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

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.

🥾 Hikes & walks

Schliersee → Burgruine Hohenwaldeck → Fischhausen

BOB train into the Voralpen. Lakeside walk, then a steady climb to a forested castle ruin with a panoramic viewpoint over Schliersee, descending to a different station for the train home. (~6 km on foot (point-to-point))

Munich & Surroundings · Moderate · Best in good weather

  • Noise: very calm
  • Crowds: calm
  • Visual busyness: very calm
  • Smells: very calm
  • Easy to leave early
  • Quiet spot available
🥾 Hikes & walks

Maisinger Schlucht & Maisinger See

A small ice-age gorge southwest of Starnberg, with a beech-shaded creek path and a lake at the end. Quiet alternative to the busier Starnberg lakeside. (~7 km one-way (Starnberg → Maisinger See), or ~12 km loop)

Munich & Surroundings · Easy · Best in good weather

  • Noise: very calm
  • Crowds: calm
  • Visual busyness: very calm
  • Smells: very calm
  • Easy to leave early
  • Quiet spot available
🥾 Hikes & walks

Starnberger See Nordufer (Starnberg → Leoni)

The classic flat lakeside walk along the eastern shore — villas, old trees, swim spots, alpine views on clear days. Good year-round. (~6 km one-way)

Munich & Surroundings · Easy · Best in good weather

  • Noise: very calm
  • Crowds: calm
  • Visual busyness: very calm
  • Smells: very calm
  • Easy to leave early
  • Quiet spot available