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

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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: August 27, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Includes a ferry crossing

Check ferry timetable.

After 11.5 km for 5.18 km

Waypoints

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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 and to preserve this beautiful piece of home above Lake Brienz for the Swiss people as a common heritage.

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4.92 km

Giessbach Falls

Highlight • Waterfall

Beautiful in all seasons, although you have to push the bike a short distance. The waterfall is gigantic. There are always many visitors here!

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8.70 km

Lake Brienz Lakeside Trail

Highlight • Trail

On this lakeside trail, you can admire breathtaking turquoise waters framed by dramatic Alpine peaks. The trail offers easy, well-maintained tracks that wind through lush forests and past picturesque Swiss villages, making it an ideal place for a leisurely stroll. This route is particularly beautiful in the morning light or late afternoon, when you can catch a glimpse of the golden reflections of the lake.

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9.91 km

View of Iseltwald and Brienz Lake Rest Area

Highlight • Viewpoint

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

Highlight • Trail

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

Highlight • Settlement

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.

If you want to include a boat trip in your hiking program, it is worth taking a quick look at the BLS Schifffahrt AG timetable beforehand. This way you can plan your arrival in Iseltwald accordingly. bls-schiff.ch/de

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