Winter hike around the Hopfensee

The Weißensee surrounded by idyllic meadows and forested mountain slopes is one of the most beautiful lakes around Füssen. In the cold season, the water can be experienced during a charming winter hike along the shores, which delights with magnificent landscape impressions and fantastic views of the mountains.

The White Sea covers an area of 1,35 kilometers and is located in the rural Füssen district of the same name. The water is high on the course of recreation seekers and nature lovers throughout the year. In the warm months, the lake is wonderful for swimming and fishing, and along its shores you can take leisurely hikes or bicycle tours. In the cold season, a winter hike around the lake is a real highlight, because there are many beautiful impressions and dreamlike views of the snowy mountains. The approximately six-kilometer tour around the Weißensee takes about one and a half hours and has an easy claim, so it is also suitable for families with Children and seniors are suitable. On the north bank it runs on cleared and split paths; On the south bank these are natural and under certain circumstances a bit slippery. For the hike, solid winter shoes and winter clothing are a prerequisite. Walking sticks are also useful as they provide additional stability. The starting and finishing point of the tour is the outdoor pool at Weißensee.

At the outdoor pool, the hikers simply follow the best signposted circular path clockwise. Right at the beginning, magnificent views over the frozen lake on the magnificent Allgäuer and Tyrolean mountains, which now present themselves as white guardians in the cold months. The soothing winter air refreshes the senses as the wanderers approach the worth seeing parish church of St. Walburga, whose origins date back to the 12. It goes back a century and into which one should calmly take a look. The elaborate high altar of the church comes from the hands of Dominikus Zimmermann, the architect of the famous Wieskirche. In the high altar there is an image that shows the Blessed Mother breastfeeding the baby Jesus. Below the church is a resting garden with a climate pavilion and several benches that invite you to linger.

As a result, the tour leads over snow-covered meadows to the south shore of the Weißensee. Here the hikers pass through a quiet mountain forest, in which with a little luck deer and deer can be discovered in their search for food. Steep rock walls, roots, a frozen waterfall and much more provide different impressions. A great photo opportunity gives off the so-called “Törle”, a natural rock gate that the hikers cross. It is also remarkable that 60 Metre-long Hugo-Ludwig-Steg, the 1953 It was built and runs over the Weißensee. Here and there, on the natural trail on the south shore, safety is required to advance between rock and ice. One or the other place was also secured. Nevertheless, the winter hike around the Weißensee has a simple character, especially since it runs completely flat.

After the hiking friends have left the forest behind, they slowly approach the starting point again. In Weißensee then invite several stopovers for strengthening with Allgäuer treats. A cup of hot tea or a glass of mulled wine to warm up are now well deserved. Thus, an eventful excursion to the Füssener Weißensee comes to an end, which guarantees great pleasure and interesting impressions for young and old.