Mutterturm and the Herkomer Museum – Father Lech Sculpture loop from Landsberg (Lech)
Mutterturm and the Herkomer Museum – Father Lech Sculpture loop from Landsberg (Lech)
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Mutterturm and the Herkomer Museum – Father Lech Sculpture loop from Landsberg (Lech)
01:59
7.14km
120m
Hiking
Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: May 7, 2026
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Start point
Train Station
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433 m
Mutterturm and the Herkomer Museum
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Born in Waal in 1849, he moved to England with his parents. He received comprehensive training as a painter and was at the height of his fame at the time of the Mother Tower's construction. The tower was built according to his own plans, likely influenced by the American Henry Hobson Richardson, as an eccentric artist's studio and furnished to a high standard. Today, it is also used for weddings.
His strong ties to his old homeland ensured the city of Landsberg received the artist's estate. The small house next to the tower is the Herkomer Museum and houses a significant collection of paintings and prints by the highly successful painter and graphic artist from England. At the initiative of the visionary motorist, the world's first touring car rally, the Herkomer Competition, took place in 1905.
Source: landsberg.de/web.nsf/id/pa_mutterturm.html
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1.50 km
View of the Parish Church of the Assumption of Mary in Landsberg am Lech
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The church is first mentioned at this site in 1219. During the late Romanesque it is expanded as a three-aisled basilica and expanded by a choir. The baptismal font from this time has been preserved.
The foundation stone was laid by Abbot Leonhard von Wessobrunn in 1458. The late Gothic pillar basilica was built according to plans by Matthäus Ensinger, who also contributed decisively to the construction of Ulm and the completion of the Strasbourg Cathedral. The masonry consists mostly of bricks. The facades are mostly slurried today, sometimes even plastered. The construction was carried out under the direction of Strasbourg master builders Valentin Kindlin and Ulrich Kiffhaber. 1466 the consecration takes place. The carved wooden Madonna on the north side of the choir, which was built around 1440, probably comes from Ulm Hans Multscher.
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3.47 km
Mühlbach and Historic Waterwheel in Landsberg am Lech
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3.84 km
Historic Town Hall of Landsberg am Lech (Rathaus)
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Source: landsberg.de/web.nsf/id/pa_rathaus.html
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6.00 km
Hexenviertel (Witches' Quarter), Landsberg am Lech
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6.70 km
View of the Lech Weir and the Old Town of Landsberg am Lech
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It replaced the previous ford in a shallow part of the Lech weir.
Blown up by the Wehrmacht in the last days of the war
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6.85 km
Father Lech Sculpture
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6.87 km
View of the Karolinenwehr and the Old Town of Landsberg am Lech
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The Karolinenwehr is a four-stage weir of the Lech near the old town of Landsberg am Lech.
To the right of the weir system, which was probably built in 1364, is the Mühlbach, which used to drive mills and is now used to generate electricity. The originally single-stage weir was severely damaged several times by floods and was expanded in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries by installing additional stages. The weir has been rebuilt several times over the past decades, most recently between 1993 and 1996.
A bypass existed for rafting, on which rafts were led around the weir over the wooden plank route of the "long journey" for a fee. After rafting declined in the 20th century, the "long journey" was canceled in the 1970s.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karolinenwehr
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7.14 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
3.89 km
2.31 km
363 m
347 m
223 m
Surfaces
3.72 km
1.98 km
719 m
455 m
243 m
< 100 m
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Elevation
Highest point (630 m)
Lowest point (580 m)
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