Alling: Cycling Routes, Church Art and Local History
Accommodation in Alling
If you’re looking for a hotel in Alling, cycling, church art and local history can help shape your stay. The municipality is associated with the 41-kilometre Three Lakes Loop and the “From the Oven to the Monastery” cycling route. In Hoflach, the listed votive church of St. Mary and St. George is a landmark; local clubs and organisations also keep local customs alive and organise festivals throughout the year.
Cycling routes through Alling and the surrounding area
The Three Lakes Loop passes through the municipality of Alling and is 41 kilometres long. It has only gentle climbs and runs mostly along designated cycle paths and low-traffic roads. The route passes Lake Olching, Lake Eichenau and Lake Germering. Its length, gradients and types of paths give you specific points of reference for deciding whether the loop suits your plans for the day.
Another route is the NahTourBand trail “From the Oven to the Monastery”. It runs from the Roman kiln on the outskirts of Germering via Holzkirchen, Alling, Germannsberg, Biburg, Pfaffing and Gelbenholzen to Fürstenfeld Abbey in Fürstenfeldbruck. Its sequence connects several named places with a destination in Fürstenfeldbruck. The Three Lakes Loop, by contrast, is defined by its length and the nature of its paths.
A Kneipp facility is also linked to a cycling tour: For the 200th birthday of Pastor Sebastian Kneipp on 17 May 2021, the FĂĽrstenfeldbruck district put together a 29-kilometre tour of seven natural Kneipp facilities. This includes the Kneipp facility on the Starzelbach in Alling. The route places the Alling site within a tour that takes in several facilities.
At most cycle paths and intersections in Alling, white-and-green signs showing destinations and precise distances point the way. You can use this information to find your way on a cycling tour. The hiking group of TSV Alling meets on Wednesdays for hikes or bike rides around Alling and Munich. Check before making plans whether the meeting is still taking place.
The votive church and traces of the former castle
The listed Roman Catholic votive church of St. Mary and St. George in Hoflach is also known as the Capella Regia. It was built as a Gothic church in 1422. On its north wall is a monumental votive painting commemorating the Battle of Alling. The painting shows three Bavarian dukes at the head of a victorious army under the protection of St. George. The dukes kneel before St. Anne, Mary and her family.
The Burgstall, where parts of the former castle of the Lords of Alling are still visible, lies west of the parish church of the Nativity of Mary. The ditches in particular make it possible to trace the layout of the former structure. Alling thus offers two distinct ways to explore the past: church art in Hoflach and visible traces of the castle. Both can be viewed through specific architectural or pictorial features.
Local customs and gatherings
Clubs and organisations in Alling keep local customs alive and take part in church holidays. Throughout the year, they organise festivals and social gatherings to which the public is invited. These include the Maypole festival, the Whitsun festival, the Blossom Festival, the parish festival, St Martin’s Day and the Christmas market. These events give the community’s year its own cultural rhythm.
More topics in the wider destination of FĂĽrstenfeldbruck
The wider destination of Fürstenfeldbruck offers other distinct cultural and natural attractions. In Egenhofen, the Furthmühle mill preserves its grain-milling and sawmill machinery in its original, working condition. The Fürstenfeldbruck Museum is housed in the former monastery brewery and explores, among other things, the work of the “white monks” of the Cistercian order. The Abbey Church of the Assumption of Mary, considered one of the country’s most magnificent Baroque churches, is also located on the Fürstenfeld monastery grounds. A signposted circular trail through the Haspelmoor begins at Haspelmoor station; check local trail conditions before setting out.
Discover more destinations: Egenhofen, Maisach, Puchheim, Olching, Moorenweis, Mammendorf, Fürstenfeldbruck, Gröbenzell
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