Obersöchering offers two distinct ways to enjoy a stay: exploring the town’s architectural history and getting out on marked routes. Listed landmarks include two churches, a war memorial and several historic buildings along Hauptstraße and Habacher Straße. Outdoors, highlights include a 9.7-kilometre circular walk through the Filze and the “Pfaffenwinkel Obersöchering” walk, which takes in the Pollinger Weiher. Cyclists also have a named route to choose from: the Riegsee Loop passes through Obersöchering and then follows a cycle path towards Habach and Sindelsdorf. Before your trip, you can decide whether architectural history, walking or cycling will be your main focus.

Churches and Historic Buildings

The Catholic Maria Himmelfahrt branch church, also known as Liebfrauenkirche, is essentially a Romanesque chancel-tower church dating from around 1200. The name describes its distinctive layout: the tower stands above the chancel. The Catholic parish church of St Peter and Paul offers a different architectural accent. Its recessed polygonal chancel is Late Gothic. “Polygonal” describes the chancel’s multi-sided end; “recessed” means that it is narrower than the adjoining body of the building. Both churches are listed historic buildings. Architecturally, a Romanesque core and a Late Gothic chancel stand side by side.

At Habacher Straße 2, a war memorial commemorates the First World War. A larger-than-life statue of Saint Sebastian stands on a tall plinth, alongside a small fountain basin and name plaques. The plaque on the former rectory, dated 1639, is also at this address. The two memorials have different emphases: the monument commemorates the fallen, while the date connects the plaque to the history of the former rectory. Thus, a memorial and a dated house plaque can be found at the same address.

Further architectural styles can be distinguished along Hauptstraße. The residential section of the former farmhouse at number 2 is a two-storey rendered building with a carved upper-level gallery and a projecting gabled roof in Neo-Gothic forms; it bears the date 1869. Listed as a historic building, the inn at Hauptstraße 4 is a two-storey, elongated single-ridge farmstead with a shallow-pitched gabled roof. Its core dates from the late 18th century. Here, Neo-Gothic details and a dated year contrast with the older core of the farmstead. Together with the churches and the landmarks on Habacher Straße, these buildings offer a varied glimpse into the town’s architectural history.

Walking and Cycling

The easy, almost flat circular walk through the Filze near Obersöchering is 9.7 kilometres long. It follows paved farm tracks for most of the way. Its length, profile and mostly paved surface provide practical details to help you choose a route. If you prefer a walk with a named destination and starting point, consider the “Pfaffenwinkel Obersöchering” route: it starts at the car park by the sports ground near Obersöchering, goes around the Pollinger Weiher and returns to the car park. Check the route conditions before setting out.

The two walking routes offer different points of reference: the Filze circuit is defined by its distance and surface, while the Pfaffenwinkel walk focuses on the Pollinger Weiher and the return to the starting point. For a cycling trip, the Riegsee Loop is another option. It passes through Obersöchering and then follows a cycle path towards Habach and Sindelsdorf. You can choose whether to focus on an almost flat circuit through the Filze, a route around the pond or a cycle route with a named onward direction.

Discover more destinations: Sindelsdorf, Antdorf.

See the regional travel overview: Habach.