Murnau

Murnau developed in the 12th century out of the Murnau castle.

By Train

Murnau is located on the train line between Munich and Garmisch-Partenkirchen, as well as the Oberammergau train line. Murnau is about an hour's train ride from Munich and half an hour from Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

• Schlossmuseum Murnau

  phone: +49 8841 476201
  address: Schloßhof 4-5

• Münter-Haus

  address: Kottmüllerallee 6
  Artists Gabriele Münter and Wassily Kandinsky lived there during the summer months from 1909 to 1914.

• Take a boat ride on the StaffelseeThe Staffelsee is a scenic lake with a number of islands. Boat trips aboard the comfortable MS Seehausen call at Seehausen, Achele (Murnau) and Uffing.

• Take a walkThe Das Blaue Land walking map (in German), available from the visitor centre in Murnau, shows the following routes:

• Staffelsee-Rundweg (20.5km) – full circumnavigation of the Staffelsee; can be shortened by incorporating a Staffelsee boat trip (above)
• Schwaigrohr-Rundweg (4km) – from Grafenaschau
• Loisach-Rundweg (8km) – from Großweil
• Drachenstich-Rundweg (5.8km)
• Moos-Rundweg (12.5km) – explores the Murnauer Moos, a marshland nature reserve
• Kleine Staffelsee-Schlife (5.3km) – a short lakeside stroll from Uffing
• Guglhör-Rundweg (11.5km)
• Höhlmühle-Rundweg (5.8km)
• Riegsee-Rundweg (9km) – circumnavigation of the Riegsee, a smaller lake than the Staffelsee
• Weiler-Rundweg (7.5km) – from Großweil
• Tafertshofen-Rundweg (15.4km) – from Schöffau
• Kirnberg-Rundweg (8.4km) – from Schöffau
• Hungerbach-Rundweg (9.3km)
• Schwaiganger-Rundweg (6.4km)

For a map covering the wider area, buy the Pfaffenwinkel Ammergauer Alpen nördl. Teil (UK50-49) map (scale 1:50000). Unfortunately the excellent Deutscher Alpenverein maps (scale 1:25000) do not extend this far north, though the Ammergebirge Ost (sheet BY 7) and Estergebirge (BY 9) sheets cover the mountain areas to the southwest and south respectively.

• Krönner

  phone: +49 8841 1272
  address: Obermarkt 8

• Griesbräu

  phone: +49 8841 1422
  address: Obermarkt 37
  A private brewery whose delicious beer is only sold onsite. (It's also a restaurant and hotel.)

• Hotel Angerbräu

  phone: +49 8841 625876
  address: Untermarkt 44

• BAYregio-MurnauDirectory with many hotels and apartments in Murnau.

• Tourist-Information Murnau

  address: Kohlgruber Straße 1

• Munich
• Bad Kohlgrub
• Oberammergau
• Garmisch-Partenkirchen