Discover Tandern: cycling route, churches and trails

The parish church of St. Peter and Paul and the historic buildings along the BesteGegend Trail give Tandern tangible cultural points of interest. The signposted Ilmtal Tour also runs through the municipality, mostly along smaller roads beside the Ilm Valley. When planning your stay, you can weigh up whether cycling, the buildings, or a combination of the two will be its main focus.

Cycling and the source of the Tanderner Ilm

The signposted Ilmtal Tour runs along mostly smaller roads through the municipality and beside the Ilm Valley. After the Ilm bridge near Thalhof, a signposted detour leads to the source of the Tanderner Ilm.

In the wider destination of Hilgertshausen-Tandern, an extension of the Ilmtal Tour runs from Jetzendorf via Hilgertshausen and Tandern to Altomünster station; it also includes a detour to the source of the Tanderner Ilm. This lets you distinguish the route through the municipality from the longer route, which passes through other named places and has a specific endpoint. Before setting off, check the local signs, conditions and current route information.

Churches and buildings along the BesteGegend Trail

St. Peter and Paul is Tandern’s parish church. The BesteGegend Trail connects several historic buildings in Tandern: St. Peter and Paul, the Church of Our Lady, Tandern Castle, the Wies Chapel and the Vollmair House. Access to individual buildings may vary; visitor access and services at St. Peter and Paul are subject to the relevant schedule. The names represent different building types: churches, a castle, a chapel and a historic house all appear on the list. This also makes it possible to experience the trail as a sequence of different types of buildings.

Nature and route choices in the wider destination of Hilgertshausen-Tandern

The extended version of the BesteGegend Trail leads into nature at the Fahrtbach Valley and adds 2.5 kilometres to the six-kilometre circular route. An alternative route through the Fahrtbach Valley is also incorporated into the trail. The difference is clear when choosing how far to walk: the extension adds 2.5 kilometres to the six-kilometre circular route. Check the local signs before setting off.

The 6.6-hectare Fahrtbach Valley lies within the Tandern land-consolidation area and is the most important component of a biotope network. It is a habitat for many birds and mammals. A biotope network links habitats; this context adds a perspective on the landscape and wildlife in the wider destination of Hilgertshausen-Tandern to your route choice.

The BesteGegend Trail in the wider destination of Hilgertshausen-Tandern also includes the Vollmair House, a historic building in Tandern, and the “StreuobstErlebnis” (Orchard Experience). The fruit-growing and gardening association created it on the compensation site for the fire station, which had recently opened at the time.

Plan your search around the experiences that matter to your stay, rather than treating different trails as a single tour.

For an overview of the wider trip: Altomünster.