Eggstätt: Lakes, Trails and Local Culture

Eggstätt combines a geologically shaped lake district with trails, a seasonal outdoor pool and a church in the village. The Eggstätt-Hemhof Lakes District also extends into the municipality of Eggstätt. When choosing a hotel, you can consider whether you want to focus your stay mainly on nature, outdoor activities or local culture. The following distinctions can help you connect your specific interests with your plans.

Lake District and Nature

The Eggstätt-Hemhof Lakes District is a dead-ice landscape formed by the retreat of the Inn, Prien and Chiemsee glaciers. Forty information boards in the Seeoner See Nature Reserve and the Eggstätt-Hemhof Lakes District provide information about flora, fauna and renaturation measures. You can explore the landscape in terms of both its formation and nature and renaturation topics.

More than 40 dragonfly species live in the lake district, including the critically endangered green gomphid. Rare bird species such as the northern lapwing and protected plants such as the lesser butterfly-orchid can also be found around Eggstätt.

Circular Trails and Routes Through the Lake District

The Hartsee circular trail is just under six kilometres long and loops through the nature reserve, passing larger and smaller lakes as well as local flora and fauna. The Eggstätt-Hemhof Lakes District also offers a total of 28 kilometres of cycling and hiking trails, with tables and benches. These offer two different scales: one specific, named circular route and a network of trails for both hikers and cyclists.

Some walking trails around Hartsee and Langbürgner See are flat and well surfaced, making them suitable for pushchairs and wheelchair users.

Getting Around and Seasonal Activities

Several car parks in Eggstätt and Hemhof serve as starting points for walks and cycling tours. The cycling and hiking trails around Eggstätt begin at the Hartsee leisure area. These are two specific points of reference for planning: the car parks in Eggstätt and Hemhof, and the leisure area as the starting point for the trails.

The Hartsee leisure area includes an outdoor pool with a swimming island in summer. If swimming is part of your plans, bear in mind that it is seasonal and check what is currently available during your travel dates.

Church and Mini Golf in Eggstätt

The village is home to the neo-Gothic parish church of St. George, with a 72-metre-high tower roof. The 17-Seen mini-golf course in Eggstätt combines a round of mini golf with stories accessible via QR code. They were written by pupils from Eggstätt Primary School and are about the Eggstätt-Hemhof Lakes District. This adds a locally focused storytelling element to the mini-golf round.

More Cultural Topics in the Wider Rosenheim Destination

Amerang, in the wider Rosenheim destination, offers further topics in cultural history. The museum at Amerang Castle provides insights into the castle’s architecture and the history of the noble family. The Amerang Farmhouse Museum, run by the District of Upper Bavaria, features farmhouses, craft buildings and technical installations from the Chiemgau region.

The Amerang Open-Air Museum offers individual guided tours and group activities. Visitor services may change; groups may need to arrange their visit in advance. Also in the wider Rosenheim destination is the moorland educational trail between Amerang and Halfing, established in 2010. It explains how the moorland landscape formed after the Ice Age and introduces the local animal and plant life.

Discover more destinations: Rohrdorf, Samerberg, Aschau im Chiemgau, Halfing, Prien am Chiemsee, Ramerberg, Rimsting, Griesstätt.

Back to the wider travel overview: Rosenheim.