Alpsee

Lake in Ostallgäu, Bavaria, Germany

47°33′04″N 10°43′25″E / 47.55111°N 10.72361°E / 47.55111; 10.72361Basin countriesGermanyMax. length1.9 km (1.2 mi)Max. width100 m (330 ft)Surface area88 ha (220 acres)Max. depth62 m (203 ft)Shore length¹4.7 km (2.9 mi)Surface elevation813.94 m (2,670.4 ft)¹ Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The Alpsee is a lake in the Ostallgäu district of Bavaria, Germany, located about 4 kilometres southeast of Füssen. It is close to the Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau castles. The lake has just under five kilometres of shoreline and a depth of up to 62 metres.

Description

Alpsee is a popular tourist attraction, given its proximity to the castles and the wild swans that inhabit the lake.^[1] Boats are available for rent and there is a wide variety of hiking trails in the vicinity. A circular path leads around the shore, and the "Fürstenstrasse" (Princes' Road) leads from Hohenschwangau over the Schwarzenberg ridge (Ammergau Alps) and down to Pinswang in the Lechtal.

Gallery

View from Neuschwanstein castle, with Schloss Hohenschwangau visible in the lower right
Hotel on Christmas Day 2006
View on a boat 2011
The Alpsee — with Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau castles