Teufelsgraben → Mangfallknie → Maxlmühle (Kreuzstraße)
Loop from the curiously isolated Kreuzstraße S-Bahn terminus down through a dry ice-age valley to the Mangfall river, past llama and camel pastures, with the option to extend along the river to the historic Maxlmühle gasthaus. (~12–15 km loop (depending on extensions))
Sensory information
- Noise
- very calm
- Crowds
- calm
- Visual busyness
- very calm
- Smells
- very calm
- ✅ Leaving early is easy at any point.
- ✅ There is a quieter spot to take a break.
Exit options: Loop returns to Kreuzstraße. Multiple shortcut options if energy is low — village Hohendilching has a road back to Kreuzstraße. The narrow river-edge sections are the only stretch with no easy bail-out.
Practical facts
- Area
- Munich & Surroundings
- Physical effort
- Moderate
- Energy needed
- medium
- Weather
- Best in good weather
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Description
Loop from the curiously isolated Kreuzstraße S-Bahn terminus down through a dry ice-age valley to the Mangfall river, past llama and camel pastures, with the option to extend along the river to the historic Maxlmühle gasthaus.
Category: S-Bahn + Hiking Distance: ~12–15 km loop (depending on extensions) Difficulty: Moderate (terrain, not climbing — Trittsicherheit needed in places) Bail-out: Loop returns to Kreuzstraße. Multiple shortcut options if energy is low — village Hohendilching has a road back to Kreuzstraße. The narrow river-edge sections are the only stretch with no easy bail-out.
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