An easy hiking loop of 10 or 13 kilometers and the history of the pilgrimage church of St. Notburga give Weißling two distinct points of interest. The route via Glonnbercha, Waltenhofen, and Weißling passes through the Weißlinger Holz; St. Notburga adds a historical dimension. This makes it possible to explore the village both through a specific route and through a distinctive church history.

Hiking through the Weißlinger Holz

The loop leads through the Weißlinger Holz to the hilltop before Weißling, passes a picnic bench at Berghanerl, and then continues to the “Petershauser Wendelstein.” The route thus links the forest with other named points along the hike.

The loop is listed as 10 or 13 kilometers and is rated easy. The two distances differ by three kilometers—a specific difference to consider when choosing the length of your route. The difficulty rating adds a description of the tour to the distance information. Check local route conditions before setting out.

St. Notburga: Building history and a special dedication

The little church of St. Notburga in Weißling was built between 1750 and 1752, replacing a wooden chapel that had stood there for a long time. Its building history therefore includes both an earlier predecessor and the later church construction.

One distinctive feature is its dedication: St. Notburga is the only pilgrimage church in Bavaria dedicated to Saint Notburga. The construction period and its unique dedication offer different points of connection to cultural history. This makes it possible to explore Weißling not only through hiking, but also through the history of its church and buildings.

The wider destination of Petershausen

The Weißlinger Holz is one of the scattered woodland areas that shape the hilly landscape of the wider destination of Petershausen, with its hills and hollows. Forest, hills, and hollows thus form the regional landscape setting for the specific hike through the Weißlinger Holz.

For a broader hiking plan, seven varied trails around Petershausen range from 8 to 13 kilometers in length. A much shorter option is the approximately 200-meter-long forest nature trail in eastern Petershausen, above the “Über der Glonn” settlement. It was created by the Petershausen local chapter of Bund Naturschutz. The distances make it easy to distinguish between longer hiking trails and a short educational trail.

The wayside monument in Kollbach is also part of the wider destination of Petershausen. It takes the form of an approximately 50-meter-long earth sculpture shaped like a landscape dragon; from its head, visitors can look out over the Glonn Valley. Here, the sculpture’s form and the view across the valley take center stage.

Another activity in the wider destination of Petershausen is the 42-kilometer “Dachauer Oxenweg” cycling route. It follows the tracks of the oxen along the Zeitlbach and the Glonn Valley, starts in Tödtenried, passes sights in Altomünster, Markt Indersdorf, and Petershausen, and ends in Hohenkammer.

Discover more destinations: Altomünster, Markt Indersdorf, Karlsfeld, Hilgertshausen-Tandern, Haimhausen, Dachau, Röhrmoos, Vierkirchen

Go to the wider travel overview: Dachau.