Hike /Schweiz Mobil
Brienzersee Drei Wasserfälleweg
BönigenBrienz
- Distance
- 19.0 km
- Duration
- 5:30 h
- Ascent
- 760 m
- Descent
- 760 m
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Fitness
- Moderate
- Route type
- One way
01/ Overview
The route
The trail has something to suit all tastes: lakeside sections and meadows, woodlands and craggy cliffs. The highlights of the hike include the three waterfalls, the incredible colour of Lake Brienz and a historic hotel (Grand Hotel Giessbach) resembling a fairy-tale castle.
From the Bönigen, See bus stop, the yellow-waymarked hiking trail leads out of the village and soon into an alternating landscape of forest, meadows and lakeshore. Lake Brienz repeatedly comes into view between the trees; at Iseltwald, the water lies directly beside the route. The trail then climbs again. With constant ups and downs, it reaches the highest point of the hike near Litschgiburg at around 800 m.
The second part remains characterised by wooded slopes and open sections. Near the Giessbachfälle, a viewpoint looks out over the Giessbach as it flows towards Lake Brienz. The route then descends again and continues towards Brienz. After 19 km and a good six hours, the hike ends in Brienz; the Brienz BRB stop is just a few steps from the finish. The many short counter-climbs add up to around 760 metres of ascent, turning otherwise easy paths into a demanding full-day hike.
02/ Along the route
What's along the way
Where the route climbs and where it descends. Hover the profile to find the spot on the map.
03/ Conditions
Current conditions
What to know before you set off. Closures and snow are re-checked every day.
How we check: Every night we match the route against the official closures and detours from the Federal Roads Office (FEDRO). Any reported closure that touches the route shows up here.
How we check: SLF only publishes its snow maps from November 1. Until then we roughly estimate the snow depth at the lowest and the highest point of the route every day from the nearest SLF measuring stations. Check the situation on site.
04/ Getting there
Getting there
From your door to the trailhead and home again, by train and bus or by car. Computed live from the timetable.
Or from
Outbound
Return
05/ Weather
Weather on the way
Forecast for the lowest and the highest point of the route.
Weather
06/ Trail & landscape
Trail & landscape
Which paths you walk on and the landscape they lead through.
Larches count as conifer forest here.
07/ Snow
Snow on the route
Snow depths, new snow and forecast. Estimates: check the situation on site before you set off.
Snow Info
08/ Export
Take the route with you
Load the track onto your GPS device, print a route sheet for the trail or send the route to your hiking group.
Share
Send the link to friends or your hiking group.
Export GPX File
For hiking apps, GPS watches and navigation devices.
Print Route Sheet
A4 with map, elevation profile, waypoints and emergency numbers.
