Petersdorf: Hiking, Cycling and Culture

If you are looking for a hotel in Petersdorf, the routes and viewpoints in the surrounding area can help you choose your destination. Tour 8 starts at the Petersdorf sports grounds, the forest and orchard nature trail runs through Hohenried, and a cycling route passes through Petersdorf. This can help you decide whether you would primarily like to hike, walk or cycle on your trip.

Hiking from Petersdorf and through Hohenried

Tour 8 is a 7-kilometre circular hike with a walking time of 2 hours. It is marked in blue and yellow and starts at the Petersdorf sports grounds, Hohenrieder Straße 19. The route leads through Klenkbauernholz to Willprechtszell and its former pilgrimage church. From Schindelberg in Schönleiten, Tour 8 offers a lovely view before the route leads back to Hohenried. This way, the route combines a stretch through the forest, a viewpoint and a historical point of interest. The route description dates from 2018; check the route information before setting out.

The Hohenried forest and orchard nature trail is a 4.5-kilometre walking route. It leads through the village of Hohenried, the surrounding forest and past orchards with old trees. The village, forest and orchards each give the route a distinct landscape character. In terms of distance, the nature trail is shorter than Tour 8; a walking time is also provided for Tour 8. The two routes therefore differ not only in length but also in their course: the nature trail focuses on the village, forest and orchards, while Tour 8 is a marked circular hike with a viewpoint.

Views and cycling

The Church of St. George and Gregory in Hohenried offers views of the surrounding countryside. When the Föhn wind blows, the view even reaches as far as the Alps. The Alpine panorama is therefore dependent on this weather condition and may be a special consideration if you plan your trip around viewpoints.

You can also explore Petersdorf by bicycle: the “Hofmarken am Lechrain” cycling route passes through the village. This gives you a choice of different types of routes when planning: a circular hike, a walking route through Hohenried and a cycling route that passes through Petersdorf. Which one suits your plans depends on whether you would like to include a hike, a walk or a cycling tour.

More routes in the wider Aichach-Friedberg destination

The wider Aichach-Friedberg destination offers more route options. The Aichach-Friedberg district cycling map features 14 well-signposted themed cycling routes; check route conditions before setting off. For hikers, the Paartal hiking trail follows the middle Paar from Aichach to Gut Schenkenau in the district of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen. The total route is 36.8 kilometres long. This regional hiking trail is therefore considerably longer than Tour 8 and the forest and orchard nature trail. If you are comparing longer hikes, the Paartal hiking trail offers a different scale from the routes in Petersdorf and Hohenried.

Culture and history in the wider Aichach-Friedberg destination

The wider Aichach-Friedberg destination also has its own cultural and historical highlights. In Friedberg, the Herrgottsruh pilgrimage church was built between 1731 and 1753; it is considered one of the finest examples of Bavarian Rococo. Friedberg’s Wittelsbach Castle dates back to a High Medieval castle built around 1257 under Duke Louis II the Strict. In Aichach, the town museum tells the story of the town; the Wittelsbach Museum is housed in the Lower Gate. The Wittelsbach ancestral castle stood in the Oberwittelsbach district of Aichach. Sisi Castle in Unterwittelsbach served Duke Max in Bavaria as a hunting lodge. The region’s cultural highlights thus range from Rococo architecture in Friedberg to the history of Aichach and the Wittelsbachs.

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