5.4km
Total Distance
173m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

A 5.4 km walk with about 95 m of climbing along the south shore of Lake Brienz from Iseltwald to the Giessbach landing below the Giessbach falls. The lake is about 14 km long, 2.8 km wide and up to 260 m deep. The Giessbach tumbles into it in a long series of falls.

Route Map

Along the trail

  1. 1
    Drinking water
    at the start
  2. 2
    Shelter
    at the start
  3. 3
    Drinking water · 0.4km
  4. 4
    Viewpoint · 0.6km
  5. 5
    Shelter · 3km
  6. 6
    Drinking water · 4km
  7. 7
    Viewpoint · 4km
  8. 8
    Viewpoint · 5.2km
Parking
133m from the start
Path grade (SAC)
T1
Surface
natural ground 43%, rock 25%, paved 18%
Marked route
Iseltwald - Giessbach (Uferweg)

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Difficulty

2/5 · Easy