Hit the mountains with your motorhome with the German Alpine Road!

Attention all nature enthusiasts! The German Alpine Road is jam-packed with high peaks, bright blue lakes and picturesque sights. The 450-km long road is Germany's oldest motorway route! The route is known for its motorhome-accesibility; there is no shortage of motorhome stopovers! Wake up in the green nature, and find yourself on one of the many stunning trails in no time. What are you waiting for?!

We start our motorhome-trip at Lindau am Bodensee. This is an island in Germany's biggest lake, the Bodensee! We recommend you to check out the town of Lindau. With its enchanting sights and historical centre it is definitely worth a visit! Are you visiting Lindau in winter? Then you'll find a big christmas market in Lindau's harbour. Get yourself a glass of mulled wine and enjoy the views. You can stay with your motorhome at motorhome stopover Lindau, next to the water.

Once you get back on the road from Lindau, drive to the mountains of Allgäu via the ''Rohrach Anstieg''. This road offers fantastic views over the Allgäu mountains and the Voralberg. Stop at the Scheidegg-waterfalls and the town of Lindberg, which is also called ''Little Paris''. You can park your motorhome at Wohnmobilpark am Kurhaus, in Scheidegg.

- Lindau am Bodensee is the first stop of this amazing route!

We continue through the Oberallgäu mountains. Here, we find the first stop of the day: viewpoint Paradise. Its name does not detract from its worth; here, you can enjoy fantastic panoramas of the Nagelfluhkette National Nature Park, the Austrian Vorarlberg and the Swiss Alps. We continue our trip to Oberstaufen, a skiing resort in winter, but an area with stunning hiking trails in summer!

From Oberstaufen, we head on tot the Große Alpsee, the biggest natural lake of the Allgäu mountains. Next up, we arrive in Immenstad, an ancient royal city with a gorgeous castle, lots of old squares and many other sights. We scoot past Sonthofen, to Bad Hindelang; this region is known as the most sunny region of Southern Germany. Park your motorhome at Wiesengrund Wohnmobilpark for a relaxing and peaceful stay in the middle of the mountains.

- Stay a night in the mountains!

When you ascend your motorhome and hit the road to Oberjoch, you'll immediately stumble upon the curviest road of Germany: the Oberjochpass. With a mere 106 curves, you slowly travel up through the rural landscape with its mountains and adjacent towns. Once you reach the top, you can enjoy the view for a little while before descending towards Wertach.

From Wertach, we travel to the Grüntensee, where you'll find many bike- and mountainbike trails. Together, these trails consist of 580-km of biking fun! To still your hunger after an intense ride, you could eat a typical dish from the Allgäu region: cheese-spätzle! This is a type of pasta with a lot of cheese. Continue your travels to Pfronten, where you can park your motorhome at Wohnmobilstellplatz Pfronten. The village is known for the healing powers of hay. Want to relax a little? Take a ''hay massage'' to get your muscles nice and loose.

- Park your motorhome in Pfronten and take a nice ''hay massage''.

Get in your motorhome, all refreshed and ready to go, and continue your travels to the Weissenssee, Hopfensee and Forgensee. In these lakes, you can take a refreshing dive or just enjoy the views over the lake. Head on to Füssen. Here, you could take a tour through Hohenschwangau castle or Neuschwanstein castle. You can park your motorhome at Camper's Stop.

We exit Füssen and the Allgäu area, which brings us to the Upper Bavaria region. Oberammergau hosts passion plays once every ten years. This tradition started in 1633. During the passion plays, the whole village re-enacts the last five days of the life of Jesus Christ. Over the mountain pass Ettaler Sattel, we descend to Oberau and Farchant in Werdenfelser Land. You'll drive on beautiful roads with views of mountains Alpspitze and Zugspitze and then reach Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Here you can park your motorhome at Alpencamp Am Wank.

- What a fantastic motorhome stopover!

The next stop on the list is Bad Tölz. On your way there, you drive past the Walchensee, a real hotspot for watersports-fanatics! Closeby lies Herzogstand, where you can make a stunning hike to the top of this mountain. When the weather is good, you might even see the city of Munich!

Now, back to Bad Tölz. In the historical centre, the numerous cosy streets will invite you to wander through the many tiny shops with traditional clothing and artisan goods. Looking for a nice viewpoint? Head to the Leonhard-chapel, on the Kalvarienberg, which looks over the Isar valley. Park your motorhome at the Izar riverside on this motorhome stopover.

- Visit Bad Tölz and walk to the Leonhard-chapel!

From Bad Tölz we drive along the river Izar, until we come across Walchenklamm. Here, you can make gorgeous hikes through coarse rocks and high trees. Continue your trip to the Tegernsee lake. Don't hesitate to stop at one of the viewpoints to enjoy the picturesque sites!

Ultimately, we end in Gmund. In this small town you can visit a fortress or the Porsche car museum (the first Porsche of the world was built here!). Our next stop is Schliersee, where you can try several delicious wines and whiskies. Since driving under influence isn't a good idea, we advise you to park your motorhome at Am Spitzingsee. You can easily bike or walk to the Slyrs-distillery to try an original Bavarian single malt whisky!

- Park your motorhome at the Schliersee.

Take the Sudelfeldstraße from the Schliersee. Through this winding road you slowly climb up the mountain to the Sudelfeldpass. Drive a little further, and you'll find yourself at the Tatzlwurmstraße. Drive down this road and you'll arrive in Oberaudorf, a nice town with many shops. If you travel a bit more up north, you will end up in Nußdorf am Inn. Enjoy the views of the mountains: it's stunning here!

We travel through picturesque mountains via Rohrdorf and end up in Frasdorf, where you can make many nice hikes. Later, we travel to Aschau im Chiemgau. If you want to admire the area from up top, take the cable car (Kampenwandbahn)! Then, along valleys and forests, we end up in Bernau am Chiemsee. Have a quiet rest in Wohnmobilpark Bernau.

- One of the most gorgeous sights of Chiemsau.

We leave Bernau am Chiemsee behind and drive past Rottau and Grassau. At the end of the village of Grassauer, we take an exit to the right and follow the Tiroler Ache-river towards Marquartstein. We gained a little in altitude, which allows you to enjoy gorgeous views over the Chiemsee. We climb and climb in the direction of Unter- and Oberwössen. Always had the wish to paraglide? Do it here! After this thrilling experience, we drive a little further. During a 6,5-km long road we increasingly climb in altitude to the Masereralm. Here you can make nice hikes and enjoy the mountain landscape surrounding you!

We hit the road to Reit im Winkl. This area offers mountains, alms and world-renowned sights. There are various beautiful buildings, rustic farms and spectacular trails. After Reit Im Winkl, we drive through a pretty landscape and come across the Three Lakes area. We ultimately reach Ruhpolding and Inzell. Park your motorhome at Hausernhof and wake up with a gorgeous view.

- Wake up in the mountains and forests of Inzell!

After visiting Inzell, you'll reach the last part of the German Alpine route. We recommend you to stop at Weißbachkluft. You can make stunning hikes here, and catch the romantic vibe that the valley holds.

Continue to the Rossfeld-Panoramastraße, the highest panorama road, where you can enjoy the gorgeous Alpine landscapes. Your final stop is Köningssee. Take a boat to the pelgrims' church St. Bartholomeus.

- The pelgrims' church St. Bartholomeus is definitely worth a visit!

Excited to hit the mountains on skis this winter? Read our blogpost ''Taking your motorhome out skiing'', which gives you all the information you need about motorhome stopovers and ski resorts!