Sport and active

Radkul[TOUR] for pedalling knights

Distance: Start directly at the Donauhotel Lettnerhof
Explore the fascinating Danube landscape on the 2800 km long Danube cycle path from Passau to Vienna. Discover vibrant cities and impressive monuments along the well-maintained 330 km route. Our hotel, the Lettnerhof in Au an der Donau, offers barrier-free access and secure parking facilities for your bike so that you can charge your e-bike.

Machland-Badewelt in Perg

Distance: approx. 5.9 km | 10 minutes by car
With its indoor and outdoor pools, the Machland-Badewelt in Perg offers a year-round leisure programme for families that guarantees both relaxation and fun.

Machland Badewelt

Swimming lake in rechberg

Distance: approx. 20.0 km | 26 min. journey time by car
On hot summer days, guests can relax on a 15,000 m² area with 7,500 m² of water, fed by drinking water quality from two deep-water wells. The water is treated in separate ponds. Pedal boat and surf bike rides are popular, as is the beach volleyball court with fine sand, especially with young people.

Swimming lake in rechberg

Brandner fishing paradise in Wallsee

Distance: approx. 18.9 km | 28 min. journey time by car
Angler's paradise Brandner offers day ticket fishing in the ponds at the inn. Big carp in the 1.5 hectare pond, hooks and unhooking mats are compulsory. Guest garden with a view of the Danube floodplains, pond for family outings. Restaurant with food, drinks and grilled fish on weekends.

Brandner fishing paradise

Kaolinum high ropes course in Allerheiligen

Distance: approx. 15.0 km | 21 min. journey time by car
Climbing in the high ropes course means a thirst for adventure, courage and skill. Face spectacular tests of courage, test your own limits and learn how to master challenges perfectly as a team. Climbing in a high ropes course combines all these aspects and is ideal for leisure fun, but also for team building in companies.

Kaolinum high ropes course

Bathing lake in Mitterkirchen

Distance: approx. 9.9 km | 13 min. journey time by car
Insider tip for those seeking relaxation: Mitterkirchen bathing lake. 30,000 m² water surface, spacious sunbathing area, sheltered from the wind in a hollow in the terrain. Clean and pleasantly warm water even in early summer. Beach volleyball court, water trampoline, bathing island, children's playground, tennis courts, changing rooms and toilet facilities available.

Bathing lake in Mitterkirchen

Donausteig Fuchtelmanderlweg in Naarn

Distance: approx. 1.9 km | 3 min. journey time by car
Start in Naarn, cross the village and follow Perger Straße. Continue past farmsteads, then turn right at the T-junction. At the farmhouse turn right heading south, after Baumgarten turn left towards Neuhof to the Neuhofer bridge. Cross the bridge and follow the Donausteig in the opposite direction to Perg. Left at the cemetery (Kerngraben) and out of Perg to Weinzierl. Follow the Donausteig in the opposite direction to the signs, turn left in Neuhart back to Naarn.

FUCHTELMANDERL

Multi sports centre in Perg

Distance: approx. 6.0 km | 10 min. journey time by car  
The MultiSport Centre in Perg impresses with its diverse range of sports. The indoor climbing centre includes a 72 m² bouldering area and a 151 m² lead climbing wall, which challenges both beginners and experienced climbers.

Multi Sports centre

Kumm-Discgolf in St. Thomas

Distance: approx. 22.1 km | 27 min. journey time by car
Disc golf combines fun, sport and nature. The game is played with Frisbee discs on disc golf baskets. The rules are simple: the fewest throws win. Suitable for people aged 4 and over, disc golf is a fast-growing trend sport, popular with families, companies, schoolchildren and pensioners, similar to mini golf or ball golf, with no age barrier - sport and fun in the great outdoors.

Kumm Discgolf

Kneipp garden in Bad Kreuzen

Distance: approx. 26.0 km | 30 min. journey time by car
Austria's largest Kneipp facility in Bad Kreuzen is run by the Sisters of St Mary of Mount Carmel. In addition to a fragrant herb garden, it offers a holistic haven of peace for body, mind and soul. A graduation tower clears the airways, a sweet garden tempts the palate, and there is also a sound garden, swimming pond and water treading facility.

KNeipp garDen

Stilenstein Gorge in Grein

Distance: approx. 26.7 km | 25 min. journey time by car
The Stillensteinklamm gorge near Grein is a spectacular granite gorge with thundering water that plunges into the Danube. The entrance is at the Gießenbachmühle, where the popular snack station invites you to stop for refreshments. Hikers can explore the gorge on hiking trails and artificial paths between the granite rocks.

Stillenstein GORGE

Wolf Gorge in Bad Kreuzen

Distance: approx. 27.6 km | 29 min. journey time by car
The Wolfsschlucht gorge in Bad Kreuzen is a cosy little place with wild water and historical significance as a former ‘cold-water establishment’. The sections of the gorge have names such as Wiener Wellenbad, Greiner Duschen and Herzogsquelle. Nature inspires with foaming waterfalls, bizarre rock formations and boulder castles surrounded by water. A perfect retreat for an excursion for two in wild nature.

Wolf gorge

Panoramic view Dichterstein

Distance: approx. 28.9 km | 26 min. journey time by car
From the Dichterstein vantage point you have a beautiful view of the Danube valley and Grein.

Panoramic view Dichterstein

Canoe tour in Au an der Donau

Distance: approx. 450 m | 6 min. on foot
Experience our fascinating canoe tour through the Danube floodplains of the Machland. Discover birds such as the oriole, wren, bullfinch, black woodpecker, ‘heron’ and perhaps the kingfisher. In the reflecting water we see fish species such as trout, pike, carp, bream and more. We may even come across a family of beavers. Enjoy hours or days full of excitement.

Canoe tour in Au

Golf Club in Luftenberg

Distance: approx. 15.3 km | 18 minutes by car
The Linz Golf Club Luftenberg is located in the charming hilly landscape of the Mühlviertel, barely 10 minutes from the centre of Linz. Golf enthusiasts can look forward to a varied 18-hole course and a clubhouse in the stylishly renovated Renaissance Meierhof. The well-kept restaurant with a quiet terrace in the inner courtyard, cosy club rooms and the pro shop fulfil all golfers' wishes.

Golf Club  Luftenberg

Lake Ausee in Asten near Linz

Distance: approx. 18.3 km | 20 minutes by car
The Ausee Asten near Linz, a 23-hectare bathing lake, offers bathing fun, with sunbathing lawns, catering areas, car parking spaces and water ski and wakeboard lifts, it is perfect for young and old. Its excellent water quality, even in hot summers, is guaranteed by groundwater flow, a depth of 6-10 metres and open drainage. The natural design of the banks and sunbathing areas create an ideal recreational landscape.

Ausee

Linz Golf Club in St. Florian

Distance: approx. 18.6 km | 23 minutes by car
Nestled in the gently undulating foothills of the Alpine foothills, the grounds of the Linz Golf Club are located directly at the Asten/St. Florian motorway exit about 10 km south-east of Linz. The extensive course with its well-tended roughs, fairways and greens, ancient trees and marvellous views is located in the middle of an unspoilt rural cultural landscape.

Golfclub Linz

Lake Plesching in Linz

Distance: approx. 25.7 km | 24 min. journey time by car
Switch off and recharge your batteries. Lake Plesching is becoming increasingly popular as a local recreation area. It includes the bathing lake, the green belt with various car parks, restaurants and snack bars as well as playgrounds, a camping site and, since 2004, an allotment garden. For fans of naturism, there has been a nudist area directly on the lake since 1982.
 

lake Plesching