Typisch für die Seen ist die fast kreisrunde Form, das oft spiegelglatt daliegende Wasser und die einsame Lage in den dunklen, ausgedehnten Waldgebieten. Diese Orte umgibt von jeher eine Aura des Geheimnisvollen und Magischen. Zahlreiche Sagen und Legenden haben hier ihren Ursprung.
Typically, these lakes have a circular shape with a diameter of about maximum 200 meters. The water is often as smooth as glass. During the centuries, these locations have been beset with a mysterious and magic aura, and a lot of legends and myths trace back to them.
In the Black Forest, Germany, and in the Vosges, France, you can find a number of small lakes as well as large upland moors on the heights. These landscapes have been created at the end of the last ice age about 10.000 years ago and today they still are located in areas which are among the
most "still" and remote in these mountains. With few exceptions, you can access these lakes and upland moors only by foot.