Schluchsee in the Black Forest

Map: Location of Schluchsee in the Black Forest

Information in brief

• Location: In the southern Black Forest, 50 km south-east of Freiburg
• Autobahn A 5 exit at Freiburg-Süd (No. 63) or Freiburg-Mitte (No. 62)
• 930-1300 m above sea level
• 2.400 inhabitants
• Districts: Aha-Äule, Blasiwald, Faulenfürst, Fischbach- Hinterhäuser, Seebrugg, Schönenbach

Description

The community of Schluchsee is located on the lake of the same name in the highlands of the southern Black Forest. Lake Schluchsee offers a great many possibilities for water sports: sailing, wind-surfing, rowing, angling, sightseeing tours by boat and, of course, swimming.

But not only the lake is an attraction in itself. The community of Schluchsee is set in a beautiful location in the High Black Forest, and hikers, cyclists and mountain bikers get their full money's worth. There is also a lot on offer for winter sports enthusiasts, including a well prepared network of cross-country skiing tracks, a ski-lift and a children's ski-lift in the district of Fischbach, a toboggan run, snowshoeing, ice skating, and all this in the fresh Black Forest air at around 1,000 metres above sea level.

Photo: Lake Schluchsee

Photo: Leisure pool 'Aquafun' with giant slide and access to the lakeside

Photo: Typical Black Forest house in Schluchsee-Unteraha

Bild: Schluchsee-Fischbach, view from the Riesenbühl lookout tower

Photo: Schluchsee with sailing boats