Must-see lake · Upper Bavaria, Bavaria
Walchensee
Walchensee is a lake in Upper Bavaria, Bavaria.
Walchensee: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.
Best time to visit Walchensee
Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Walchensee — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 47.59331, 11.34779. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Walchensee
- Herzogstand · viewpoint · Upper Bavaria · ~5 km · Must-see
- Jochberg · viewpoint · Upper Bavaria · ~5 km · Must-see
- Stein · viewpoint · Upper Bavaria · ~6 km · Must-see
- Heimgarten · viewpoint · Upper Bavaria · ~7 km · Must-see
- Sonnenspitz · viewpoint · Upper Bavaria · ~7 km · Must-see
- Hirschhörnlkopf · viewpoint · Upper Bavaria · ~7 km · Must-see
- Angerlloch · cave · Upper Bavaria · ~7 km · Must-see
- Kochelsee · lake · Upper Bavaria · ~8 km · Must-see
- Franz Marc Museum · museum · Upper Bavaria · ~8 km · Must-see
- Kloster Schlehdorf · fort · Upper Bavaria · ~9 km · Must-see
- Simetsberg · viewpoint · Upper Bavaria · ~10 km · Must-see
- Rabenkopf · viewpoint · Upper Bavaria · ~10 km · Must-see
- Hirschberg · viewpoint · Upper Bavaria · ~10 km · Must-see
- Ölrain · viewpoint · Upper Bavaria · ~10 km · Must-see
- Buchrain · viewpoint · Upper Bavaria · ~10 km · Must-see
- Staffel · viewpoint · Upper Bavaria · ~11 km · Must-see
- Osterfeuerköpfl · viewpoint · Upper Bavaria · ~13 km · Must-see
- Benediktenwand · viewpoint · Upper Bavaria · ~14 km · Must-see
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Walchensee
- Kochelsee · lake · Upper Bavaria · ~8 km · Must-see
- Luttensee · lake · Upper Bavaria · ~21 km · Must-see
- Staffelsee · lake · Upper Bavaria · ~23 km · Must-see
- Lautersee · lake · Upper Bavaria · ~24 km · Must-see
- Ferchensee · lake · Upper Bavaria · ~25 km · Must-see
- Rießersee · lake · Upper Bavaria · ~30 km · Must-see
- Kirchsee · lake · Upper Bavaria · ~40 km · Must-see
- Tegernsee · lake · Upper Bavaria · ~41 km · Must-see
- Schloss Tegernsee · lake · Upper Bavaria · ~41 km · Must-see
- Schliersee · lake · Upper Bavaria · ~51 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Walchensee full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Walchensee yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Walchensee?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Walchensee?
Nearby: Herzogstand (viewpoint, 5 km), Jochberg (viewpoint, 5 km), Stein (viewpoint, 6 km), Heimgarten (viewpoint, 7 km), Sonnenspitz (viewpoint, 7 km), Hirschhörnlkopf (viewpoint, 7 km).
Is Walchensee worth visiting?
Walchensee is listed as a must-see lake in Bavaria on Spotwander.