Explore the White Sea

During a holiday in beautiful Füssen you should also take the time to get to know the different districts of the city on the Lech, which all have their own charm. The rural district Weißensee can be explored on a small hike, which guarantees the best natural enjoyment and which we present here in more detail.

Füssen im Allgäu, which lies in the middle of a picture book landscape, has to offer its visitors a lot of interesting impressions thanks to the romantic old town, some attractive sights and its very different districts. One of the districts is the rural air resort Füssen-Weißensee, which consists of 23 It is made up of hamlets scattered between vast green fields. The heart of the district Weißensee is the lake of the same name, which has a length of 2,3 kilometres and a circumference of 6,1 kilometers.

The Weißensee is very popular with bathers in summer and is a paradise for anglers who can look forward to ideal conditions for their hobby. Due to the intact nature around the water, numerous hiking trails lead to varied tours with magnificent views of the Allgäu mountains. In the cold months, the Weißensee is the center of a dreamy snow landscape, which during winter hikes on cleared paths or cross-country skiing within a 40 km long trail network can be explored. The approx. 3,3 Kilometer-long hike is a cozy little get-together round through Füssen-Weißensee, which has no significant climbs and is also excellent for families with children and seniors. It takes about an hour and takes you to the rural idyll of scattered places and lonely homesteads. The starting and finishing point of this tour, which runs largely on low-traffic local roads and dirt roads, is the outdoor pool Weißensee. The hike is particularly attractive in spring, when the meadows in Weißensee present themselves in bright yellow thanks to flowering dandelions. Even in autumn or summer, however, the tour is a pleasure – on hot After days you can cool wonderfully in the outdoor pool.

The hiking friends go on the Freibad Weißensee on the opposite side of the road to follow the Wörther Straße up to Wörth. Great views over the meadows and the lake on the magnificent Allgäu mountains, a particularly pleasant air and varied nature impressions make the tour from the beginning a blessing for the senses and make you quickly forget the worries of everyday life. At the last house in Wörth, the hiking friends stay on the left, pass a small Birkenstock, and walk on a dirt road to Vorderegg. Shortly behind a farm, the Kreuzhaldenweg turns left to reach the Vorderegger Weg. Here are the the trippers on the right until they reach the local road “Alte Steige”. Now it goes down to the left and at the transformer house again left to get back to the starting point.

After the tour you can have a picnic at one of the idyllic spots on the shore of the Weißensee, take a small round trip by pedal or rowing boat or have fun in the outdoor pool Weißensee, which has cozy lying meadows. It is worthwhile on a holiday in Füssen in any case, the between 800 and 1200 Getting to know Weißensee more closely. The walk presented here is ideal for this.