Salet Pier at Lake Königssee – Obersee (Berchtesgaden National Park) loop from Obersee

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Landkreis Berchtesgadener Land

Schönau a. Königssee

Salet Pier at Lake Königssee – Obersee (Berchtesgaden National Park) loop from Obersee

Moderate

hikers

Salet Pier at Lake Königssee – Obersee (Berchtesgaden National Park) loop from Obersee

01:53

5.21km

190m

Mountaineering

Moderate mountaineering route. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Last updated: October 15, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Nationalpark Berchtesgaden

Waypoints

Start point

Ferry Terminal

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25 m

Salet Pier at Lake Königssee

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Last stop and turning point for shipping on the Königssee. Beautiful hikes start from here around the Obersee, to Fischunkelalm or to Rötbachfall. From late morning onwards, it can get …

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102 m

Salet Landing

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Toilets are available directly at the jetty. Otherwise, there are only toilets in the "restaurants", and these are only for guests.

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549 m

Meadow and Stream in Upper Bavaria

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Entrance on the way to the waterfall

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1.83 km

Obersee

Lake

2.49 km

View of Obersee from Fischunkelalm

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Very calm and clear lake. You can watch the fish from the shore.

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2.59 km

Obersee (Berchtesgaden National Park)

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First, from Salet, we walked along the shore to the Fischunkelalm. There, they served fresh buttermilk and cheese bread (highly recommended!)

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3.21 km

Obersee Lakeside Trail

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Some "hikers" really think they are walking here in slippers.

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4.14 km

Obersee (Berchtesgaden National Park)

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You are certainly not alone on this hike, but it is still worth it, because the reflections of the mountains in the lake are something very special!

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4.74 km

Saletalm

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If you are translating from Königsee to Salet, you should not fall into the restaurant right at the pier, but walk a little further to the Saletalm. It's much prettier …

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5.21 km

End point

Ferry Terminal

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.47 km

1.38 km

1.37 km

Surfaces

2.69 km

2.41 km

110 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 18 October

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Comments

August 5, 2025,Königssee Salet - Fischunkelalm 🌤️

After the descent, the day still lay ahead of us, and the sun shone promisingly, so we headed to Königssee, which we had already marveled at two days earlier. We took a boat with an incredible number of other tourists to Salet and from there to the Fischunkenalm. A truly magical place that invites you to linger. It was incredibly …

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