The most beautiful swimming lakes in Bavaria

The Kochelsee impresses with its beautiful mountain scenery and the wooded shores and is thus a dream for all cyclists who want to be close to nature. In summer, the lake is a great place to rest, as there are four swimming areas where you can refresh yourself on hot days in the cool waters.

Even King Ludwig II fell for the charm of this area and had a hut built on his favorite mountain, the Herzogstand. Today you can easily reach the summit with the Herzogstandbahn.

The Walchensee also makes the hearts of water sports enthusiasts and anglers beat faster: swimming, sailing, surfing, diving, fishing and boat trips are popular here.

As a true cycling and hiking paradise, the two-lake region also has all sorts of varied excursion destinations with tours in many levels of difficulty.

The quarry pond in Ingolstadt is located about 1.5 km southwest of Ingolstadt's old town. With an area of around 50 hectares, it is the largest lake in Ingolstadt, followed by the Auwaldsee. The lake created by gravel mining is used for local recreation.

Source:
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baggersee_(Ingolstadt)

Beautiful island-rich lake and beautiful views
More information: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staffelsee

The Altmühlsee is a real highlight, both for cyclists and for water sports enthusiasts. There is a nice bike path around the lake around, also invites the lake for swimming, sailing or surfing.

In the northern part of the lake is the bird island, which is one of the most important protected areas for migratory birds in Bavaria. A visit to the bird island with its lookout tower is definitely worth it. But the bike has to be parked, as you can only explore the island on foot. You reach the island via a wooden pier.

Approximately 3 km south of Schwandorf lies this turquoise lake in a former gravel pit. If you prefer sandy beach and large lawn, both can be found together with a demarcated non-swimmers area in the natural pool on the northern shore against admission (3 euros adults, 2 euros children).

In summer, the Großer Alpsee invites you for a swim. Along the lake you will find countless small bays, where you can relax and jump into the water. Larger lawns, beaches and bathing jetties are also available on the lake. Even nudist friends will find a lawn between Bühl and Trieblings, where they can relax.

The Guggi near Neutraubling is worth a trip in summer. A beautiful and clean swimming lake. A loop around the lake is about 4km.

The WasserSportCenter Mandichosee is located on the east bank of the Lechstaustufe 23 between Königsbrunn and Mering. Since 1976, a water sports center has been offering windsurfing courses & rentals as well as SUP courses, SUP rentals, SUP safaris & SUP yoga and boat rentals.

The Forggensee.
A pearl in the Allgäu.
Who camps here, holiday or planning an Alpine crossing, it should not be missed the area with his Renner to drive.
Numerous swimming spots invite you to cool off.
Those who follow the Seestraße in Dietringen can make a detour to the shore for swimming or follow the cycle path towards Rieden and make a round.

The Ammersee is always worth a trip, whether by bike around the lake or relaxing with one of the ships on the lake.

The Großer Birkensee with its wooded shores is beautiful. There are sunbathing lawns between the trees where you can relax comfortably. Nothing stands in the way of jumping into the water to cool off and bathe. In the Birkensee you can swim safely again, because there is no longer any risk of swimming due to exposure. However, swallowing water while swimming and bathing should be avoided. Current information can be found here: landkreis.nuernberger-land.de/index.php?id=1993.

There is a beautiful bathing area on Lake Starnberg. Bathing jetties make it easier to get into the water and the large sunbathing lawn invites you to relax. At the kiosk you can get delicious snacks and cool drinks.

The outdoor pool is freely accessible.

The Chiemsee near Seebruck offers many photo opportunities. The surrounding area also invites you to take a break, as there are some good restaurants, cafes, ice cream parlors and bathing spots. Just let your soul dangle in between.

The Great Brombachsee is the largest and deepest of all lakes in the Franconian Lake District: It measures a bank length of 17.5 kilometers and a water depth of 32.5 meters. The flooding was completed in 2000. The Große Brombachsee, Kleine Brombachsee and the Igelsbachsee are separated from each other by accessible and accessible dams.

A fantastic and diverse local recreation area has emerged here. The five leisure regions offer everything your heart desires from beach volleyball to beer gardens, playgrounds and sandy beaches with wonderful swimming opportunities to sailing schools ...

In addition, there are separate bike and footpaths around the lakes. The asphalting of the bike paths is continued year after year, so that at some point the circular route around the lake should be completely passable with inliners.