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Staffelsee
The countryside bordering the Staffelsee near Murnau is full of variety. This lake is just under eight square kilometres in area, and has a depth of up to 38 metres. With a total of seven, tree-covered islands, it has more islands than any of the other lakes in the Alpine foothills.
The attractive scenery of the Staffelsee area – described by Heinrich von Kleist as "a poet's dream", offers many opportunities for hiking. One of the numerous trails, 20 kilometres long, follows the shore of the lake.
The Staffelsee and Murnau were a source of inspiration for many artists, as documented in the Murnau home of Gabriele Münter and Wassily Kandinsky, which is now a museum.
No buoy moorings are allocated here. Boats with combustion engines are not permitted. The waiting list for boats with electric motors is kept by the Garmisch-Partenkirchen district authority.
For further details please see our general information on the lakes.
How to get there
The Staffelsee is approximately 65 km south of Munich and can be reached via the A95 motorway from Munich to Garmisch.
Murnau
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Further information
Paths round the lake: Staffelsee circuit (20 km); large Staffelsee loop (12 km): from Murnau along the southern shore to the end and over the top of the hill to return along the Murnauer Moos; small Staffelsee loop (8 km): from Murnau along the southern shore as far as Berggeist and then over the top of the hill to return along the Murnauer Moos
There is a connecting boat service from May until October.
Information: Staffelsee Motorschiffahrt OHG
www.staffelsee
schiffahrt.de
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