Windach: Churches, Castle Site and Trails

Windach offers several distinct starting points for planning a trip: churches in Oberwindach and Unterwindach, a castle site in Mitterwindach still visible from its earthworks, a village walk and a cycling connection to Eresing. The topics range from archaeological traces to a route with a specific destination. If you are planning a stay, you can first decide whether local history, a walk or a cycling route is most in line with your interests.

Churches and Historical Traces

The small branch church of St. Vitus stands in a scenic location above the valley in Oberwindach. Dießen Abbey had it rebuilt in 1631. South of Oberwindach, a small group of burial mounds in the woodland area known as “Ochsenweide” dates back to the first millennium BC. The church and burial mounds therefore point to different periods: a 17th-century building and a much older past.

In the district of Unterwindach, the parish church of St. Peter and Paul underwent extensive alterations from 1663 onward. The nave was raised and extended. In Mitterwindach, the earthworks of a castle site are still visible on the spur of a hill; the site is believed to have been the seat of the Lords of Windach. Here, visible evidence should be distinguished from historical interpretation: the earthworks can be seen, while their identification as a lordly seat remains an assumption.

Village Walk and Cycle Path

The village walk is three kilometres long and starts and finishes at the parish church of Maria am Wege. The walk is estimated to take about an hour and is considered manageable for walkers of average fitness. Construction work may occasionally require small detours. Keep this possibility in mind when planning.

Another way to get around is the 2,800-metre cycle path from Windach to Eresing, via the Schöffelding industrial estate and the Delo company. The completed connection was officially opened in October 2024 and is also open to agricultural and forestry traffic.

The two routes can be considered using different planning details: for the village walk, the start and finish points and an approximate walking time are given; for the cycle path, the route length and Eresing as the destination are the main details. This lets you consider the walk and cycling connection as separate plans without treating their details as equivalent.

Windach Castle

Windach Castle was built in 1568 and now houses the town hall. Alongside the churches and castle site, it offers a look at a historic building that still serves a municipal purpose today.

Landsberg Am Lech: Distinctive Cultural and Natural Attractions

Landsberg Am Lech also offers its own themes for trip planning. The Bayertor dates back to 1425 and is considered one of Bavaria’s finest Gothic buildings. The Landsberg am Lech City Museum connects the town’s history with present-day issues; on the Leitenberg, it offers one of the finest views of the town. Guided tours of the old town tell, among other things, of dukes and electors, the salt trade, raftsmen, dyers and tanners, as well as Jesuits and Ursulines. These topics offer a different historical perspective from the churches and castle site in Windach.

The Lechpark Pössinger Au, the town’s main local recreation area, is among the landscape attractions in Landsberg Am Lech. Its woodland, meadows and river floodplains are home to rare animal and plant species. Lake Ammersee lies entirely within the district of Landsberg am Lech and offers boat trips, water sports and lakeside promenades. In Upper Bavaria, it is the third-largest lake after Lake Chiemsee and Lake Starnberg.

Discover more destinations: Finning, Eresing, Utting Am Ammersee, Reichling, Geltendorf, Pürgen, Apfeldorf, Fuchstal.

For the broader travel overview: Landsberg Am Lech.