Lakes

Hikes below all include nice panoramic views of lakes or paths leading right next to lakes.

 

Hikes are listed according to length and almost all of them can easily be modified into shorter or longer versions with more or less elevation gain.

Lutry - Cully

8.4 km, 283 m ↑, 297 m ↓

Stoos - Fronalpstock

8.9 km, 975 m ↑, 368 m ↓

Stockhorn

9.2 km, 698 m ↑, 698 m ↓

Mettmen

9.9 km, 575 m ↑, 575 m ↓

Seealpsee - Ebenalp

10.1 km, 1058 m ↑, 337 m ↓

Kandersteg - Oeschinensee

10.2 km, 567 m ↑, 567 m ↓

Lake Cauma - Lake Cresta

11.1 km, 408 m ↑, 408 m ↓

Quinten - Seerenbachfälle

11.3 km, 631 m ↑, 633 m ↓

Jöriseen Rundweg

11.3 km, 877 m ↑, 877 m ↓

Vorderthal - Wägitalersee

11.6 km, 723 m ↑, 553 m ↓

Brünigpass

11.9 km, 694 m ↑, 694 m ↓

Engelberg - Engstlenalp

11.9 km, 1260 m ↑, 423 m ↓

Pizol 5 lakes

12.4 km, 958 m ↑, 958 m ↓

San Salvatore

12.5 km, 833 m ↑, 863 m ↓

Glion - Montreaux

13.3 km, 603 m ↑, 898 m ↓

Monte Boglia

13.4 km, 1003 m ↑, 1003 m ↓

Lago di Cama

13.5 km, 1046 m ↑, 1046 m ↓

Amden - Mattstogg

13.7 km, 1056 m ↑, 1056 m ↓

Arth Goldau - Rigi

13.8 km, 1395 m ↑, 113 m ↓

Näfels - Obersee

14.1 km, 924 m ↑, 924 m ↓

Melchsee-Frutt - Trübsee

14.3 km, 559 m ↑, 690 m ↓

Merlingen - St. Beatus-Höhlen

14.3 km, 677 m ↑, 679 m ↓

Maloja - Lej Nair

14.3 km, 851 m ↑, 851 m ↓

Monte San Giorgio

15 km, 1107 m ↑, 846 m ↓

Kiental - Blausee

15.1 km, 834 m ↑, 885 m ↓

Brülisau - Saxer Lücke

15.8 km, 897 m ↑, 897 m ↓

Wasserauen - Säntis

15.8 km, 1956 m ↑, 321 m ↓

Glarus - Klöntalersee

16.1 km, 813 m ↑, 813 m ↓

Val Malvaglia

16.3 km, 1039 m ↑, 1061 m ↓

Brülisau - Hoher Kasten

16.3 km, 1434 m ↑, 564 m ↓

Erstfeld - Arnisee

16.3 km, 1578 m ↑, 686 m ↓

Bever - Preda

16.7 km, 902 m ↑, 828 XX m ↓

Muottas Champlönch

17.1 km, 922 m ↑, 855 m ↓

Lake Saoseo - Val Viola

17.2 km, 1180 m ↑, 749 m ↓

Brünigpass - Brienzer Rothorn

17.4 km, 1612 m ↑, 1150 m ↓

Zernez - Vallun Chafuol

17.6 km, 1551 m ↑, 1247 m ↓

Ambrì-Piotta - Airolo

17.9 km, 1222 m ↑, 473 m ↓

Fiescheralp - Riederalp

18.3 km, 702 m ↑, 981 m ↓

Parpaner Rothorn

18.3 km, 1480 m ↑, 73 m ↓

Zermatt - Sunnegga

18.4 km, 1006 m ↑, 1006 m ↓

Airolo - Lago Tremorgio

19 km, 1267 m ↑, 1169 m ↓

Airolo - Lake Ritóm

19.1 km, 1486 m ↑, 1236 m ↓

Val Champagna - Alp Languard

20.2 km, 1495 m ↑, 876 m ↓

La Rösa - Alp Grüm

20.2 km, 1292 m ↑, 978 m ↓

Engstlenalp - Melchsee-Frutt

22.4 km, 1290 m ↑, 1200 m ↓

Elm - Lake Pigniu

22.4 km, 1434 m ↑, 1400 m ↓

Muotathal - Klöntalersee

21 km, 1357 m ↑, 1135 m ↓

Unterschächen - Klausenpass

22.4 km, 1905 m ↑, 952 m ↓

Andermatt - Oberalppass

22.8 km, 2019 m ↑, 1414 m ↓

Brün - Flims

24.1 km, 1241 m ↑, 791 m ↓

Marmorera - Maloja

25 km, 1171 m ↑, 1082 m ↓

Griess Glacier

25 km, 1309 m ↑, 1309 m ↓