Isen offers several clearly distinct points of interest for planning your trip: hiking trails pass the Mühlbach, trout ponds and notable buildings; there is also the “Meindlvilla” leisure park and St. Zeno Parish Church. The routes described differ in their waypoints and destinations. So first consider which places and themes you would like to include in your stay.
Hiking trails with different routes
Hiking Trail 3 starts in the centre of Isen. It follows a footbridge along the MĂĽhlbach, past trout ponds, and then back to the Isen. Following the waypoints mentioned gives you a clear impression of the route: from the town centre along the stream and past the ponds, then back to the Isen.
Hiking Trail 4 leads from the town centre towards Dorfen, past the “Meindlvilla” leisure park, across the Schinderbach and past the brickworks to Eck. Unlike Trail 3, the route described ends in Eck. The leisure park is a named point along the way; the Schinderbach and the brickworks mark further sections of the route.
Hiking Trail 1 also offers specific landmarks. It passes the Josefskapelle chapel with its Lourdes grotto. In the forest, at a junction with a paved road, there is a wayside shrine depicting Saint Sebastian; a shortcut towards Zieglstadl and Isen branches off there. This makes it possible to distinguish the chapel with its Lourdes grotto from the junction where the shortcut branches off.
Park and church history in Isen
The “Meindlvilla” leisure park is a small park surrounding an old villa. Its facilities include a Kneipp pool, a children’s playground, a table tennis table, a curling lane, a duck pond and benches. This brings a variety of amenities and places to relax together, from play and sports facilities to a bench by the pond. Those looking at Hiking Trail 4 can identify the park as one of the waypoints explicitly mentioned along the route.
St. Zeno Parish Church in Isen is a distinct cultural and historical highlight. It is one of the oldest churches in the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising. It was probably founded under Bishop Ermbert (739–747). Its foundation is a separate point from its comparative status as one of the oldest churches in the archdiocese; both aspects are part of the history of the church in Isen.
Culture and getting around in Erding
Erding also offers its own cultural highlights. The Erdinger Bauernhausmuseum (Erding Farmhouse Museum) comprises 15 historic buildings that were relocated there from the district of Erding. The museum depicts historical rural economic and everyday life in the 19th and early 20th centuries. A farmers’ market is held on the museum grounds on Fridays from 12:00 to 16:30, where farmers from the district of Erding offer regional and seasonal goods and food. As market times may change, it is advisable to check the schedule before visiting.
The town bus routes 523 and 524 and regional bus routes 561 and 562 are listed as serving the “Erding-Freilichtmuseum” stop for visits to the Erdinger Bauernhausmuseum. Check current services before travelling. In Erding, the guided town tower tour also takes visitors to one of the city’s oldest buildings. After 163 steps, the tower stands 35 metres high. From there, the view extends across Erding and the surrounding area to Munich; in Föhn conditions, the Alpine panorama is also visible. The number of steps and the height provide specific points of reference for this tour, while the Alpine view is explicitly dependent on Föhn conditions.
Discover more destinations: Buch Am Buchrain, Sankt Wolfgang, Moosinning, Fraunberg, Dorfen, Inning Am Holz, Wartenberg, Pastetten.
For the broader travel overview: Erding.
