Ering between the Inn River landscape and history

Ering invites you to plan a stay amid natural landscapes and cultural history: the broad Inn Valley opens up to the south, while wooded hills lie to the north. There is also a cross-border visitor and environmental education centre, hiking trails and historic buildings.

Nature along the Lower Inn

Naturium am Inn is located in Ering-Frauenstein, at the heart of the Lower Inn European Reserve. As a cross-border visitor, nature conservation and environmental education centre, it brings these topics together in one place. Naturium Ering is accessible to visitors with disabilities, and admission is free. It is also a convenient point of reference for cyclists: the Roman Cycle Route passes right by Naturium. This makes it easy to combine a visit to Naturium with a route that runs past its location.

Ering’s landscape offers a clear sense of direction: the broad Inn Valley to the south and wooded hills to the north. Anyone interested in landscapes and nature conservation can explore environmental education and the Lower Inn European Reserve at Naturium. Those who prefer to get active can include the cycling and hiking routes described here as part of their travel plans.

Churches, a castle and historic houses

The parish church of the Assumption of Mary in Ering is an important late Gothic church dating from around 1478. Above its portal is a Madonna of the Protective Mantle, created in 1441. The two dates mark different points in history: the Madonna was created before the period given for the church’s construction.

The pilgrimage church of St Anna has its own architectural and artistic history: the late Gothic building dates from 1520 onwards, while its furnishings are from the 17th century. Ering Castle, a much later architectural form, is a three-winged, three-storey residence dating from the 18th century. The castle is privately owned and is not open to visitors.

The historic townscape also includes preserved wooden houses from the 16th and 17th centuries. Together, the churches, castle and wooden houses offer different perspectives on Ering’s architectural history: from late Gothic sacred architecture and historic homes to a stately residence. This variety makes local history a distinct focus alongside nature along the Inn.

Hiking trails and regional perspectives

The “Hiking between the Rott and Inn” project comprises 33 hiking trails connecting Ering with Stubenberg, Rotthalmünster, Malching and Kößlarn. The Ho Chi Minh Trail runs between Ering and Stubenberg. These represent two distinct ways of exploring the area: a hiking trail project linking several towns, and a trail with the specific endpoints of Ering and Stubenberg.

In the wider Rottal-Inn travel region, the leisure region offers a well-developed, extensive network of trails spanning several hundred kilometres for hikers and cyclists. The tour portal supports individual route planning with information on elevation profiles and trail conditions, as well as GPX downloads.

The wider Rottal-Inn travel region also offers a dedicated way to explore its culture: the “Gothic Tours” guide visitors to selected Gothic monuments through brochures, maps, the tour portal and the Gothic Portal. The Gothic Portal features audio guides to Gothic buildings that can be accessed on site, as well as an online museum with information, knowledge and learning resources.

Discover more destinations

Gangkofen, Tann, Dietersburg, Kirchdorf Am Inn, Schönau, Roßbach, Stubenberg, Bayerbach.

For the wider travel overview: Rottal-Inn.