Hikes in Walchensee

Hiking at Walchensee means enjoying the enchanting mountains such as the Heimgarten, the Jochberg and the Herzogstand, where King Ludwig spent pleasant sunny days, with all your senses. There is simply everything in the region: easy circular trails that can also be walked with prams, medium-difficulty climbs in the local mountains or challenging mountain tours for experienced mountaineers, for which technique and fitness are required. The starting point and destination for most hikes are usually directly at Walchensee. 

For those who don't want to follow in the footsteps of King Ludwig and want to discover Lake Walchen and can do without steep climbs up the mountain, there is the option of taking an easy hike around the lake. The hiking trail around Lake Walchen, with a total length of 27 kilometres, offers a lot of variety and some sections are also suitable for a circular walk with children, as there are hardly any metres to climb.

Whether it is a hike from Sachenbach to Urfeld or a detour into out-of-the-way villages such as Altach, Einsiedl or Niedernach –  at Walchensee there is a lot to discover. A trip to Kochel am See is also worthwhile. You can even combine both lakes on one or two hikes.

Not only in the valley, but also on the mountains around Walchensee there are wonderful hiking trails that are well worth discovering. On the hiking tours to the Jochberg, to the Herzogstand or to the Heimgarten, your gaze wanders over the wonderful surroundings. Fresh air, blue skies and pure sunshine – what could be better to make a trip to Walchensee something really special?

The hiking trails to the summit of the Jochberg not only allow a fabulous view of Lake Walchen, but also provide impressive impressions of Lake Kochel. But Heimgarten and Herzogstand also invite you to climb their peaks - you will be rewarded for the metres of ascent with unique views on these hikes too.

Walchensee, with its water shimmering in a gentle blue-green, stretches between the villages of Urfeld, Einsiedl, Niedernach, Altach and, of course, Walchensee itself. The small settlements with their idyllic charm mostly consist of only a few sidewalks. Anyone walking along the hiking trails at Walchensee will meet only a few residents. In total, only just under 1,000 people live here.

From Urfeld, the hikes can be continued by boat. Once the lords of the monastery Benediktbeuern were taken across the lake, today only tourists enjoy the crossing. The attraction at Walchensee is the Viking village Flake in Walchensee. The village served as a backdrop in Sachenbach for the film „Wickie und die starken Männer“ and was later rebuilt here.

A bathing beach with a sunbathing lawn directly below the summit of the towering Herzogenstand mountain is where exhausted hikers can recover from their hiking tours.

Between Walchensee and Einsiedl is the peninsula Zwergern. An idyll for all those who love Walchensee. The hiking tours on the magnificent peninsula Zwergern and across the woods are a wonderful experience - especially for families with children.