Petersthal: Water and nature experiences in the Allgäu

Petersthal offers an Allgäu stay centred in part around Lake Rottachsee. The reservoir is located in Petersthal, is around 4.8 kilometres long and has a circumference of approximately 12.8 kilometres.

Water activities and a circular route around Lake Rottachsee

Activities at Lake Rottachsee include swimming, sailing, surfing, diving and fishing. Facilities include changing rooms, kiosks, play areas, a beach volleyball court and boat moorings. For families, the play areas and beach volleyball court offer practical starting points for planning leisure time; at the same time, the range of water activities provides different ways to enjoy your stay. Individual facilities may change over time.

If you prefer to experience the lake while on the move, you can use the almost 15-kilometre cycling and walking path that circles it and offers views across the Allgäu foothills of the Alps. Water sports and the circular route offer different highlights: one focuses on activities on the water, the other on a longer route with changing views of the foothills. This lets you tailor your plans for the day to your travel group’s interests, without assuming a particular pace or walking time.

Getting to Petersthal

You can travel by regional train via Oberzollhaus or Oy; both stations are approximately five kilometres away. Check current train connections before travelling. By car, take the Oy-Mittelberg exit on the A7 and first follow the B309 towards Nesselwang. Then follow the signs at a junction towards Oy and Petersthal.

More experiences in the wider destination of Oy-Mittelberg

In the wider destination of Oy-Mittelberg, the approximately 42-kilometre faith and church trail “Auf Seiner Spur” offers a distinct cultural focus. It passes through the pre-Alpine natural and cultural landscape across the entire municipality and links numerous churches and chapels. You can walk or cycle the trail and divide it into three stages. This makes it possible to plan a longer themed route differently from a circuit of Lake Rottachsee.

The churches in Oy-Mittelberg also provide historical points of reference in the cultural landscape. St. Michael’s parish church in Mittelberg was built in 1453. It lies at an altitude of 1,036 metres above sea level and is one of the highest parish churches in Germany. The Holy Cross parish and pilgrimage church in Maria Rain was built in 1496. In Haslach, the annual autumn cattle drive is a longstanding tradition.

Oy-Mittelberg also offers a variety of routes for getting active. The Mittelberg Panorama Trail offers views across the Alpine range, including the Zugspitze and Säuling. The Nordic walking circuit along the Panorama Trail starts at the car park by St. Michael’s Church in Mittelberg. In Haslach, the Grüntensee circular trail starts at the car park by the Schützenheim and follows a circuit of just under twelve kilometres around the lake. The Steinmeile, a nature and geology educational trail around Oy-Mittelberg, provides information about the geology of the Allgäu and the Mittelberg Ridge, the formation of the landscape and the region’s cultural history.

Families will also find a variety of options in Oy-Mittelberg: many local trails and themed routes are suitable for pushchairs and offer places to play. In Haslach, the Grüntensee high ropes course at the bathing area, with its Canadian canoes, offers an experience for the whole family. In summer, water sports, swimming, fishing and sailing are also possible at Grüntensee in Haslach.

Choose the right focus for your accommodation

If water and cycling are your priorities, focus your search on the activities around Lake Rottachsee. For churches, themed trails and other excursions, the wider destination of Oy-Mittelberg offers another perspective. This lets you weigh up experiences at Lake Rottachsee against the cultural and natural attractions of Oy-Mittelberg, without conflating the two areas.

View the wider destination: Oy-Mittelberg.