Steinhöring: Maximiliansee, Golf and 500 Years of Pilgrimage
Accommodation in Steinhöring
Steinhöring offers three distinct starting points for planning a holiday: Maximiliansee as a bathing pond, golf options with different course formats, and the pilgrimage history of the Curacy Church of St. Christophorus. When choosing a holiday apartment, you can first consider whether water, golf or history should be the focus of your days away.
Water at Maximiliansee
Maximiliansee is in the northeastern part of the municipality of Steinhöring. It is an artificial bathing pond fed by groundwater. There are sunbathing lawns by the lake; the sanitary facilities and a place to get refreshments are at the sports ground. This layout is a useful guide when planning a day of swimming: the sunbathing areas and the facilities mentioned are not in the same place.
The lake offers a different focus from the golf courses and the church: here, water takes center stage in planning the day. If you would like to include Maximiliansee, check current local information before swimming.
Golf with different course formats
There are two golf courses in the municipality. In Zaißing, Golf-Club Ebersberg e.V. has an 18-hole championship course and the 9-hole Sepp Maier Course. Golfplatz Thailing in the Ebersberger Forst offers panoramic views of the Alps during a round of golf; it also has a sun terrace with wide-ranging views. This provides different course formats and scenic highlights to help guide your choice.
If golf is important to your trip, these details may influence your choice of holiday apartment: consider which course and golf experience suit your interests, and check the current information from the relevant operator before visiting. The views described at Thailing add a distinctive scenic focus to the specific information about course formats in Zaißing.
Pilgrimage history at St. Christophorus
The interior and furnishings of the Curacy Church of St. Christophorus tell 500 years of pilgrimage history. One particularly specific detail is the series of legend panels on the south wall: they recount the life of Saint Christopher and were created for the pilgrimage site in 1677. In this way, the long history of the place is linked to a clearly identified subject and a dated testament.
For those interested in cultural history, the church offers a different focus from the lake and golf. If you plan to visit, check the current visitor regulations beforehand. This puts three clearly distinct interests side by side when planning a holiday: time by the water, golf and the history of the pilgrimage. Knowing which matters most can help narrow your search for a suitable holiday apartment in Steinhöring. Also check the location of your specific accommodation against your own plans.
More highlights in the wider Ebersberg destination
The wider Ebersberg destination offers additional nature and educational attractions. The observation tower in the Ebersberger Forst has 169 steps. From the top, the view stretches across the entire Alpine foothills, from the Berchtesgaden Alps to the Allgäu; on especially clear days, distant peaks over 3,000 meters high are also visible. The Museum Wald und Umwelt has been located right by the Ebersberger Forst since 2004 and focuses on the history of forest use and forest ecology.
The Ebersberger Forst Environmental Education Center is also part of this wider destination. It is an institution for events on education for sustainable development and has received the Bavarian quality seal “Umweltbildung.Bayern.” These events take place predominantly outdoors and in the adjacent forest; visits by school classes and other groups are possible. This means that the Ebersberg destination offers further distinct themes alongside the attractions described for Steinhöring.
Discover more destinations
Discover more destinations: Pliening, Egmating, Aßling, Forstinning, Hohenlinden, Glonn, Baiern, Oberpframmern.
To the wider travel overview: Ebersberg.
