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Bavarian and Northern German Grand Loop

A 13-day itinerary covering 36 stops. Route: Englischer Garten → Nymphenburg Palace → Ingolstadt Village → Old Town Bamberg → Rothenburg ob der Tauber → Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe → Herrenhausen Gardens → Hamelin Old Town → Marburg Castle → Rüdesheim am Rhein → Speyer Cathedral → Ulm Minster → Deutsches Museum → Munich Residence.

13days
36stops
1772km

The route

Tap a day or a town

You sleep in Munich · Nuremberg · Bamberg · Würzburg · Hanover · Münster · Mainz · Heidelberg · Dachau — start and end in Munich.

DAY01

Englischer Garten

Overnight in Englischer Garten
  1. 15:00
    ⭐ Englischer Garten
DAY02

Nymphenburg Palace → Olympiapark

17 km · 32m driving · Overnight in Olympiapark
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Nymphenburg Palace· start
  2. 11 km · 17m
  3. 12:00
    BMW Welt
  4. 6.6 km · 15m
  5. 15:00
    Olympiapark· overnight
DAY03

Ingolstadt → Documentation Center Nazi Par…

169 km · 2h 4m driving · Overnight in Documentation Center Nazi Party Rally Grounds
  1. 09:00
    Ingolstadt Village· start
  2. 79 km · 52m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Imperial Castle of Nuremberg
  4. 90 km · 1h 12m
  5. 15:00
    Documentation Center Nazi Party Rally Grounds· overnight
DAY04

Old Town Bamberg → Bamberg

66 km · 59m driving · Overnight in Bamberg Cathedral
  1. 12:00
    ⭐ Old Town Bamberg· start
  2. 66 km · 59m
  3. 15:00
    Bamberg Cathedral· overnight
DAY05

Rothenburg → Alte Mainbrücke

189 km · 2h 28m driving · Overnight in Alte Mainbrücke
  1. 09:00
    Rothenburg ob der Tauber· start
  2. 126 km · 1h 34m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Würzburg Residenz
  4. 63 km · 54m
  5. 15:00
    Alte Mainbrücke· overnight
DAY06

Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe → New City Hall

271 km · 3h 35m driving · long drive · Overnight in New City Hall
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe· start
  2. 216 km · 2h 36m
  3. 12:00
    Göttingen Old Town
  4. 54 km · 59m
  5. 15:00
    New City Hall· overnight
DAY07

Herrenhausen Gardens → Lower Saxony State Museum

12 km · 31m driving · Overnight in Lower Saxony State Museum
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Herrenhausen Gardens· start
  2. 5.1 km · 14m
  3. 12:00
    Maschsee Lake
  4. 6.9 km · 17m
  5. 15:00
    Lower Saxony State Museum· overnight
DAY08

Hamelin → Prinzipalmarkt

208 km · 2h 49m driving · Overnight in Prinzipalmarkt
  1. 09:00
    Hamelin Old Town· start
  2. 46 km · 47m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Münster Cathedral
  4. 163 km · 2h 2m
  5. 15:00
    Prinzipalmarkt· overnight
DAY09

Marburg → Gutenberg Museum

328 km · 4h 29m driving · Overnight in Gutenberg Museum
  1. 09:00
    Marburg Castle· start
  2. 209 km · 2h 58m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Mainz Cathedral
  4. 119 km · 1h 31m
  5. 15:00
    Gutenberg Museum· overnight
DAY10

Rüdesheim → Mainz

40 km · 42m driving · Overnight in Mainz Rhine Walk
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Rüdesheim am Rhein· start
  2. 37 km · 35m
  3. 12:00
    Niederwald Monument
  4. 3.5 km · 7m
  5. 15:00
    Mainz Rhine Walk· overnight
DAY11

Speyer → Old Bridge Heidelberg

133 km · 1h 48m driving · Overnight in Old Bridge Heidelberg
  1. 09:00
    Speyer Cathedral· start
  2. 97 km · 1h 8m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Heidelberg Castle
  4. 36 km · 40m
  5. 15:00
    Old Bridge Heidelberg· overnight
DAY12

Ulm → Schloss Dachau

295 km · 3h 30m driving · Overnight in Schloss Dachau
  1. 09:00
    Ulm Minster· start
  2. 211 km · 2h 26m
  3. 12:00
    Augsburg Fuggerei
  4. 83 km · 1h 4m
  5. 15:00
    ⭐ Schloss Dachau· overnight
DAY13

Deutsches Museum → Munich

44 km · 56m driving
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Deutsches Museum· start
  2. 32 km · 39m
  3. 12:00
    Allianz Arena
  4. 12 km · 17m
  5. 15:00
    Munich Residence
Heads Up
  • Day 6: 5h 7m driving — plan rest stops