Day Trips in the Area
Worthwhile spots in the region, from the pilgrimage church to the waterfall.
Just Around the Corner
You are there in about 20 minutes. Fine to do on the spur of the moment.
Fischbachau Fairytale Forest
approx. 10 min by car
An hour through a moody stretch of forest near Fischbachau, past brightly painted gnomes and faces carved into tree trunks. A walk in the woods for families with little kids that gives you more than your average stroll.
Wasmeier Open-Air Museum
approx. 12 min by car
More than twenty historic farmsteads and houses from the Bavarian highlands have been rebuilt here, a walkable village straight out of the 18th and 19th centuries. A firsthand report on stepping back in time into the bare-bones reality of centuries past.
The Tatzelwurm Waterfall
approx. 15 min by car
Between Bayrischzell and Oberaudorf, the Auerbach plunges 95 meters (310 ft) into a narrow gorge. It's a short walk from the parking lot, and well worth it if you're already in the area.
Schliersbergalm
approx. 20 min by car
A cable car, the first plastic summer toboggan run in Germany and a heated mountain pool overlooking Lake Schliersee. About 20 minutes by car from Bayrischzell.
Birkenstein Pilgrimage Church
approx. 20 min by car
Since 1673, Birkenstein has been a place of pilgrimage perched on a rock in the Leitzach valley, a place to pause and reflect where people have come to pray and find comfort for more than 350 years. The chapel is famous for its Baroque interior, with 92 angels around the altar, and is considered the most important Marian pilgrimage site in Upper Bavaria.
Wetterstollen Deisenried Mine
approx. 20 min by car
Since 2025, a freshly restored show mine near Deisenried has been telling the story of mining in this region. It's a trip underground where history hits all your senses, cold, damp, and genuinely impressive.
Worth Going a Bit Further
These take a bit of planning. Not a spur-of-the-moment trip.
Erlebnisberg Hocheck in Oberaudorf
approx. 30 min by car
Sesselbahn, Sommerrodelbahn mit 360-Grad-Kreisel, Flying Fox und Goldwaschen. Von Bayrischzell über den Tatzelwurm eine gute halbe Stunde.
Herbstfest Rosenheim 2026
approx. 45 min by car
From August 29 to September 13, Rosenheim throws its Herbstfest. Two weeks of traditional dress, parades and fireworks, and in 2026 the fifth season turns 165.
Oktoberfest 2026
approx. 80 min by train
From September 19 to October 4 it's Wiesn time in Munich. The train runs from Bayrischzell straight there, and the last one back leaves at 12:10 a.m.