Lake hikes: 9 hikes in 3D

9 hikes

Zermatt, Sunnegga3 h 155-Seenweg Zermatt11.3kmDistance380mAscent660mDescentTechnical mediumFive mountain lakes one after another, the Matterhorn reflected in several of them, and an old summer hamlet between the last two.
Loop from Bretaye3 h 35Chemin des pyramides de gypse11.6kmDistance540mAscent540mDescentTechnical mediumA loop from the Bretaye railway terminus, past three lakes and L'Encrène, out to the white gypsum pyramids of the Col de la Croix.
Lauenen4 h 00Höhi-Wispile-Lauenensee-Weg14.0kmDistance300mAscent950mDescentTechnical mediumFrom the Wispile ridge down to the Lauenensee, through a moorland of national importance, ending in the village of Lauenen.
Loop from Lenk (Iffigenalp)4 h 25Iffigsee-Rundweg10.9kmDistance880mAscent880mDescentTechnical mediumEdelweiss by the path, the summit of the Iffighore, then a lake that drains underground and where Roman roof tiles were found.
Brienz3 h 25Iseltwald → Brienz11.7kmDistance440mAscent440mDescentTechnical easyFrom Iseltwald to Brienz along the south shore of the lake, with the Giessbach Falls on the way.
Champex-Lac4 h 30La Fouly → Champex-Lac15.2kmDistance600mAscent740mDescentTechnical easyDown the Val Ferret from village to village as far as Issert, then back up to the lake at Champex.
Villars-sur-Ollon6 h 10Les Diablerets → Villars-sur-Ollon17.9kmDistance1,100mAscent1,000mDescentTechnical mediumFrom Les Diablerets to Villars over the Col de la Croix, past the gypsum pyramids and three mountain lakes, with the train waiting at the finish.
Loop from Col du Pillon3 h 10Tour de La Palette9.2kmDistance560mAscent560mDescentTechnical mediumA loop around the summit of La Palette, past Lac Retaud, Col de Voré and Col des Andérets.
Loop from Moiry, Barrage4 h 45Tour du Lac de Moiry13.6kmDistance840mAscent840mDescentTechnical mediumA high loop around Lac de Moiry: start at the dam, pass the Châteaupré and Bayenna lakes, and finish on top of the dam wall.

Questions people ask

How many hikes are in this selection?

9 hikes: Tour de La Palette, 5-Seenweg Zermatt, Iseltwald → Brienz, Chemin des pyramides de gypse, Höhi-Wispile-Lauenensee-Weg, Iffigsee-Rundweg, La Fouly → Champex-Lac, Tour du Lac de Moiry and Les Diablerets → Villars-sur-Ollon.

Which is the shortest?

Tour de La Palette: 3 h 10 of walking according to SwitzerlandMobility, 9.2 km, 560 m of climbing.

Which are technically easy?

SwitzerlandMobility rates these stages as technically easy: Iseltwald → Brienz and La Fouly → Champex-Lac.

In which regions?

Valais (3), Bernese Oberland (3) and Vaud Alps (3).