# Things to see in Bad Kötzting (Germany): 37 places and when to go

> Bad Kötzting is a town in Germany, and this site lists 37 places in and around it, mainly Hiking (14), Food and drink (7), With kids (6). The best known are Großer Riedelstein, Kreuzfelsen and Geodetic Observatory Wettzell. The best time to come is April to October and December; also possible: January to March and November. In June there are 15 h 59 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 01. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/bad-kotzting/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Germany · 49.1678, 12.8648
- **Places:** 37 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/senderismo/) (14) · [Food and drink](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gastronomia/) (7) · [With kids](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/familia/) (6) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/naturaleza/) (3) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/montana/) (3) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/historia/) (3)
- **Best time:** April to October and December.
- **Also possible:** January to March and November.
- **Nearest airport:** MUC Munich, 120 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Großer Riedelstein, at 1,132 m.

## What to see in Bad Kötzting

The places in and around Bad Kötzting, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Großer Riedelstein](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/grosser-riedelstein/): Nature · Mountains · 7.9 km
- [Kreuzfelsen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kreuzfelsen/): Mountain in Germany · 4.3 km
- [Geodetic Observatory Wettzell](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/geodatisches-observatorium-wettzell/): Observatory · 2.8 km
- [Kleiner Roßberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kleiner-rossberg/): Mountain in Germany · 7.5 km
- [Burg Kollnburg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kollnburg/): Building in Kollnburg, Lower Bavaria, Germany · 13 km
- [Bayerwald-Tierpark Lohberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/bayerwald-tierpark/): Zoo in Germany · 16 km
- [Burg Altnußberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/burgruine-altnussberg/): Building in Geiersthal, Lower Bavaria, Germany · 14 km
- [Churpfalzpark Loifling](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/churpfalzpark-loifling/): With kids · 16 km
- [Schloss Blaibach](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schloss-blaibach/): Building in Blaibach, Upper Palatinate, Germany · 4.1 km
- [Waldwipfelweg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/waldwipfelweg/): Treetop way in Sankt Englmar, Germany · 18 km
- [Anleitner Erlebnis. Brennerei](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/anleitner-erlebnis-brennerei/): Distillery · 475 m
- [Aqacur Badewelt](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/aqacur-badewelt/): With kids · 783 m
- [Brauerei Klett Otto Kienberger](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/brauerei-klett-otto-kienberger/): Brewery · 15 km
- [Drachensee Freibad Furth im Wald](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/drachensee-freibad-furth-im-wald/): With kids · 16 km
- [Drachselsrieder Schlossbräu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/drachselsrieder-schlossbrau/): Brewery · 13 km
- [Gesellschaftsbrauerei Viechtach](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gesellschaftsbrauerei-viechtach/): Brewery · 15 km
- [Goldsteig Alternative Nr.13](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/goldsteig-alternative-nr-13/): Hiking · 11 km
- [Goldsteig N11: Furth im Wald - Schönbuchen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/goldsteig-n11-furth-im-wald-schonbuchen/): Hiking · 9.3 km
- [Goldsteig N12: Schönbuchen - Eck](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/goldsteig-n12-schonbuchen-eck/): Hiking · 6.0 km
- [Baierweg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/goldsteig-verbindungsweg-baierweg/): Historic trade route · 9.5 km
- [Goldsteig Verbindungsweg Nr.28A Pröller → Arnbruck](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/goldsteig-verbindungsweg-nr-28a-proller-arnbruck/): Hiking · 9.2 km
- [Goldsteig Zuweg Nr.12 Neukirchen beim Heiligen Blut → Diensthütte Hohen Bogen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/goldsteig-zuweg-nr-12-neukirchen-beim-heiligen-blut-diensthu/): Hiking · 11 km
- [Goldsteig Zuweg Nr.14 Kötzting → Reitenberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/goldsteig-zuweg-nr-14-kotzting-reitenberg/): Hiking · 2.1 km
- [Goldsteig Zuweg Nr.15 Arrach → Kaitersberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/goldsteig-zuweg-nr-15-arrach-kaitersberg/): Hiking · 8.1 km

And the other 13, by what you come to do:

- **Hiking**: [Goldsteig Zuweg Nr.16 Höbing - Eck](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/goldsteig-zuweg-nr-16-hobing-eck/), [Goldsteig Zuweg Nr.17 Drachselried-Heugstatt](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/goldsteig-zuweg-nr-17-drachselried-heugstatt/), [Goldsteig Zuweg Nr.28 Viechtach → Pröller](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/goldsteig-zuweg-nr-28-viechtach-proller/), [Goldsteig Zuweg Nr.38 Hohenwarth → Kaitersberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/goldsteig-zuweg-nr-38-hohenwarth-kaitersberg/), [Goldsteig Zuweg Nr.39 Goldsteig → Grafenwiesen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/goldsteig-zuweg-nr-39-goldsteig-grafenwiesen/), [Pilgerweg St. Wolfgang](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/pilgerweg-st-wolfgang/)
- **Snow**: [Hohenbogen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hohenbogen/)
- **Food and drink**: [Hotel zur Post](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hotel-zur-post/), [Obstbrennerei Meidinger](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/obstbrennerei-meidinger/), [Spezialitäten-Brennerei Liebl](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/spezialitaten-brennerei-liebl/)
- **With kids**: [Panoramabad Arnbruck](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/panoramabad-arnbruck/)
- **Hot springs**: [Seepark - Naturbadesee](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/seepark-naturbadesee/)
- **Stargazing**: [Sternwarte Roßberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/sternwarte-rossberg/)

## When to go to Bad Kötzting

The best time to visit Bad Kötzting is **April to October and December**; also possible: January to March and November. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 8 h 26 |
| February | Possible | 9 h 53 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 34 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 28 |
| May | Best time | 15 h 05 |
| June | Best time | 15 h 59 |
| July | Best time | 15 h 37 |
| August | Best time | 14 h 12 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 21 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 30 |
| November | Possible | 8 h 51 |
| December | Best time | 8 h 01 |

In June there are 15 h 59 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 01. In April, 34 of the 37 places are at their best.

When to go to Germany in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Bad Kötzting

The nearest main airport is Munich Airport (MUC, Munich), 120 km as the crow flies. How to get around Germany (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=49.1678%2C12.8648)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=49.1678%2C12.8648)

## Other towns nearby

- [Waldmünchen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/waldmunchen/): 14 places · 23 km
- [Zwiesel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/zwiesel/): 52 places · 31 km
- [Straubing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/straubing/): 26 places · 38 km
- [Dieterskirchen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/dieterskirchen/): 26 places · 43 km
- [Nittenau](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/nittenau/): 31 places · 44 km
- [Moos](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/moos/): 30 places · 48 km

And all of Germany, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Bad Kötzting?

The best known: [Großer Riedelstein](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/grosser-riedelstein/), [Kreuzfelsen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kreuzfelsen/), [Geodetic Observatory Wettzell](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/geodatisches-observatorium-wettzell/), [Kleiner Roßberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kleiner-rossberg/), [Burg Kollnburg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kollnburg/). In all, 37 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Bad Kötzting?

April to October and December; also possible: January to March and November. In June there are 15 h 59 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 01.

### How do you get to Bad Kötzting?

The nearest main airport is Munich Airport (MUC), 120 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=49.1678%2C12.8648) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Bad Kötzting as the destination and these 37 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).