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Mummelsee

The Mummelsee is one of the most popular excursion destinations in the northern Black Forest thanks to its beautiful surroundings at the foot of the Hornisgrinde and its favorable location directly on the beautiful Black Forest High Road. Together with the Seebachle, which rises from the lake, it is the eponym for the Black Forest village of Seebach.
As one of the seven remaining Karsee lakes of the Black Forest, it is a remnant from the last ice age. With a circumference of 800 meters, an altitude of 1036 meters and a depth of 17 meters, it is the largest, highest and deepest of the seven Karsee lakes.
It enchants with unspoiled landscapes and natural circular paths. You can take a walk around the lake, walk along the art trail or hike to the nearby Hornisgrinde peak with a wonderful view of the lake. If you would like to enjoy the surroundings from the water, take a fun-filled tour on a pedal boat, and in winter snow-covered ski slopes and toboggan runs are a tempting option.
For those who want to experience even more unspoiled nature, a visit to the nearby Visitor Center of the Black Forest National Park is a must. From here, guided tours with rangers through the designated nature reserve start several times a day.
Especially recommended is a stop at the restaurant of the Berghotel Mummelsee. Before the construction of the Schwarzwaldhochstrasse, the oldest hotel in the Black Forest could only be reached on foot until 1930. Here you can enjoy regional delicacies with a magnificent view of the lake.

Address / entrance

Mummelsee
Mummelsee
77889 Seebach

A fabulously beautiful lake :

"Black shaded mirror of water. Its board is like the bank of the Lethe, barren and isolated ... no sound interrupts the eternal silence, only that deep down in the valley a spring murmurs melancholically. Always motionless is the black shaded mirror of the water, on which the yellow water lily unfolds its broad leaves."

Thus, the lake was mentioned in literature by the writer, poet and travel book author Aloys Wilhelm Schreiber as early as the early 19th century, and it should not have been the last in past literary epochs. The ballad "Die Geister am Mummelsee" (The ghosts of Mummelsee) by Eduard Mörike is dedicated to the lake.
Because of its unusual location and mysterious atmosphere, legends and sagas have always been woven around the beautiful lake. They say that on full moon nights the king of Mummelsee and his mermaids romp around in the moonlight. The mermaids, known as Mümmlein, may have played a part in the derivation of the name.
Other tales say that the name of the lake probably comes from the white and yellow water lilies, popularly called Mummeln, which are said to have been numerous on the lake in past times. However, scientific measurements have shown a very low pH-value of the lake, so it is extremely poor in nutrients and there are no fish or water lilies in it...
Even though not much seclusion and tranquility of the past centuries may have remained due to its extraordinary popularity among visitors to the Black Forest, the lake has retained its magical aura and is worth a visit at any time.