Around Munich Trail Runs
I’m based in Munich and a number of my home tracks are located around the city. Classic city trails follow the river Isar and the green heart of the city – Englischer Garten – immediately getting you onto intricate trails fully immersed in nature in the midst of a bustling city. If you enjoy wild river swimming, there are plenty of opportunities along the way. Loops around the city are located within an hours drive and I have recently explored fresh trails that take advantage of the local train network (in a separate collection: Train to Trail from Munich).
Individual posts below describe the trails illustrated with lots of photographs. For detailed maps including gps data follow the links to my Komoot Collections.
As this blog has just gone live, I will be adding many more completed trail-run descriptions over the coming weeks.
Munich East – Feringasee – Isar
In a wide circuit, an excellent, level route leaves Munich’s city center behind to explore trails truly off-the-beaten-track to the north-east. Following a string of local parks, creeks, and canals it leads deep into the countryside. Passing swimmable lakes, it circles back via the classic Isar trails.The longish route offers great variety with several hidden…
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Isartrails North
This classic Munich loop tightly hugs the river Isar on marvelous flow trails that run just below the official walking paths for most of the route. It definitely doesn’t ever feel like you are in the middle of a bustling city, which makes it one of my favorites. The trails are easy, sometimes moderately technical,…
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OffPavement Trail Running 