Scenic Forest Path – Rottenbuch Abbey loop from Rottenbuch

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Germany

Bavaria

Upper Bavaria

Landkreis Weilheim-Schongau

Weilheim-Schongau

Rottenbuch

Scenic Forest Path – Rottenbuch Abbey loop from Rottenbuch

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Scenic Forest Path – Rottenbuch Abbey loop from Rottenbuch

01:05

4.18km

20m

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

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611 m

Scenic Forest Path

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Cute little path that you can walk very relaxed

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1.41 km

Drinking Water Fountain and Information Center

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It’s also a good place to take a break!

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1.43 km

Rottenbuch Town Hall

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The town hall in Rottenbuch is located on the monastery grounds.

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1.49 km

Rottenbuch Abbey and the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary

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The 11th century Romanesque basilica was extended in the Gothic style and decorated in the Rococo style by the Wessobrunn plasterer Joseph Schmuzer in the middle of the 18th century.

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1.56 km

Rottenbuch Abbey

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The Rottenbuch monastery is worth a detour.

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Rottenbuch Abbey Church (Collegiate Church of the Nativity of Mary)

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Former Augustinian Canonry of Rottenbuch

Between 1074 and the secularization, one of the most important Augustinian Canonry monasteries in Bavaria. Even today, the former monastery buildings bear witness to a glorious past. The jewel in the crown is the venerable monastery church of the Birth of Mary, which, with its harmoniously interwoven Romanesque, Gothic and Rococo architectural styles, is one of the most beautiful places of worship in the Pfaffenwinkel.

Founded in 1074 by Duke Welf I, Rottenbuch Monastery was a very important monastery for many centuries. Pastoral care was particularly important to the Augustinian Canons. From 1604 onwards, they entrusted the Hohen Peißenberg with it. Important students emerged from the monastery school, such as Rochus Dedler, the composer of the Oberammergau Passion Play.

The former Maierhof, the gatehouse, the brewery, the pharmacy and many other buildings still stand today. Anyone who is interested in the monastery's past will find information boards on site that take visitors on an exciting and very informative journey through time along the monastery's circular path.

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