Lake Zurich was once above all a transport route. Today, it is a popular excursion point for swimming, boating or having a picnic on the lake's banks.

Forested hills surround Lake Zurich on both sides. Flowing water has fissured the moraine and deposited sand and gravel on the lakeside banks. The farther you look from Zurich to the southeast, the more rural the banks become. Lake Zurich only freezes completely very rarely; the last time this happened was in the winter 1963.

You can get from one bank to the other with the ferry between Meilen and Horgen, or across a dam at the narrowest point between Rapperswil and Hurden. There is also a wooden footbridge along the dam for pedestrians. Thanks to its good water quality, Lake Zurich supplies the surrounding region with the majority of its drinking water flowing from taps and fountains.

• Length of coast 87.60 km (54.43 miles)

• Total surface 88.66 km2 (55 square miles)

• Deepest point 143.00 m (469 ft.) between Herrliberg and Oberrieden

• Widest point 3.85 km (2.4 miles) between Stäfa and Richterswil

• Middle water level 405.95 meters (1,332 feet) above sea level

• Inflow Linth in Schmerikon

• Outlet Limmat in Zurich

Opening hours

Open on the following days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Free Short Round Trip on Lake Zurich with the ZürichCARD.

Address

Zürichsee Tourismus Hintergasse 16 8640 Rapperswil Phone: +41 55 220 57 57 Fax: +41 55 220 57 51 zuerichsee@zuerich.com www.zuerich.com