Discover Tacherting: Barefoot Trail, Cycling Route and Local History

Tacherting combines trails for active exploration with a rich local history. A short barefoot trail lets you experience nature across a variety of surfaces; the cycling route, mill, school museum and brewing history add further highlights.

Nature trails in and around Tacherting

The barefoot trail is about 100 metres long and has 15 stations with different ground surfaces. They invite you to experience Tacherting’s nature barefoot. The stations make the ground beneath your feet the focus, giving the trail a clear theme.

The circular trail in St. Michael is suitable for families, pushchairs and people with mobility impairments, providing a practical option for planning a day out together. Anyone weighing up different outdoor activities can consider this trail alongside the barefoot trail.

The Traun-Alz Cycle Path passes through Tacherting. In the wider region, hiking trails in the Alz Valley connect the area with destinations such as the castle of the robber baron Heinz von Stein an der Traun, the pilgrimage town of Altötting and the Baroque collegiate church of Baumburg. This offers a choice of different focuses: a cycling route through Tacherting or hiking trails in the Alz Valley with historical, religious and Baroque destinations.

School museum, mill and brewing history

Visitors can arrange to visit the Chiemgau School Museum and hear anecdotes from times gone by. Please arrange your visit in advance. This makes it easy to include the museum as a planned cultural outing during your stay.

The eventful history of the Mussenmühle mill in Tacherting dates back to the 11th century. The history of brewing offers another point of reference: in 1935, everything began at Weißbräu Schwendl with an 80-litre wash boiler. Today, the fourth generation is in charge of the wheat beer range. The comparison brings two very different historical stories to life: the mill’s long history and a brewery’s beginnings tied to a specific object.

The wider destination of Traunstein

The landscape across the wider destination of Traunstein stretches from lakes to the Chiemgau Alps. Lake Chiemsee and Lake Waginger See are in the Traunstein district. The Chiemgau Alps there are home to over 170 mountain pastures and peaks reaching heights of up to 2,000 metres. The Seeon Lakes are listed as a nature reserve in the district; Lake Waginger and Tachinger See is listed as a protected landscape area.

The town of Traunstein adds its own cultural highlights. The preserved saltworks houses and the saltworks chapel offer a glimpse into Traunstein’s significant salt history; the saltworks chapel is the largest chapel in Germany. A historical walking tour of the town passes the Kulturforum Klosterkirche and then continues to the saltworks chapel, the saltworks houses and the Salinenpark, established in 2019.

Choose the right focus for your stay

Consider which nature and cultural experiences you want to shape your trip, then look for accommodation suited to that focus.

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