Bathing lakes along the Bergstrasse

Supervised beaches and good water quality

There are now a dozen or so artificial lakes and ponds in places where the Neckar once meandered and the Rhine branches used to extend. The lakes were created when gravel was excavated for various purposes. Many of them now have supervised beaches and offer water of very good quality for swimming. Some of them are reserved for fishing, nature protection, walking or for extracting gravel. The map and the following description show you all of the lakes with supervised beaches and bathing facilities such as changing rooms, showers, kiosks and parking lots. Go and feel the sand between your toes, the sun on your skin and the refreshing sensation of jumping into cold water! The overview on the map shows where the lakes are, and provides details of the beaches.