Walking the Isar days 9 -10: Nature Reserves

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Day 9 So we said goodbye to the comforts of Munich and rejoined the Isar at Ismaning, feeling somewhat relieved to be back in the nature. Following the right bank through more Isarauen -not an easy word to translate, I suppose the best way to convey that meaning is to talk about a wetlands environment…

Walking the Isar day 8: Munich

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Day 8 After having been thoroughly spoilt on our overnight stop, it was quite tough making our way back to Baierbrunn to start our walk to Munich. But thanks to the S-Bahn connection, we were back in the nature within one hour. We followed the left bank and were soon on the outkirts of Munich.…

Walking the Isar days 6-7: jungle walking

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Day 6 After the rain in the night, the first thing we noticed was the mist over the river. What a marvellous view of Brauneck in the sunshine with the mist hanging over the Isar. We had a pleasant walk along the left bank to Bad Tölz where we couldn’t help but stop at a…

Walking the Isar days 4-5: enjoying the wilderness

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Day 4 As we knew we would be spending the day in the nature with no possibilities for refreshment, we made sure that we took a small picnic with us before leaving Wallgau Our destination was Vorderriß and we found ourselves in the middle of a beautiful nature reserve. We walked as far as possible…

Walking the Isar days 2-3: a very young and lively river

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  Day 2 The rain stopped in the night and after an early breakfast we made our way down the mountain. We were rewarded for getting up at 5am by being the only ones on the track down to the Kastenalm. What an uplifting and wonderful experience, feeling the day starting, hearing the wildlife become…

Walking the Isar Day 1: where’s the source?

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  Day 1 Today was all about finding the source of the Isar and because the Isar is a mountain river, we travelled up and up. Starting in Scharnitz at 964m, we took a taxi (no laughing) to the Kastenalm at 1200m.it was a 9 seater bus and full, so my bad conscience was not…