Steinach: Outdoor pool, fir forest and distilling history

Steinach offers a variety of ways to spend your holiday: time in the water at the outdoor pool, a supervised nature adventure camp for children and young people, or insights into the history of the local small-scale distilling trade. These themes can shape your choice of holiday apartment. Would you mainly like to swim and splash around, include a guided forest education activity in your plans, or discover historical equipment?

Time in the water at Steinach outdoor pool

Steinach outdoor pool offers more than 900 m² of water surface for swimming and splashing around. In the children’s paddling area, a spring basin, water hedgehog, trickling feature and slide provide a variety of play options; a mud area with a water pump adds another way to play with water. The diving platforms are 1 m and 3 m high, but their use is restricted. As the pool operates seasonally, check current opening times and whether the platforms are available before your visit.

Supervised nature experiences in Tannenwald

The Tannenwald Nature Adventure Camp is in Welschensteinach, a district of Steinach, in the Tannenwald field area. It is specifically set up for children and young people as a meeting point and starting point for experiential education activities, forest education activities and team-building training. It is intended for use by children and young people under the guidance and supervision of educational staff, forestry workers, clubs and other specialists. This sets the camp apart from a visit to the outdoor pool: the focus is on guided activities. The camp is intended for both day events and stays of several days; coordinate arrangements with the municipality.

Facilities include a weather shelter, two basic toilets and a level 420 m² play area. A 120 m² space for a kitchen tent has water and wastewater connections; electricity and parking are also available. When making specific plans, confirm organisational details and facility information with the municipality.

Insights into Steinach’s distilling history

The Local History and Small Distillers Museum focuses on a type of trade that was once characteristic of Steinach. On display are an apple cider press, a beer-bottling system, various small distilleries and distilling equipment from the 19th and 20th centuries. The installations and equipment bring the history of local trade to life through specific objects. If you are interested in regional culture, the museum offers a different focus from the outdoor pool and nature adventure camp. Plan your visit around the published opening times.

The wider region: Ortenau District

For regional context, it is also worth looking at Ortenau District, which lies between the Rhine and the Black Forest. Ortenau District has 23 nature reserves covering around 3,110 hectares in total; they extend from the Rhine Plain to the higher elevations of the Black Forest. This range describes the landscape at district level and complements Steinach’s specific leisure and cultural attractions with a regional perspective on nature.

Different experiences, different planning

For the outdoor pool, seasonal operation and restricted use of the diving platforms are important considerations. Planning for the nature adventure camp involves supervision and coordination with the municipality; for the museum, opening times set the parameters. This comparison helps you consider each activity on its own terms and choose a holiday apartment in Steinach based on the experiences you actually plan to enjoy.

Discover more destinations: Ortenberg, Mühlenbach, Schutterwald, Hausach, Bad Peterstal-Griesbach, Schuttertal, Ohlsbach, Achern

For the regional travel overview: Ortenau District.