Windach offers two distinct ways to explore during a stay: local history and routes with clearly specified lengths. Churches, a castle site and a group of burial mounds anchor your exploration in specific places. The three-kilometre village walk is a circular route, while the 2,800-metre cycle route leads to Eresing. You can choose between tracing historical clues, walking a circuit of the village and cycling between the two places.
Churches and historical traces
In Oberwindach, the small branch church of St. Vitus stands in a scenic position above the valley. DieĂźen Abbey rebuilt it in 1631. In Unterwindach, the parish church of St. Peter and Paul underwent major alterations from 1663 onwards: the nave was raised and extended. The two churches thus represent different building histories and dates: the rebuilding of St. Vitus is dated to 1631, while the alterations to St. Peter and Paul began in 1663. The distinction between rebuilding and later alterations is as revealing as the locations themselves.
A small group of burial mounds dating back to the first millennium BC lies in the “Ochsenweide” woodland south of Oberwindach. In Mitterwindach, the castle site on the mountain spur is still identifiable by its earthworks; this is thought to have been the seat of the Lords of Windach. Here, a visible feature in the landscape sits alongside a cautiously worded interpretation. The history of the Hofmark can also be placed in time: in 1596, Munich citizen and merchant Franz Füll acquired the Hofmark Windach and had a new castle built there.
Cycle route and village walk
The cycle route leads from Windach via the Schöffelding industrial estate and the Delo company to Eresing. It is 2,800 metres long and is also open to agricultural and forestry traffic. Its route, destination and length are therefore clearly specified if you would like to include a cycling connection between Windach and Eresing in your plans.
The village walk in Windach is three kilometres long and starts and ends at the parish church of Maria am Wege. It is considered manageable for ordinary walkers and takes about an hour. Roadworks may occasionally make short detours necessary. The two routes differ in that the village walk is a loop with an approximate duration given, while the cycle route is described as a connection with Eresing as its destination. This provides a concrete basis for weighing up each route type and the time required during your stay.
Cultural and historical themes in the wider destination of Landsberg Am Lech
The wider destination of Landsberg Am Lech offers additional cultural and historical themes. The Bayertor in Landsberg am Lech has stood since 1425 and is considered one of Bavaria’s finest Gothic buildings. The Mutterturm is an exceptional monument to Historicism, built by Herkomer in honour of his mother. Guided tours of the old town tell stories of dukes and electors, the salt trade, raftsmen, dyers and tanners, as well as Jesuits and Ursulines; legends from the Middle Ages through to the modern era are also part of the story. The Landsberg am Lech City Museum presents the town’s history and connects it with questions of the present. On the Leitenberg, it offers one of the finest views of the town.
Discover more destinations: Finning, Eresing, Reichling, Prittriching, Igling, Hofstetten, Schondorf Am Ammersee, Scheuring
View the wider travel guide: Landsberg Am Lech.
