Alpsee

Alpsee
Alpsee
	Aerial view of the Alpsee
	Alpsee
Location	Ostallgäu, Bavaria
Coordinates	47°33′04″N 10°43′25″E / 47.55111°N 10.72361°E
Basin countries	Germany
Max. length	1.9 km (1.2 mi)
Max. width	100 m (330 ft)
Surface area	88 ha (220 acres)
Max. depth	62 m (203 ft)
Shore length1	4.7 km (2.9 mi)
Surface elevation	813.94 m (2,670.4 ft)
	1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The Alpsee is a lake in the Ostallgäu district of Bavaria, Germany, located about 4 kilometres southeast of Füssen. It is close to the Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau castles. The lake has just under five kilometres of shoreline and a depth of up to 62 metres.

Description[edit]

Alpsee is a popular tourist attraction, given its proximity to the castles and the wild swans that inhabit the lake.^[1] Boats are available for rent and there is a wide variety of hiking trails in the vicinity. A circular path leads around the shore, and the "Fürstenstrasse" (Princes' Road) leads from Hohenschwangau over the Schwarzenberg ridge (Ammergau Alps) and down to Pinswang in the Lechtal.

Gallery[edit]

View from Neuschwanstein castle, with Schloss Hohenschwangau visible in the lower right
Hotel on Christmas Day 2006
View on a boat 2011
The Alpsee — with Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau castles