Sporting activities in Upper Bavaria

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Let’s head out into nature. South-east Upper Bavaria is a little paradise for outdoor enthusiasts. In winter and summer alike, there are plenty of ways to enjoy an active day. Skiing and snowboarding, tobogganing, ice skating, hiking and mountaineering, cycling and mountain biking, golf, sailing, horse riding and swimming. This page offers tips and inspiration.

Hochfelln and Ruhpolding

In winter, Hochfelln offers excellent runs for skiers and snowboarders, served by 6 lifts. They are equally suitable for experts and beginners.

From Ruhpolding, you can take the Unternbergbahnen, with 1 double chairlift and 2 drag lifts. There are great-value family offers here.

In the cross-country skiing paradise of Ruhpolding, more than 60 km of trails are available for ski tourers and passionate sports enthusiasts. You can ski on the trails where the Biathlon World Cup is held each year in front of thousands of fans. Nordic cruising, classic cross-country skiing and skating at their finest.

Tobogganing and ice rink

The toboggan run from the summit station of the Hochplattenbahn takes around 10 minutes. You will find further natural toboggan runs in the nearby Kaisergebirge and in the Prien and Inn valleys.

For more than 40 years, the elite of speed skating have trained and competed at the Inzell stadium, whose ice masters are recognised internationally. Try out the 400-metre track or practise your pirouettes on the ice hockey rink. In Inzell, you can enjoy skating not only on particularly good ice, but also against a beautiful backdrop. The majestic Falkenstein and Kienbergl mountains rise right beside the stadium. Skates for all ages are available at the ice stadium.

Mountain hiking

Wonderful hiking destinations close to Waging can be found around the Högl near Piding. One option is to hike from the village of Steinhögl through ancient mixed woodland up to the Stroblalm. The Teisenberg near Teisendorf, with its alpine pastures open in summer, also offers some lovely walks.

Ambitious mountain hikers and climbers will find limitless opportunities in the mountains around Bad Reichenhall and Berchtesgaden. From the "easy" Kneifelspitze, with its impressive panoramic views, via the "moderately challenging" Zwiesel to the "very demanding" Watzmann, there is something for everyone with the right equipment, ability and fitness.

Anthal Golf Course

The perfectly contoured hills of the Bavarian Alpine foothills, with their deciduous forests, and the lush banks of the Götzinger Ache, with its biotopes, give Anthal Golf Course its special appeal.
A distinctive feature is Stonecreek, a dried-up streambed that crosses the fairways several times as a water hazard and presents a challenge even for experienced players.
The deer enclosure on the edge of the course underscores its harmony with nature.

Cycling and mountain biking

The Benediktweg is a 248 km cycle route following in the footsteps of the Bavarian Pope Benedict XVI. The route runs from Altötting via Burghausen, Tittmoning, Mayerhofen, Traunstein, Amerang and Mühldorf (a total of 21 stops), before returning to the starting point.

Mountain biking
For ambitious mountain bikers, the Chiemgau and surrounding area offer plenty of challenges, including the Frasdorfer Hütte, the Priener Hütte, Hochgern and, for the most athletic, the Kampenwand.

Upper Bavaria's warmest lakes

Waginger See is separated from Tachinger See to the south only by a narrow channel bridged at Tettenhausen. The smaller Leitgeringer See near Tittmoning and Abtsdorfer See near Laufen are also popular bathing lakes. All these lakes quickly reach pleasant bathing temperatures in summer. The "Bavarian Sea", as Chiemsee is also known, is the largest lake in Bavaria and its pebble beaches evoke Mediterranean shores.