Must-see lake · Salzburg, Salzburg
Hechtsee
Hechtsee is a lake in Salzburg, Salzburg.
Hechtsee: 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 Hechtsee
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 Hechtsee — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 47.60889, 12.16333. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Hechtsee
- Egelsee · lake · Salzburg · ~1 km · Must-see
- Längsee · lake · Salzburg · ~2 km · Must-see
- König-Otto-Kapelle · church · Upper Bavaria · ~2 km · Must-see
- Alte Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche · church · Upper Bavaria · ~2 km · Must-see
- Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche · church · Upper Bavaria · ~2 km · Must-see
- Pfrillsee · lake · Salzburg · ~2 km · Must-see
- Tischofer Cave · cave · Salzburg · ~4 km · Must-see
- Kufstein Fortress · fort · Salzburg · ~4 km · Must-see
- Grafenloch · fort · Upper Bavaria · ~4 km · Must-see
- Thiersee · lake · Salzburg · ~5 km · Must-see
- Burgruine Auerburg · fort · Upper Bavaria · ~5 km · Must-see
- Hocheck Short · trek · Upper Bavaria · ~6 km · Must-see
- Naunspitze · viewpoint · Salzburg · ~7 km · Must-see
- Petersköpfl · viewpoint · Salzburg · ~8 km · Must-see
- Kloster Reisach · fort · Upper Bavaria · ~8 km · Must-see
- St. Michael · church · Upper Bavaria · ~8 km · Must-see
- Brünnstein · viewpoint · Upper Bavaria · ~8 km · Must-see
- Rotwandlspitz · viewpoint · Upper Bavaria · ~9 km · Must-see
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Hechtsee
- Egelsee · lake · Salzburg · ~1 km · Must-see
- Längsee · lake · Salzburg · ~2 km · Must-see
- Pfrillsee · lake · Salzburg · ~2 km · Must-see
- Thiersee · lake · Salzburg · ~5 km · Must-see
- Hintersteiner See · lake · Salzburg · ~10 km · Must-see
- Walchsee · lake · Salzburg · ~16 km · Must-see
- Soinsee · lake · Upper Bavaria · ~20 km · Must-see
- Taubensee · lake · Salzburg · ~27 km · Must-see
- Schwarzsee · lake · Bezirk Zell am See · ~29 km · Must-see
- Schliersee · lake · Upper Bavaria · ~32 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Hechtsee full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Hechtsee 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 Hechtsee?
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 Hechtsee?
Nearby: Egelsee (lake, 1 km), Längsee (lake, 2 km), König-Otto-Kapelle (church, 2 km), Alte Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche (church, 2 km), Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche (church, 2 km), Pfrillsee (lake, 2 km).
Is Hechtsee worth visiting?
Hechtsee is listed as a must-see lake in Salzburg on Spotwander.