Walpertskirchen: Church, Railway History and Circular Routes

Walpertskirchen combines a long history as a parish church site and local art with railway history and several short hiking trails. For planning, the routes offer clear time estimates: Two circular routes are around three kilometres long, take approximately 45 minutes and are also suitable for families with pushchairs; another route is longer.

Church, Railway and Art

The present-day parish church of St. Erhard was already the first church in Walpertskirchen in the 12th century. Its furnishings include numerous figures and altars from the 17th century; after the mid-18th century, it was remodelled in the Baroque style. The dates mark different phases: early church history, furnishings and later remodelling.

The municipality established a small museum at the railway station on 20 September 2014; it is owned by the municipality. The museum includes a Bavarian Royal railway keeper’s hut from the 1880s. Its historically accurate interior also includes the keeper’s workplace. This adds a tangible chapter of railway history to the church history.

The artist Erich Heuschneider (1937–2021) is also associated with Walpertskirchen: he lived and worked in the village until his death. Heuschneider gave his works to the municipality, making them accessible to the public. An exhibition of his sculptures is located in the new cemetery in Walpertskirchen.

Choose a Circular Route by Time and Landscape

Circular Route 1 south of Walpertskirchen is around three kilometres long and takes approximately 45 minutes. It is also suitable for families with pushchairs and runs through Radlgasse, which is considered a shady, nature-rich and wide hiking trail. The route also leads to the Oberer Pfarrerweiher, located right on the edge of the village and considered a lovely natural oasis.

The “North of Walpertskirchen – Oberhof” circular route is also around three kilometres long and takes approximately 45 minutes. It is also suitable for families with pushchairs. Beyond the school grounds, there are views of the Hammerbachtal valley. With similar walking times, the two routes differ mainly in their landscape features: the pond and Radlgasse on one route, and the view into the valley on the other.

For a longer walk, the Walpertskirchen–Hallnberg–Radlding–Neufahrn hiking trail offers a different time commitment: it is around five to six kilometres long and takes approximately one hour.

Getting There and Further Cultural Highlights

Walpertskirchen has a stop on the Munich–Mühldorf line. Bus route 567 also serves the village on the Erding–Dorfen route. If you plan to use these connections to get there, check the current timetables before your trip.

The wider Erding destination has further cultural and historical attractions. The Erdinger Bauernhausmuseum comprises 15 historic buildings relocated from the Erding district and presents traditional rural ways of working and living in the 19th and early 20th centuries. In Erding, a guided tour of the town tower climbs 163 steps to a height of 35 metres. From there, the view extends over Erding and the surrounding area as far as Munich and, in föhn conditions, to the Alpine panorama.

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