Of all the towns in the Bavarian Alps, Grainau has what is perhaps the most beautiful location, at the base of the Zugspitze, the highest mountain in Germany, and only 5 kilometers southwest of the well-known resort town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The village sprawls in a park-like terrain, with bus and train service linking the different parts.
The climatic health resort is the ideal place to stay, be it summer or winter.
Grainau's unique climate is wonderfully suited for a variety of recreational and sporting activities. You will also enjoy the fact that the village's original character has been preserved thanks to strict building codes. More than 100 kilometers of hiking trails with inclines from gentle to moderately steep depart from the village and offer you blissful relaxation and awesome views. Close to 60 kilometers are also maintained in the winter.
Accommodations range from private rooms and vacation apartments to first-class hotels.
- Recreation, sport and enertainment
- 100 km hiking trails (approx. 60 km also maintained in the winter)
- Bauerntheater - Comical "Farmers Theater"
- Zugspitzbad pool: Indoor and outdoor pool areas with separate pools for swimmers and non-swimmers and toddler pools, plus a giant hydroslide
- (60 meters), saline whirlpool – steam bath – area for parents and toddlers – saunas incl. a Finnish "Blockhaussauna" (sauna in a log cabin) – "Saunarium" (warm air bath and herbal bath), "Solarium" (tanning beds), spa department (massages, etc.)
- Torch hikes with optional dinner in a mountain lodge
- Paragliding
- Bicycle tours with a guide inkl. mountain-bike tours
- Culture Evenings
- Indoor Sports Center with a gym, badminton and squash (similar to racquetball) courts and sauna
- Canoeing
- Vacation programs for children
- Playgrounds for children
- "Kneipp" therapeutic wading pool
- Free-of-charge hikes with a guide (hiking weeks in the autumn), tours of the village
- "Kurhaus" (event building) with rooms for the events and conferences, etc.
- "Kurkonzerte" (concerts)
- Kurpark (park)
- Mini-golf
- Natural high-rope course
- Nordic walking
- Carriage rides and sleigh rides
- Bicycle paths (bike rental)
- Downhill skiing, snowboarding and cross-country skiing (ski schools),
- snow-shoe hikes, curling, sledding
- Indoor and outdoor tennis courts, tennis lessons
What to see
Zugspitze (2962 m)
Germany's highest mountain, ski season November to May
Hoellentalklamm - wild and romantic!
Badersee - the lake with the sea mermaid
Eibsee - emerald-green mountain lake with trails, swimming and rental boats
The Zugpsitzbad – Aquatic center
If you want to swim, work out or chill or do all at once, you will enjoy our pool with its attractive wellness and recreation areas. In the summer, children can play while their parents relax on our expansive lawns.
The Zugspitzbad aquatic center is a little paradise in the middle of Grainau where you can soak up the mountain air and awesome alpine scenery while swimming or simply relaxing. It offers just the right thing for every visitor, be they young or old, alone or a whole family or group. Come and see for yourself!
