FAQs Water Sports

Where can you swim with a dog?

ALMSEE & ÖDSEEN

This natural lake in the Almtal has a temperature of only 20 degrees maximum, but it is beautiful. We especially recommend a walk around the lake, where your dog can always cool off, although we must point out that you are in nature reserves here.

TRAUNSEE

Places where dogs are prohibited have been specially marked in parts, but dogs are still not allowed everywhere. Very beautiful bathing bays on the eastern shore. Dogs are also allowed in the water in the town of Gmunden.

RIVERS

There are many bathing places for dog vacationers on the Traun.

Vacationing or hiking with a dog is very popular with us, since our diverse hiking opportunities along the Alm and various smaller streams (Vorderer Rinnbach, Hinterer Rinnbach, Hetzautal, ...) are well suited for hiking and refreshing with a dog.

We ask you to keep your four-legged friend on a leash here, as a large number of birds have their breeding grounds in the shore zones of the lakes.

By the way: According to Austrian law, dogs are always allowed to bathe in flowing waters!

How cold warm is the lake?

In our region there are several lakes and therefore we have linked the water temperature reports of the different ones here.

Where can I rent an electric boat?

• Loidl in Traunkirchen
• Huber in Gmunden
• Haugeneder in Traunkirchen
• Trawöger in Altmünster

Where is the nearest bathing place?

There are countless bathing places in our region and you can find them all listed here.

Restrictions under navigation law

Most rivers and lakes in Upper Austria are subject to various restrictions for and in favour of shipping traffic.

Riparian zones

Motor vehicles are not allowed to come closer than 200 metres to the shore or a reed belt in front of it, except for mooring or berthing. The shore may only be approached by the shortest route and at a speed of max. 10 km/h.

Bathing and diving ban

Bathing and diving is prohibited within a radius of 100 metres of harbour entrances and passenger ship moorings (exception: public bathing areas with suitable supervisors).

Events

Water sports events, water festivals or similar events which may lead to an accumulation of vehicles or floating bodies or which may obstruct navigation require an official permit. The competent authority is the district authority in whose area the water body is located.

Exemption permit

Exemptions from some restrictions or prohibitions are possible under certain conditions. The competent authority is the district authority in whose area the water body is located.

Storm warning

Skippers have to inform themselves about the presence of storm warning devices and, if they indicate the approach of a storm, to go ashore.

Special regulations for Lake Attersee, Lake Mondsee and Lake Traunsee:

Year-round prohibitions

• the launching of submersibles and amphibious craft
• the launching of residential vessels and houseboats
• the use of floating objects with machine propulsion (except electric motors with a power output of less than 100 watts)
• the towing of flying kites, kite parachutes and similar devices
• the operation of vehicles with internal combustion engines between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m. (night-time driving ban)
• the use of vehicles with living quarters with a draught of more than 2 metres
• the use of vehicles with combustion engines is generally prohibited on Lake Mondsee

Motorboat summer ban

the use of vehicles with combustion engines is prohibited in the period from 01.07. to 31.08. each year