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Bavaria
Lower Bavaria
Kelheim
Mainburg

Hops and Beer Experience Trail

Moderate

4.3

(46)

150

hikers

Hops and Beer Experience Trail

04:04

15.4km

150m

Hiking

The Hop & Beer adventure trail takes you from Mainburg to the heart of Hallertau to Ratzenhofen and from there back to the hop metropolis. On 17 information boards you will find out interesting information about the hops that shape Hallertau and the beer that is brewed here. The Bavarian…

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Last updated: October 25, 2024

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Bus stop

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133 m

Mainburg Town Center

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Is great on the bike path. Perfect place for a little break. One should also go to the Kapellenberg.

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7.62 km

The two-storey, four-winged building from the 18th century is one of the most beautiful beer gardens in the Hallertau. The beer garden is open from April to September (weather permitting) …

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7.82 km

Hop and Beer Discovery Trail

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The adventure trail around “Hops and Beer” has 15 information boards and is open all year round.

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15.1 km

Mainburg Market Square

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Nice little town in the hop growing area of Hallertau on Hopfenstrasse.

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15.4 km

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Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

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7.33 km

4.19 km

3.66 km

150 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.30 km

2.94 km

2.03 km

1.25 km

561 m

275 m

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June 1, 2025,Wander & Radltag auf dem Erlebnispfad Hopfen & Bier 2025
It was wonderful, as always! The weather couldn't have been better! Unfortunately, the 2024 event was canceled due to flooding! We walked, most of us on e-bikes!

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A very nice tour, unfortunately a lot of asphalt and there could be more benches on the second half.

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There are 17 information boards along the well-signposted path that provide a lot of information about beer and the production process.
Be sure to stop at the beer garden at Ratzenhofen Castle halfway through.
The path itself leads over large parts of tarred paths/roads, and then towards the end there is a longer section over field/forest paths.
Very worthwhile route.

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That sounds good, I thought to myself, before the hops were completely removed, and off we went.
There was a liter of tea and nothing else. I started out assuming that on such a 15-kilometre-long path - with 17 display boards about hops and beer - they would certainly have included one or two places for tasting in the program.... …

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Actually we wanted to go to Mainburg with the 9€ ticket today. But unfortunately the bus connection from Freising to Mainburg is quite limited on Sundays and public holidays.
I can recommend the adventure trail with reservations.
The first stretch leads through the industrial area of Mainburg and past the sewage treatment plant.
After that it gets better. But unfortunately …

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April 27, 2020

The Hop & Beer adventure trail takes you from Mainburg to the heart of Hallertau to Ratzenhofen and from there back to the hop metropolis. On 17 information boards you will find out interesting information about the hops that shape Hallertau and the beer that is brewed here. The Bavarian Purity Law

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