Wallhausen – Steilwand
At Wallhausen on the Konstanz side of the Überlinger See, the slope west of the harbour steepens into a wall that ends at about 75–80 m. Just past the marker line there is a small planted fir-tree 'forest' with a doll at about 12 m and a surfboard at about 23 m. Further west the wall kinks twice, and about 100 m on lies the 'Klinker', where a boulder jammed between two walls forms a swim-through at 43–50 m. Below the wall a mud slope with erratic boulders and tree trunks continues past 90 m.
Facts
- Region: Germany – Lake Constance & Bavarian Alpine Lakes
- Area: Lake Constance (Bodensee)
- Depth: 0–80 m
- Level: advanced
- Current: low
- Type: wall
- Coordinates: 47.7468, 9.1335 (approximate)
- Highlights: wall steepening westwards to 75–80 m, small fir-tree 'forest' with a doll at ~12 m, surfboard at ~23 m, 'Klinker' rock squeeze at 43–50 m, boulders and tree trunks at ~90 m
- Permit: No individual permit, but the Lake Constance Shipping Regulation applies: set up the 'A' flag at the entry and keep clear of harbour entrances, passenger landing stages and fairways (100 m). Check current terms.
- Tips: Free roadside parking boxes for 7 cars on Uferstraße by the harbour; toilets in the harbour-master building (closed in winter). Enter by the ladder at the slipway and swim about 50 m west past the high-rise before descending; a ribbon marks the exit. West of the beach dive area the harbour exclusion zone applies, and the Teufelstisch ban zone starts further west.