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Mountain romance

Having boosted our energy levels after the hearty breakfast, we hike through Al­pine terrain to the Hängstesprung (rocky ledge). There we enjoy the impressive views extending over the Saanenland to­wards the Vaud and Fribourg Alps. We de­scend to the Tungel Pass via a well-secu­red escarpment. The high plateaus of the Stieretungel and Chüetungel Alps open up in front of us. Via steep zigzag mountain roads along the imposing Tungelschuss Waterfall, we then reach the well-known Lake Lauenen. The idyllic lake features in the famous rock ballad by Swiss-German rock band Span. After boosting our ener­gy levels in Restaurant Lauenensee, we continue past wooden sculptures down to the Rohr Mire. Here you still see „Trisch­ten“ (hay staked in layers around a woo­den pole) and then we arrive in the cosy village of Lauenen.

Highlights

• Gentle descent over the high plateau of Mt. Chüetungel
• A refreshing swim in Lake Lauenen
• Discover the traditional custom of divi­ding up cuttings from low-bog mires on Lake Lauenen
• Mire landscape with Trischten in the Lauenen Rohr Mire

Host at the stage finish: www.wildhorn.ch / www.alpenland.ch