Top 20 Lakes around Ruhwinkel

Stocksee is an idyllic lake in Holstein Switzerland. Surrounded by forests, meadows, and rolling hills, the 1.3-square-kilometer body of water is ideal for swimming, paddling, hiking, and biking. Here is a large bathing area with a wooden jetty. The lakeside pool is fully accessible and has a large, shaded parking lot.

The tour around Schleswig-Holstein's largest lake starts in Plön, Bosau, Dersau, or Ascheberg. The tour around the Great Plön Lake is our ultimate tour – it's almost 40 km long and takes you all the way around the state's largest lake. The tour runs along beautiful lakeside paths, through pretty villages, and across vast fields and meadows. We recommend stopping in the towns of Plön, Bosau, or Dersau; here, wonderful lakeside terraces invite you to take a well-deserved break. If you're traveling with children or are caught off guard by a sudden change in the weather, you can also shorten the route by boarding a boat with your bikes between Plön and Bosau.

The Great Plön Lake Tour takes you to almost all the places on the Great Plön Lake. The approximately two-hour tour on the double-decker boat "Holstein Switzerland" starts at the Fegetasche pier on Strandweg in Plön. From there, the tour continues into Plön's town bay, where you have a stunning view of Plön Castle, which sits almost directly on the shore on the Schlossberg hill. The tour continues towards Princes' Island and finally to the smaller towns of Ascheberg and Dersau, until the "Holstein Switzerland" returns to its "home port" at Fegetasche. Timetable and Fares The piers in Ascheberg and Dersau are not served. Information on current conditions and timetables can be found on the motor boat company's website.

sport with meter-wide visibility A diving area with an area of 650 hectares and diving depths of up to 58 m make the Great Plön Lake a popular diving area in Germany. With an average visibility of 12 meters, it is also well suited as a diving spot for beginners. The eastern Plön Basin, with a depth of 58 m, and the western Ascheberg Basin, which is shallower at 30 m, were formed by two glaciers and promise interesting formations when diving. In the clear water you can see sponges, crabs, mussels, sticklebacks, pike, perch, whitefish and pike-perch, but of course also whitefish, carp and tench. In addition, the places around the Plön Lake offer numerous hotels, holiday apartments or campsites for diving holidays. There are certain places to start the dive.

Tip At the boat rentals in Plön you can rent canoes, kayaks, sailing boats, rowing boats, pedal boats, SUP and even dragon boats. Courses and group offers are also available.

Water is our element, as 17 lakes surround Plön. Even 2/3 of the city's area consists of water and forms an ideal resort for active holidays on the water. With an area of 30 km², the Great Plön Lake has always been an attractive sailing, canoeing and surfing area. The water also attracts people to bathe and swim, paddle with a canoe, kayak or SUP - an ideal mix of experiencing nature and staying fit on holiday! A diving area with an area of 650 hectares with an average visibility of 12 m and diving depths of up to 58 m make the diver's heart beat faster. Anglers appreciate the diverse stock in the fishing area, even the rare whitefish is represented here in large numbers. With a holiday fishing license, it is also a pleasure for guest anglers and hobby anglers.

Spend the night in a bed, tent or motorhome in Dersau Family-run campsite in a dream location, guest rooms in Appels Gasthof Seeblick or small holiday apartments and rooms. If you're on holiday in Dersau, you're never far from the water.

A culinary duo in the greenhouse awaits you in the Café im Grünen: vegetables and herbs grown in the Kobs country nursery are turned into quiche, colorful salads and picnic sandwiches. This is also the place for anyone who has an appetite for homemade cake or Danish soft ice cream. If you're hungry in between meals, head to the Seeblick bistro on the campsite or bring your own picnic and spread out the blanket right by the lake.