Discover Niederroth: Playground and route to Indersdorf

A children’s playground at Schulstraße 3 in Niederroth, 85229 Markt Indersdorf, and a route starting at Niederroth station offer two different starting points for planning a trip. The playground is a specific place for families travelling with children; the route offers a separate way to explore Niederroth and Indersdorf on foot or by bike.

The route from Niederroth to Indersdorf

The Niederroth–Indersdorf route begins at Niederroth station. It is 7 kilometres to Indersdorf station; including the return journey, the route is 11 kilometres. It is considered suitable for hiking, pushchairs and bicycles. The different figures help with planning: you can take the one-way distance and the stated total distance including the return journey into account without assuming a walking or cycling time.

Along the way are a wildlife enclosure, a church, the village pond and the Krimmer wayside shrine. The points of interest combine rural and cultural impressions along the route. This means that planning can take into account not only the route’s length, but also the mix of places mentioned. The tour description is current as of June 2021; check the trail conditions locally before setting off. It is also advisable to check the current condition of the playground before visiting.

If you are considering Niederroth as a place to stay, the playground and route may appeal to different interests: a specific place to play on the one hand, and a defined hiking or cycling tour on the other. Which option better suits your plans depends on which of these possibilities interests you more.

Monastery history in the wider destination of Markt Indersdorf

In the wider destination of Markt Indersdorf, the Augustinian Canons’ Monastery offers a distinct historical focus. Count Palatine Otto IV of Wittelsbach founded it in 1120. The monastery’s first church was consecrated in 1128 by Archbishop Conrad of Salzburg in honour of the Mother of God and the Princes of the Apostles, Peter and Paul. After the great fire of 1249, the church and monastery complex were rebuilt. The church was built as a three-aisled Romanesque basilica without a transept, with three apses of almost equal height, a flat wooden ceiling and a north tower. The foundations of this basilica have been preserved beneath its present-day Rococo appearance. The church acquired its Rococo appearance under Provost Gelasius Morhardt (1748–1768).

The Augustinian Canons’ Museum in Markt Indersdorf also explores this history. Its permanent exhibition focuses specifically on the Augustinian Canons. The museum is housed in the former sacristan’s house and the adjacent northern gate tower; both buildings were part of the monastery complex and are now listed as historic monuments. The exhibition also covers the monastery’s varied uses after secularisation in the 18th century, including its use as an orphanage run by the Salesian Sisters and the Sisters of Mercy, as a Nazi educational institution, and as an international UNRRA centre caring for foreign unaccompanied children and young people in the immediate post-war period. Architecture and the different historical uses are presented side by side.

Route options in the wider destination of Markt Indersdorf

For a comparison of other routes in the wider destination of Markt Indersdorf, both their lengths and starting points vary. The 12-kilometre Marterl cycle route starts and ends at the Volksfestplatz. The “Views of Albersbach & Westerholzhausen” walking route covers 8.5 kilometres and starts and ends at Indersdorf station. A 9.5-kilometre section of the Oxenweg via Langenpettenbach to Westerholzhausen starts and ends at the market square in Indersdorf. The route descriptions are current as of June 2021; check local trail conditions before setting off.

For the wider travel overview: Markt Indersdorf.