Grassau: Discover the bathing lake, moor and culture

Grassau combines swimming at Lake Reifing with the history of moors and salt around the Salt & Moor Museum. The Sawallisch estate adds guided tours and regularly held concerts to these themes.

Lake Reifing: swimming areas and accessibility

Lake Reifing is a bathing lake with a water surface of 20,000 square metres. Its facilities include sunbathing lawns and a jetty, as well as a non-swimmer area and a bathing area for small children. There is also a “mud bridge” for young children; a playground, a beach volleyball court and a small raft add to the options. The lake thus combines swimming areas with opportunities for play and exercise.

There are also specific accessibility facilities: The lake has a changing room that can be accessed by wheelchair. A wheelchair is available for use on site in a cubicle secured with a euro-lock. A ramp on the shore makes it easier to enter the water; an accessible toilet can be opened with a euro key. If these details are essential to your trip, confirm the facilities before setting off.

Moor experience trail and Salt & Moor Museum

The moor experience trail starts right at the Salt & Moor Museum between Grassau and Rottau and is partially accessible. As the trail is currently being redesigned, check the current route with the local tourism portal before your visit. The route for the pram-friendly option has been changed; the forest path is not suitable for prams.

The Salt & Moor Museum features information panels, models, films and simulations explaining how the historic brine pumping station worked. There is also a moor exhibition with original exhibits, dioramas and interactive elements. The museum therefore presents both historic technology and the subject of moors in a range of exhibition formats.

Kendlmühlfilzen, one of the largest raised bogs in southern Germany, borders directly on the Salt & Moor Museum Klaushäusl. There are parking facilities and a public toilet at the museum. Check these details before setting off, as facilities may change. The moor exhibition and the adjacent raised bog link the museum’s subject matter with the landscape.

Culture and getting to Grassau

The Sawallisch estate is located in Grassau’s Kucheln district and is managed by the Wolfgang Sawallisch Foundation. It can be visited as part of guided tours and through concerts regularly held at the villa. Check the calendar for specific tour or concert dates.

The Achental bus route 9505 serves the Grassau Kirchplatz stop. Taking a bicycle on board is not always possible. If you want to combine the bus and your bicycle, check the current transport arrangements before travelling.

Weigh up activities when choosing accommodation

Check specific dates for guided tours and concerts; for the moor experience trail, check the current route. At the lake, confirm the accessibility details mentioned above if they are essential to your plans.

Discover more destinations: Kirchanschöring, Taching, Reit im Winkl, Traunreut, Schleching, Unterwössen, Nußdorf.

For the overview of the wider region: Traunstein.