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Bezirk Bludenz

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Lake Lüner – Lünersee South Shore loop from Lünersee

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Austria

Bezirk Bludenz

Vandans

Lake Lüner – Lünersee South Shore loop from Lünersee

Hard

4.9

(58)

255

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Lake Lüner – Lünersee South Shore loop from Lünersee

07:56

17.9km

1,110m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 26, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 1.06 km for 290 m

After 16.6 km for 290 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.50 km

Lake Lüner

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The Lünersee is one of the largest lakes in the Austrian province of Vorarlberg in the municipality of Vandans.
It lies at an altitude of 1970 m above sea level. …

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4.88 km

Lünersee South Shore

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The (also on not so nice days well walkable) circular route around the Lünersee is easy to create in 2.5-3,5 hours. I recommend making the tour in a clockwise direction …

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7.20 km

Verajoch

Mountain Pass

8.05 km

Schweizertor

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A great opportunity to linger and enjoy the view of Switzerland.

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11.6 km

Cavelljoch (Gafalljoch) with a view of the Lünersee

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The ascent from the Lünersee is worthwhile. When the weather is nice, the view is simply breathtaking. You also have the chance to have one foot in Switzerland and one foot in Austria with impunity.

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13.0 km

Lünersee Alp

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Anyone who is there should definitely drink a milk or buttermilk, a cheese sandwich and enjoy the atmosphere. The products come directly from the alp. It doesn't get any fresher. Great experience!

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13.5 km

Lake Lüner

Highlight (Segment) • Lake

The Lünersee was once a natural mountain lake. The construction of a dam in 1959 transformed it into a reservoir with a capacity of 78.3 million m3. When full, the …

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15.0 km

View of Lünersee

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One of the most beautiful places in Austria! At least that's an award from 2019.

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15.4 km

Lünersee Dam

Highlight • Monument

- Useful capacity of the Lünersee reservoir: 78.3 million m³

- Energy content of the Lünersee reservoir: 262.16 million kWh

- Target reservoir elevation: 1970.47 m above sea level (L 1006)

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15.7 km

Douglasshütte

Alpine Hut

17.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.2 km

3.54 km

2.18 km

Surfaces

10.2 km

5.01 km

1.92 km

484 m

201 m

138 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 5 August

18°C

14°C

99 %

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Comments

July 4, 2026,Böser Tritt - Lünersee - Schweizer Tor - Verakopf (2434m)

Video from the tour will be available next Sunday.

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August 24, 2021,Lünersee - Gafalljoch - Schweizer Tor - Lünersee

The tour in this direction is recommended. Better to go up the Swiss gate than down

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September 14, 2021,Lünerseerunde über Schweizer Tor

A really nice but also exhausting tour with a plump 🌞.
It was a total of 1162 meters in altitude, as we first had to climb downhill a lot after the Swiss Gate.
At the starting point of the tour we used the car and the Lünersee train.

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July 25, 2022,Douglasshütte- Schweizertor- Gafalljoch- Douglasshütte

Great round with all efforts. single trail. Via ferrata and inclines. Good physical condition required.

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July 19, 2024,Wander Runde ab Lünersee über Gafalljoch in die Schweiz und durchs Schweizer Tor zurück

An impressive circuit above the tree line with magnificent views accompanied by numerous marmots. The starting point at Lünersee can be reached by bus from Bludenz train station on line 580 Lünersee (free with guest card) and the Lünersee cable car (if you can handle the nasty step, you can save yourself the train). The path is designed for alpine …

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Lake Lüner – Lünersee South Shore loop from Lünersee

Lake Lüner

Lünersee South Shore

Schweizertor

Cavelljoch (Gafalljoch) with a view of the Lünersee

Lünersee Alp

Lake Lüner

View of Lünersee

Lünersee Dam

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