One day 14 of us took the S-bahn to Herrshing and then walked about 4 miles up to Andechs Monastery for lunch and an Andechs beer. The monks make the beer – pils or dunkel – and they’ve added a schnapps-making business.
Andechs monastery church
We’ve been there a few times so we know there are 2 different paths to take up (about 1 hour walk) or you can take the city bus #951 that leaves from the train station in Herrsching 2 times an hour and take 10 minutes. Eleven in the group walked while the other three with colds took the bus. Naturally, Mark and I picked the hardest route up (We can never remember from year to year whether to go left or right at the sign!) but we had a nice walk up and then we came down the other path. The walk up does involve 2 very long flights of steps – about 60 in each flight. We missed the rain and had beer and good food as a reward for our hard work.
The steps we walked up during our hike to Andechs. (Thanks to Stephanie for the picture.)
Enjoying beer and apfel strudel after we went inside to warm up after lunch on the terrace.
Two routes to choose from Herrsching and one of them takes you through this meadow
Pork Knuckle and Pretzel for lunch
Dunkel beer from Andechs
So is it right or left??
Left is the easiest way up … but where’s the challenge??
Now THIS looks like fun!
Fun day!