Cascade waterfall – West shore of Lake Höglwörth loop from Anger

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Germany

Bavaria

Upper Bavaria

Landkreis Berchtesgadener Land

Anger

Cascade waterfall – West shore of Lake Höglwörth loop from Anger

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Cascade waterfall – West shore of Lake Höglwörth loop from Anger

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1.80km

20m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

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288 m

La Petite Maison du Lac – Höglwörth Lake Bath

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Although the Berchtesgadener Land is a biosphere reserve and the area around Lake Höglwörth is a landscape conservation area, bathing and swimming in the lake is permitted at two designated …

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316 m

See-Café Maria

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Former German pastry champion Maria Hinterstoißer offers homemade cakes and tarts as well as savory snacks and snacks during the summer months in her lakeside café "Maria" on the northern shore of Lake Höglwörth.

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788 m

Cascade waterfall

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The Schornbach and Höglwörther Seebach streams, both of which rise in the hills west of the A8 motorway, merge in a pond above Lake Höglwörth. From there, the lake's largest …

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864 m

Site of the Former Hydroelectric Power Plant

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A small power plant was built on this site around 1925, supplying electricity to the monastery and two farms. It was powered by water from the Schornbach and Höglwörther Seebach …

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1.03 km

West shore of Lake Höglwörth

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A very beautiful, idyllic little lake. A walk around the lake takes only 35 minutes and is highly recommended. You'll always see the monastery from a different perspective.

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1.37 km

Swimming spot on the south shore of Höglwörth Lake

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Although the Berchtesgadener Land is a biosphere reserve and the area around Lake Höglwörth is a landscape conservation area, bathing and swimming in the lake is permitted at two designated …

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1.45 km

Nativity scene

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Beautifully designed nativity scene

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1.69 km

Wieninger Monastery Inn Höglwörth

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A traditional Bavarian inn, located in the Rupertiwinkel region next to the former Höglwörth Monastery for 150 years, overlooking the picturesque Höglwörth Lake. Committed to tradition, modernity, and above all, …

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1.80 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.50 km

208 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.47 km

290 m

< 100 m

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Weather

Wednesday 21 October

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Comments

June 22, 2024,Wanderung um den Höglwörther See 🤗

After a 6-hour night drive, we had our welcome coffee at the Netto bakery in Aufham near Anger at 7.15 sharp, and then we set off on the obligatory walk around the lake, which seemed to be pretty full. It's been raining heavily here for the last few days and of course all the water flows together there. And only …

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September 8, 2022,Höglwörther See und Kloster 2022-09-08 W361

Evening tour around the Höglwörther See. It is the remnant of the primeval Saalfeld glacier.
The lake is very popular with local swimmers.
The former monastery (Augustiner Canons of Peter and Paul) is privately owned by the Wieninger brewery family. The rococo church has been beautifully restored.

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