Berchtesgaden Land
The far south-east of Bavaria: fjord-like Königssee, Germany’s only Alpine national park and lakes where rock walls rise straight from the water.
Königssee
603 m · 190 m max. depth
Königssee lies like a fjord between the Watzmann and the Hagen Mountains.
Obersee
613 m · 51 m max. depth
Obersee lies behind Königssee and can only be reached on foot from the Salet landing.
Hintersee
790 m · 23 m max. depth
Little Hintersee at Ramsau sits beneath the Hochkalter and Reiter Alm.
Thumsee
527 m · 21 m max. depth
Thumsee near Bad Reichenhall is small, ringed by mountain forest and surprisingly warm in summer.
All lakes compared
We cover 4 lakes in this region. Königssee is the largest and Hintersee the highest.