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Espace Mittelland

Interlaken-Oberhasli

Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli

Brienz

Giessbach Falls – Lower Giessbach Falls loop from Brienz BE

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Switzerland

Espace Mittelland

Interlaken-Oberhasli

Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli

Brienz

Giessbach Falls – Lower Giessbach Falls loop from Brienz BE

Hard

4.6

(14)

106

hikers

Giessbach Falls – Lower Giessbach Falls loop from Brienz BE

06:08

21.2km

490m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 2, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Includes a ferry crossing

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After 11.5 km for 5.18 km

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4.82 km

Grandhotel Giessbach

Highlight • Monument

The non-profit Giessbach Foundation was founded in 1983 by the famous animal and environmental activist Franz Weber to save the historically valuable grand hotel from the Belle Epoque from demolition …

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4.92 km

Giessbach Falls

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The water plunges approximately 400 meters. About halfway down, a walkway allows you to go behind the water. The view of the Grand Hotel from several vantage points is breathtaking.

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7.49 km

Lake Brienz

Highlight (Segment) • Lake

9.91 km

View of Iseltwald and Brienz Lake Rest Area

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Great panorama of Iseltwald & Lake Brienz. On the rock you can very well take a break, take photos and enjoy the view

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10.2 km

Panorama Trail from Iseltwald to Giessbach Along Lake Brienz

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On the way there are great views of the lake and at the end of the Giessbach, which thunders down 400 meters in over 14 steps.

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11.1 km

Iseltwald Village and Castle on Lake Brienz

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By boat from Interlaken to Iseltwald. Beautiful little place. From here you can take a hike to the Giessbach Falls on the panoramic path along Lake Brienz.

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11.4 km

Iseltwald Harbor

Highlight • Viewpoint

A visit to Iseltwald is often combined with a boat trip on the turquoise-blue Lake Brienz, because especially in spring and summer there are hardly any nicer ways to be chauffeured from A to B.

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17.2 km

Lower Giessbach Falls

Highlight • Waterfall

Take a rain jacket with you!

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21.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.37 km

5.19 km

4.42 km

4.07 km

1.53 km

684 m

Surfaces

5.59 km

5.58 km

3.63 km

2.97 km

2.93 km

556 m

Elevation

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Highest point (730 m)

Lowest point (560 m)

Weather

Tuesday 19 May

14°C

4°C

83 %

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Giessbach Falls – Lower Giessbach Falls loop from Brienz BE

Grandhotel Giessbach

Giessbach Falls

Lake Brienz

View of Iseltwald and Brienz Lake Rest Area

Panorama Trail from Iseltwald to Giessbach Along Lake Brienz

Iseltwald Village and Castle on Lake Brienz

Iseltwald Harbor

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