The best MTB trails around Möttingen

Christgarten is a district of the municipality of Ederheim in the Donau-Ries district and was the smallest independent municipality in Bavaria until 1978. Its current special feature is the Carthusian church of St. Peter, whose preserved choir from the 14th century serves as a Protestant parish church. Next to the church, there are still remains of the chapter house and the lay brothers' house of the Carthusian monastery founded in 1383. The valuable Scheuffelin altar by Hans Schäufelin from around 1400 is now in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich.

The old town of Nördlingen in Bavaria is the only city in Germany with a completely preserved and fully walkable city wall.

Beautiful trail along the stream to Christgarten

As one of the largest, oldest, and best-preserved castle complexes in Southern Germany, it still conveys an authentic impression of medieval life and architecture today. The first documented mention dates back to the year 1150, but finds prove that the castle hill was already settled much earlier.

Scout home Hoppelmühle with a small waterfall 😊 The "Hoppelmühle" scout home is a former mill converted into a self-catering house, comprising the following rooms: 3 bedrooms with 12, 8, and 3 beds 1 common room private log cabin with tiled stove fully equipped kitchen washroom with showers 2 toilets €160 per night plus electricity costs according to consumption plus additional costs flat rate: €40 The mill is a listed building from the 15th century and was extensively partially renovated at the beginning of 2013. The mill is located directly next to a stream and amidst trees and meadows. Accordingly, all sorts of forest and meadow creatures can be found on site and sometimes even in the house. Due to monument protection, no major structural changes may be made. The rustic mill character is still present and the house's furnishings are adapted to the specifications. Hoppelmühle - DPSG Diözesanverband Augsburg | DPSGAUX

Kloster Christgarten: The settlement of Christgarten has existed since Merovingian times. In the Middle Ages, it included a St. Peter's Chapel, last mentioned in 1692. Nearby, the Counts of Oettingen founded a monastery in 1383, which they handed over to the Carthusian Order. The monastery church was built around 1390. The monastery, which soon became very wealthy, was severely destroyed during the Thirty Years' War and dissolved in 1648. Today, only the monks' choir of the church remains, while the part for laypeople has been almost completely demolished. Little has survived of the monastery itself, apart from a hall-like room south of the choir, whose outer walls are still standing.

Good trail to ride

The Warrior Fountain in Nördlingen is an impressive Art Nouveau monument that has been located on the Rübenmarkt square, right next to St. George's Church, since 1902. It was created by the Munich sculptor Georg Wrba and commemorates the fallen soldiers of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/71.