Wednesday 26 October 2016

The Lauterbrunnen Valley and Waterfalls

Staubbach Falls was our destination for our morning cum afternoon walk in the Lauterbrunnen valley. We stopped by the tourist office at Lauterbrunnen, got us a map and drove to the Stechelberg parking.

Find a parking lot immediately after entry. You could hear the river flowing on your right if you face the Stechelberg ticketing office. Make your way to the middle of the parking towards the river and cross a tiny bridge over to the left bank of the river to begin the walk.

This is a really easy walk, beside the river and along a road that is rarely used by vehicles and shared amongst walkers, cyclists and cars. It's very gradual and little ups and downs.
We started about 1035am and reached the falls at about 12 noon.

The path to the fall is a ground track cut into shallow wide steps and is fairly steep, but not a long path. Walking sticks are provided at the beginning for those who need.
After a man made tunnel, we started climbing stairs to reach the top. The whole way is a bit wet due to water dripping.
At the top, we found ourselves behind the falls and it's literally "raining over our heads", but we didn't get wet. We spent some time up in the falls and then returned to our base.

The path is well-signposted and you could reach Trummelbach falls or even Lauterbrunnen.

It was such a beautiful day and we enjoyed the wonderful scenery provided for us by Lauterbrunnen valley and Mother Nature.

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