr. 55, Tel. 08805/ 954547
Gästehaus Schneider, Alpenblickstr. 25, Tel. 08805/1333
Haus Alpenpanorama, Alpenblickstr. 34, Tel. 08805/1290
Haus Ammertal, Schendrich-Wörth 36, Tel. 08803/4399
Haus Killisperger, Alpenblickstr. 26, Tel. 08805/8250
Rigi Alm (Pension), Unterbau 72, Tel. 08805/255
Haus Erika, Alpenblickstr. 3, Tel. 08805/2065485

Hiking without luggage

King service - just enjoy, no ballast. Your luggage will be transported to the hotel reserved for you by the tour operator. You can discover the magnificent Bavarian Alpine foothills without a care in the world. The King Ludwig Trail is offered in four variants with 6-9 overnight stays, the LechErlebnisWeg with 6 overnight stays. The package deals with accommodation, luggage transportation and hiking maps can be booked at:

• Feuer und Eis Touristik GmbHTM, Südliche Hauptstrasse 33, 83700 Rottach-Egern, Tel. 08022-66364-0, [email protected], www.feuer-eis-touristik.de/wanderreise-koenig-ludwig-weg
• Alpenland-Touristik, Postfach 101313, 86833 Landsberg a. Lech, Tel. 08191-308620, Fax 08191-4913, www.alpenlandtouristik.de, [email protected]
  

Info addresses

Verkehrsverein e.V. Hohenpeißenberg, Alpenblickstraße 34, 82383 Hohenpeißenberg, Tel. 08805/1290, www.hohenpeissenberg.de

Tourist Information Rottenbuch, Klosterhof 42, 82401 Rottenbuch, Tel. 08867/911018, [email protected], www.rottenbuch-boebing.de

This stage begins with a steep climb through the hillside forest up to Schlitten. Then it is flat through meadows to St. Leonhard im Forst, whose pilgrimage church was decorated by the Wessobrunn artists Matthäus Günther and Tassilo Zöpf.

Through the hamlets of Linden and Hof, you reach a moorland forest, finally with a view of the little church on the mountain in the Hohenpeißenberg district of Hetten. Now the ascent to Hoher Peißenberg begins, which is also known as the "Bavarian Rigi" due to its magnificent panoramic views.

In the 16th century, there were pilgrimages to a carved image of the Madonna on the Hohen Peißenberg, which is now housed in a side chapel of the church. The outstanding works of renowned Wessobrunn artists are also impressive in this church.

Behind the church is a weather station of global importance, which was originally set up by Rottenbuch monks in 1781 as an observatory and is considered to be the first and oldest observatory in the world. An educational weather trail explains the aspects of weather and climate. Since 1950, there have also been broadcasting facilities on the Peißenberg; the television tower, visible from afar and 163 m high, was erected in 1978.

A path begins behind the church, leading partly down steps through the forest to another magnificent panoramic mountain view and into the village of Hohenpeißenberg. An asphalt path then winds longer through the meadows to a level crossing, where you can also continue to Peiting for a possible overnight stay.

Hiking map Pfaffenwinkel, scale 1:40,000, HW-Verlag, nominal fee 1 EUR, available from the Pfaffenwinkel Tourist Office, www.pfaffen-winkel.de