Discover Arrach: Lake Park, Moor and Crafts
Accommodation in Arrach
Arrach combines recreational activities at Lake Park with access to the moor, a network of signposted hiking trails, and insights into traditional crafts and glassmaking. For planning purposes, the main attractions can be easily distinguished: Lake Park brings together water-based activities, play facilities and sports; moor trails and guided hikes take you into nature. The craft museum and the Glass Gate add cultural stops to this selection.
Lake Park: Water, Play and Exercise
The Lake Park recreational complex, opened in 1999, includes a natural swimming lake, pirate rafts, a water fountain and an anchored swimming island. Facilities also include a sand volleyball court, an adventure playground for children, a glass-bead pool for toddlers and a kiosk. Walking paths round out the complex. The recreational sports area includes a grass playing field, a 400-metre tartan running track, a cinder playing field and an all-weather tartan court.
Lake Park therefore offers several kinds of recreational activities: time by the water, play facilities, walking paths and sports areas. Which ones are right for your visit depends on what you would like to focus on. Check the current availability of individual facilities on site.
Moor and Hiking Trails
From Lake Park, you can access the Arrach Moor and its educational trail. A wooden boardwalk provides a way to explore the nature reserve. Guided tours are also offered in the Arrach Moor; you can get dates and contact details from the Arrach Tourist Information Office. Ask there about current dates before making plans.
One specific hiking suggestion is the approximately three-kilometre Climate and Terrain Trail. It runs from Arrach Lake Park through the moor to the energy park at Gut KleĂź; hiking guides accompany the tour. Ask in advance about current dates and booking conditions, and check local information on trail conditions.
The climatic health resort of Arrach offers a total of 90 kilometres of signposted hiking trails and lies directly on the GOLDSTEIG certified hiking trail. In addition to the approximately three-kilometre guided route, a more extensive network of hiking trails is available as a point of reference. The two figures describe different scales: a named route and the total length of signposted trails in the climatic health resort.
Traditional Crafts and Glassmaking in Arrach
The Bavarian Forest Craft Museum at Drexler-Hof in Arrach showcases common local trades: shoemaking, woodturning, broom-making, carpentry, blacksmithing and schnapps distilling. The collection comprises more than 2,000 exhibits, tools and machines. The trades and tools mentioned give the museum visit a specific focus on traditional crafts.
The Arrach Glass Gate offers a different cultural highlight. The glass monument was installed in Arrach in 1997 to mark the inauguration of the Glass Road. Arrach thus offers two distinct ways to explore culture and history: a collection that provides insights into local trades, and a glass monument connected with the Glass Road.
More Places in the Wider Cham Destination
The wider Cham destination also has its own nature and cultural attractions. In Furth im Wald, a town in the district of Cham, the Dragon Cave offers a tour exploring the town’s dragon story, the festival play and the technology behind the dragon robot. The summer festival play is part of the local Dragon Sting tradition. Before visiting the Dragon Cave, check the provider’s current visitor information.
In Rötz, a town in the district of Cham, the Schwarzwihrberg nature forest reserve is part of the “Schwarzwihrberg near Rötz” FFH area. In Neukirchen beim Heiligen Blut, a municipality in the district of Cham, the Pilgrimage Museum is housed in the former administrative castle and contains treasures from the pilgrimage church’s archives. These examples belong to the wider regional context of Cham and are separate destinations from the attractions in Arrach.
Discover more destinations: Kummersdorf, Lohberg, Lam, Grafenwiesen, Neukirchen Heiligblut, Arnschwang, Falkenstein, GleiĂźenberg.
Go to the main travel overview: Cham.
