Motorradtour "Haunsberg - Rupertiwinkel - Chiemsee"

HAUNSBERG - RUPERTIWINKEL - CHIEMSEE
Directly opposite the KTM Motohall, the road signpost points us in the right direction: Mattsee! However, we only follow the L505 until shortly after Pfaffstätt before turning right onto the L1050. The winding road takes us southwards and, thanks to a few junctions, leads us to the western shore of Lake Obertrum. We cruise through the village and turn towards our first stage destination. The Haunsberg awaits us with fabulous panoramic views: on one side into the Austrian Salzkammergut and on the other into the - admittedly not quite as spectacular - Bavarian Salzach Valley. The third highlight, in addition to the inviting inn, is the "new" Kaiserbuche. The young tree was planted in memory of the "real imperial beech" after it was destroyed by a lightning strike and is now cherished and cared for. Interested bikers should "work out" the whole story for themselves using the photos and information displayed in the pub.

Our further progress is quite the opposite of work; we enjoy a lively and winding ride down the Haunsberg and in Oberndorf over the Salzach to Laufen. Here we take the turn-off to Abtsee and on to Schönram. We refrain from paying a visit to the local brewery for a tasting and continue via Teisendorf, Neukirchen and Hammer to Inzell. Here it's worth making a short stop at the Max-Aicher-Arena: the impressive ice rink is not only used for ice skating competitions, but is also a regular destination for motorbike fans - the spectacular ice speedway races are held here as part of the World Championships!
From here, we don't quite drive our bikes in race mode, but we still take the Alpine road towards Ruhpolding at a brisk pace. We leave the village on the right and continue on the B305 towards Mittersee and Weitsee. In addition to the scenic beauty that the region has to offer, the two lakes and the surrounding forest and meadow areas are extremely popular excursion destinations: in summer, both for swimming and, above all, hiking; in winter, especially for cross-country skiing.
Alpine skiing has one of its hotspots "a few metres" further on: at Seegatterl you can take the toll road to Winklmoosalm, the home of probably the most famous German skier, "Gold-Rosi" Mittermaier. The seven euro toll is a good investment, as it's not just the uphill curves that are fun, but also a cosy rest in one of the beer gardens to choose from in front of a magnificent Alpine panorama.
After this detour on the Alpine road, we continue past Reit im Winkl to Unterwössen and Marquartstein. We let ourselves drift to the rhythm of the bends and reach the Bavarian Sea, Lake Chiemsee, at Chieming. There are two interesting places here for a short (coffee) stopover: the "Seehäusl" campsite with a cosy holiday atmosphere right on the shore of the lake; or something a little more "restless, but a popular and well-known stop for motorcyclists: the "Roadhaus Chiemsee" in Übersee. The volume of traffic here and further along the western shore of the lake is significantly higher and touristy, i.e. slower and more leisurely - after all, you want to admire and enjoy the scenery.
We trundle along in the procession as far as Gstadt and consider paying a visit to Herreninsel with King Ludwig II's fairytale castle and Fraueninsel with the Benedictine Frauenwörth Abbey. However, the time required is relatively long, so it's worth considering the two islands as a separate excursion. So we leave the Bavarian Sea and cruise via Eggstätt, Seeon and Altenmarkt an der Alz to Stein an der Traun. From here, it's a quick ride via Palling to Tittmoning, where the "Parapluie" in front of Tittmoning Castle offers a magnificent view of the Bavarian and Austrian Alps - weather permitting: From the Staufen to the Untersberg to the Dachstein; and the Haunsberg, which we already had on our list today, is also clearly visible.
We ignore the numerous coffee and cake temptations in Tittmoning's town square and instead cross the Salzach and thus the border to Austria. Ostermiething, Geretsberg and Gundertshausen are the next points that take us back to Mattighofen through beautiful Upper Austria.