AlpnessTrail #7: Wildhornhütte-Lauenen

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Thanks to the AlpnessTrail, people who enjoy long hikes have access to a circular trail with 13 stages passing through the Saanenland and Obersimmental Alps.

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  • Difficulty
  • Duration 4:05 h
  • Distance 12,6 km
  • 135 hm
  • 1198 hm
Tags
  • Multi-stage route
  • Scenic

Ferienregion Gstaad
Update: 13.06.2024

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Mountain romance

Having boosted our energy levels after the hearty breakfast, we hike through Al­pine terrain to the Hängstesprung (rocky ledge). There we enjoy the impressive views extending over the Saanenland to­wards the Vaud and Fribourg Alps. We de­scend to the Tungel Pass via a well-secu­red escarpment. The high plateaus of the Stieretungel and Chüetungel Alps open up in front of us. Via steep zigzag mountain roads along the imposing Tungelschuss Waterfall, we then reach the well-known Lake Lauenen. The idyllic lake features in the famous rock ballad by Swiss-German rock band Span. After boosting our ener­gy levels in Restaurant Lauenensee, we continue past wooden sculptures down to the Rohr Mire. Here you still see „Trisch­ten“ (hay staked in layers around a woo­den pole) and then we arrive in the cosy village of Lauenen.

Highlights

  • Gentle descent over the high plateau of Mt. Chüetungel
  • A refreshing swim in Lake Lauenen
  • Discover the traditional custom of divi­ding up cuttings from low-bog mires on Lake Lauenen
  • Mire landscape with Trischten in the Lauenen Rohr Mire

Host at the stage finish: www.wildhorn.ch / www.alpenland.ch

  • Approach

    The Destination Gstaad is located in the south-west of Switzerland right on the border to the French-speaking part of the country. The Destination is easily accessed by rail or car from the regions around Lake Thun and Lake Geneva and the Gruyere region Direct connections to the European high-speed rail network and all international airports in Switzerland guarantee a time-saving and pleasant journey.

    More information on gstaad.ch: Travel & Public Transport.

  • The section Hängstesprung requires a head for heights.

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Maximum altitude 2383 M
Minimum altitude 1236 M