From Munich via A95 + B2 ~25 km. Starnberg, Tutzing, Bernried, Seeshaupt are the main access points. Ramsar-protected wetland — strict regulations apply.

Bavaria's second-largest lake (56.4 km²), 127.8 m deep — the largest volume deep lake in Bavaria. Whitefish, lake trout, arctic char, pike, pikeperch. King Ludwig II died here in 1886.