View of Lake Brienz – View of Brienz and Lake Brienz loop from Brienz BE

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Interlaken-Oberhasli

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Brienz

View of Lake Brienz – View of Brienz and Lake Brienz loop from Brienz BE

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View of Lake Brienz – View of Brienz and Lake Brienz loop from Brienz BE

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5.90km

30m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 2, 2026

Waypoints

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Parking

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812 m

View of Lake Brienz

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Swimming in Lake Brienz
The clear but often cold Lake Brienz offers only a few wild bathing spots due to the steep slopes, but is considered the cleanest lake in Switzerland. There are four lidos spread around the lake. These are the Niederried outdoor pool, the Bönigen lido, the Iseltwald lido and the Brienz lido. An overview of the four lidos can be found here: «Lake Brienz lidos». If you need warmer temperatures for your bathing fun, the nearby Burgseeli in Ringgenberg is recommended.
Text / Source: Schweizersee.ch
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1.28 km

Brienz Sculpture Trail

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Very nice and demanding hike

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1.30 km

View of the Brienz pier

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Nice the promenade

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1.81 km

Statue of the Silent Lady by Lake Brienz

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The Lady by the Lake was erected here to commemorate the poet Albert Streich

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3.26 km

Brunngasse, Brienz

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Brungasse, Brienz
Brienz is located at the eastern, upper end of the turquoise Lake Brienz. Known as the village of carvers, Brienz with its old buildings has a long tradition in woodworking and has a carving school and a violin making school.
Probably the most romantic part of Brienz is Brunngasse, which is well-known beyond the country's borders and was once voted the "most beautiful alley in Europe". Most of the houses in the alley date from the 18th century and are decorated with carvings. Due to its location and the balancing effect of the lake, Brienz enjoys a mild mountain climate in both summer and winter.
Brienz lies at the foot of the Brienzer Rothorn (2,350 m above sea level) and is home to the valley station of the steep cog railway to the panorama and hiking mountain in the triangle formed by the cantons of Bern, Lucerne and Obwalden. The trains are still being pushed up the Rothorn by hissing steam locomotives, a very special experience.
Only a few meters separate the stations of the Brienz-Rothorn-Bahn, the Brünigbahn and the BLS-Schiffsbetriebe. Brienz is on the Brünigbahn narrow-gauge railway line, which connects Interlaken, Brienz, Meiringen, Brünig, Lucerne and Engelberg. And in Brienz, the boat courses from Interlaken also end, e.g. with the historic saloon paddle steamer "Lötschberg", which - carefully restored - represents the ideal complement to the steam journey up the Rothorn. Incidentally, a steam train also runs on the Brünigbahn route on selected dates.
Walks along the traffic-free Brienz lake promenade, past small boat harbors and playgrounds, are popular. In summer, locals and guests alike come together to have a swim at the lake shore. The view over the lake with the constantly changing moods, the steep bank opposite and the Giessbach waterfall is worthwhile.
In the nearby Ballenberg open-air museum, a look into the kitchens, chambers, living rooms and workshops of the authentically built houses and courtyards of rural Switzerland from the 16th to 19th centuries proves that this is not a dusty collection of rarities, but that experiences are guaranteed.
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Lakeside Water Playground at Lake Brienz

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nice place to get dirty

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4.05 km

View of Brienz and Lake Brienz

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On the way you will find some interesting works made of wood... Just let yourself be surprised 🙃😆😊😁🤭😄😄😄

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Steamboat Lötschberg at Brienz Harbor

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Boat trip on Lake Brienz
Your trip on Lake Brienz begins at the boat landing in Brienz or Interlaken Ost. You can design the boat trip on the turquoise Lake Brienz individually depending on the time of day or program. The entire tour takes you by water from Brienz to the Giessbach Falls, then on towards Oberried, Iseltwald, Niederried, Ringgenberg, Bönigen, Interlaken Ost and back again. One way takes around an hour and 15 minutes. Enjoy a very special boat trip on the lake. The nostalgic trip on the impressive steamship, for example, takes you from Interlaken Ost to the Giessbach and back - with an exclusive stop at the idyllic pier.
Text / Source: Interlaken Tourism, Marktgasse 1, Interlaken
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5.90 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.11 km

1.21 km

915 m

333 m

331 m

Surfaces

2.45 km

1.73 km

686 m

660 m

365 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

11°C

1°C

15 %

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Comments

September 20, 2025,Von Brienz nach Statue der stillen Dame am Brienzersee

First day of vacation in Switzerland at Lake Brienz. Simply stunningly beautiful with fantastic weather and pure sunshine.

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April 14, 2025,Rundwanderung in Brienz am Brienzersee

A beautiful hike in Brienz. With stunning views over the beautiful Lake Brienz

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February 25, 2023,"Isch da dä Wurm drin?" 🪱 Ufem Brienzer (Holz) -Skulpturenweg.

So. This time we ended up in the idyllically situated Brienz, where from spring to autumn, tourism characterizes the wild and romantic mountains of the Oberland. The steam-driven Brienz Rothorn Railway, the Grand Hotel Giessbach with its waterfalls and the Ballenberg Open-Air Museum with its historic farmhouses from all regions of Switzerland all contribute to the great popularity of Brienz. …

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May 20, 2023,Holzskulpturenweg - Brienzsee - Runde von Brienz 🇨🇭

For the second tour of the day we went briefly to the other side of Lake Brienz and were "promenade strolls" 😅.
If you are in the corner anyway, you should take a walk along the lake and look at the sculptures or just enjoy the idyllic view of the lake. There are benches and deckchairs everywhere that you can …

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