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title: "Fit & Fun at the Ranna Reservoir"
url: "https://www.donauregion.at/en/oesterreich-tour/detail/430008042/fit-fun-at-the-ranna-reservoir.html"
description: "Short description:Motor skills and movement route along the Ranna ReservoirQuality of experience: ***Recommended season:JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberProperties:LoopScenicFamily friendlyBotanical highlightsFaunistic highlightsInsider tipSuitable for strollers"
date: 2015-07-24
modified: 2026-03-05
---

# Fit & Fun at the Ranna Reservoir

Fit & Fun at the Ranna Reservoir
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 **Starting place:** 4142 Pfarrkirchen im Mühlkreis

 **Destination:** 4142 Pfarrkirchen im Mühlkreis

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  Circular route

 Passauer Straße 14
 4143 Neustift im Mühlkreis

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**Short description:**
Motor skills and movement route along the Ranna Reservoir

**Quality of experience:** ***

**Recommended season:**
- January
- February
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
- November
- December

**Properties:**
- Loop
- Scenic
- Family friendly
- Botanical highlights
- Faunistic highlights
- Insider tip
- Suitable for strollers

 **Description:**
The path leads from the parking lot at the dam along the reservoir towards Konzinger Steg. Along the way, you will find numerous motor skills stations to try out. Over the Konzinger Steg, you reach the opposite side of the lake, where you will find more motor skills stations and can return to the dam. Enjoy the view from the dam into the breathtaking Rannatal Nature Reserve before starting your journey home.

**Tip:**
Rannatal Nature Reserve

**Equipment:**
Hiking backpack (including rain cover), sturdy footwear

 [ Tour and route information ](#ttgCollapseTourdetails)
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 **Starting place:** 4142 Pfarrkirchen im Mühlkreis

 **Destination:** 4142 Pfarrkirchen im Mühlkreis

 **duration:**  1h 4m

 **length:** 3,8 km

 **Altitude difference (uphill):** 31m

 **Altitude difference (downhill):** 31m

 **Lowest point:** 476m

 **Highest point:** 507m

 **difficulty:** easy

 **condition:** very easy

 **panoramic view:** Dreamtour

 **Paths covering:** Other

 **Starting point:** Rannatalsperre

 **Destination:** Rannatalsperre

 **further information:** - Circular route

 [ ![Altitude profile Fit & Fun at the Ranna Reservoir](//static.et4.de/ElevationProfileChart/Go.ashx?Experience=hoehenprofil-meta&Server=meta.tourdata.at&AddElevations=true&AddOfftrackWaypoints=false&AddSurfaces=true&AddWaypoints=false&globalid=tourdata_tour_430008042&width=355&height=250&FontSize=12&mkt=en) ![Altitude profile Fit & Fun at the Ranna Reservoir](//static.et4.de/ElevationProfileChart/Go.ashx?Experience=hoehenprofil-meta&Server=meta.tourdata.at&AddElevations=true&AddOfftrackWaypoints=false&AddSurfaces=true&AddWaypoints=false&globalid=tourdata_tour_430008042&width=450&height=350&mkt=en) ](#ttgHoehenprofilModal "Fit & Fun at the Ranna Reservoir")

 [ Along the trail ](#ttgCollapseAnDerStrecke)
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 ![Fischen in der Ranna](https://assets.tourdata.at/660x495/396258/8764A78E648F7928CEE2BB51EEC0EE922714437F2B66549B6ABE5E801AAEE21A/fischen-in-der-ranna.jpg "Fischen in der Ranna")

Ranna River & Ranna Lakes

Besides brook and rainbow trout, pike, doctor fish, carp bream and wels catfish, there are also zander and carp in the waters of the Ranna.

The Ranna and the two lakes of the Ranna are situated 3-10 km outside of Pfarrkirchen. Parking facilities are available.

A) Artificial lake: At the left side of the Ranna, from the confluence of the rivers Osterbach and Grenzbach in Oberkappel until the dam wall, as well as the right side of the Ranna until the dam wall. Fishing is possible from sunrise to sunset.

3 fishing rods, feeding is allowed up to 2 litres; fishing at the boat is not allowed.

B) Ranna river: From the confluence of the Osterbach until the Langmühle; fishing is only permitted with the fly!

Restrictions: Only 3 game fishes a day, max. 7 fishes.

FISHING LICENCE:

Energie AG, Linz

Gasthof Mayrhofer, Altenhof
Cafe Gerhard Bauer, Pfarrkirchen
Gasthof Wundsam, GH Weiss, GH Schürtz, Bäckerei Wöß (in Neustift)
Cafe Stögmüller, Oberkappel

Fitness trail

At 10 stations along Ranna reservoir, you`ll find many training options to keep fit and healthy for everyday life

The trail begins just after the dam wall and leads in direction of Oberkappel to the so-called "Konzinger Steg" footbridge. After crossing the fottbridge, the trail continues down the lake with five stations. Training options for keeping fit and healthy include cardiovascular training, strength training, balance training, stretching, brain gym, all the way to the foot world of experience at the tenth and last station. After the fitness trail at "konzinger Steg" footbridge begins at Kneipp-path, leading directly to Oberkappel along six Kneipp stations ( 2km)

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 [ Arrival ](#ttgCollapseAnreise)
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**Parking**
Parking lot at the Rannatalsperre

 [ Suitability ](#ttgCollapseEignung)
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- Suitable for pushchairs
- Suitable for families

 **Most economical season**- Spring
- Summer
- Autumn
- Early winter
- Deep winter

 [ Accessibility ](#ttgCollapseBarrierefreiheit)
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Please get in touch for more information.

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 **Fit & Fun at the Ranna Reservoir**

 Gemeindeamt Neustift i. M.
 Passauer Straße 14
 4143 Neustift im Mühlkreis

  Phone  +43 7284 8155Show no.
  E-Mail [info@urlaub-neustift.at](#mailto)
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