Hike /Luzern Tourismus
Lungerersee Loop Trail
Bahnhof Lungern
- Distance
- 9.8 km
- Duration
- 2:35 h
- Ascent
- 126 m
- Descent
- 125 m
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Fitness
- Easy
- Route type
- Loop
- Season
- All year
01/ Overview
The route
A gentle circuit of Lungerersee, taking in the lakeshore, low-nutrient meadows and woodland. Along the way, views open up towards the Wetterhorn group, while a short detour leads to the Dundelbach Falls.
From Kaiserstuhl railway station, the loop trail initially leads past the houses by the lake and Bürglen Chapel. Open meadows and stretches of woodland soon begin to alternate. Lungerersee remains the tranquil focal point, while the Wetterhorn group and the Bernese Alps rise above the valley. Information panels along the way provide insights into Lungern, and orchids and lilies grow in the low-nutrient meadows.
Around halfway, the route reaches Obsee. From here, a short detour can be made to the Dundelbach Falls before the trail continues through Lungern and close to the lakeshore. Lungerersee offers swimming and water sports, and there are also barbecue sites with firewood along the route. In the final third, the trail climbs gently once more, reaching its highest point near Güpfi at around 750 m. It then leads through open countryside and woodland back to Kaiserstuhl railway station.
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: We look up a live public transport connection from your starting point to the stop closest to the trailhead. If it ends further away, the nearest stop may be a cable car or bus that isn't running right now.
How we check: Snow depth estimated daily at the lowest and the highest point of the route. Estimates: 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/ 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.
