Discover Pressath

When planning a stay in Pressath, you can choose between different types of experiences: swimming at Kiesibeach, exploring the forest through play, visiting exhibitions at the Haus der Heimat, or hiking along the Haidenaab. Each place has a different focus—from water and nature to local history and an active circular route.

Kiesibeach: Water and Shoreline

The Kiesibeach recreational complex in Pressath is a leisure and recreation facility with swimming opportunities. Its water area covers about 34,000 m² and is dotted with two islands. There is also a long sandy beach and shallow shoreline areas. If you want to make time by the water part of your travel plans, this is a specific place to visit in Pressath.

Forest and Exhibitions

The Winterleite Forest Adventure World near Pressath focuses on the forest as a diverse habitat. The educational and play facility was established between 2003 and 2004. Visitors can explore the forest there through play; the Forest Adventure World is considered family-friendly and can be discovered using all the senses. Its focus differs from Kiesibeach: here, it is about exploring the forest, while Kiesibeach is about water and shoreline.

The Haus der Heimat in Pressath has four exhibition rooms, an archive room, a room dedicated to expellees, and a lecture room. Its range of rooms therefore extends beyond exhibitions to include an archive, a room dedicated to expellees, and lectures. Call ahead to check opening hours before your visit.

Circular Hiking Trail along the Haidenaab

The Pressath – VGP W1 circular hiking trail follows the course of the Haidenaab. About halfway along the route, there is a small chapel. The river and the chapel provide two distinct points of interest: the trail follows the water and passes this notable landmark along the way. Unlike a single destination, the trail itself is the main attraction.

In the wider Neustadt An Der Waldnaab travel destination

The district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab is in the Upper Palatinate Forest destination and offers activities including hiking, cycling, museum visits, and swimming in numerous bathing waters. One longer route option there is the Bockl: the 52 km route follows a historic railway line from Neustadt an der Waldnaab to Eslarn. It can be used on foot, by bicycle, or on inline skates. The Bockl is mostly paved and traffic-free; gradients rarely exceed 3 percent.

The Bockl starting point in Neustadt an der Waldnaab is directly accessible by train. Trains run hourly to the terminus of the Nuremberg–Neustadt an der Waldnaab line; from there, you can transfer directly to a bicycle. Check the timetable before setting off.

Visitors interested in culture will also find places of interest in the wider Neustadt An Der Waldnaab travel destination. The historic walking tour through Parkstein starts at the Landrichterschloss, which houses the Vulkanerlebnis Parkstein Museum. A volcanic eruption is depicted there every hour and can be experienced on three levels. Check the times before your visit, as they may change.

The Speinshart Monastery Church is one of the most significant Baroque buildings in southern Germany and is distinguished by its Italian High Baroque furnishings. Speinshart Monastery and the preserved historic monastery village of Speinshart together form a cultural asset of European significance. Thus, the wider travel destination offers a choice of routes and nature experiences as well as museums, architecture, and a historic village ensemble.

Discover more destinations: Luhe-Wildenau, Trabitz, Kirchenthumbach, Georgenberg, Weiherhammer, Vorbach, Parkstein, Schwarzenbach.

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