Best historic site trails in Prien a. Chiemsee

Charming loop around the Herreninsel in Chiemsee, Bavaria. This hike once leads around the island of Herreninsel, which lies in Lake Chiemsee. To the starting point, ferries of the Chiemsee Schiffahrt depart regularly (note timetable and prices). From there, you will walk around the island via the visitor center through varied landscapes to the lookout points Otto's Ruh and Paul's Ruh. From there, the magnificent view extends over Lake Chiemsee and into the Chiemgau Alps. King Ludwig II...

This route follows the full SalzAlpenSteig, an 18-stage long-distance trail of about 240 kilometers running from Prien am Chiemsee in Bavaria to Obertraun on Lake Hallstatt in Upper Austria. From the Chiemsee foothills, it passes through wooded slopes, lakeside and river sections, historic salt routes, alpine pastures, and increasingly alpine terrain across the Berchtesgadener Land, Tennengau, and Salzkammergut; the stretch from Königssee to Bad Dürrnberg also includes two unlit tunnels....