Trummelbach Falls Loop

Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland

On our First day in Lauterbrunnen (October 10, 2024) we left our hotel to walk through the city and countryside to the Trummelbach waterfalls. Lauterbrunnen is stunningly beautiful sitting in deep valley with steep walls. Thus, the hike to Trummelback was jaw-dropping gorgeous in every direction. We stopped along the way to view Staubbach Falls up close, as there is a side trail passing through a tunnel that gets you in the spray of this highest (297 m) free-falling waterfall in Switzerland! From there it is a leisurely walk on roads (not busy) or trails to the entrance to Trummelbach Falls. The Trummelbach waterfalls are Europe’s largest subterranean water falls. The falls can be viewed from a number of different vantage points that are connected with underground paths, platforms, and a lift. Access to the falls was well worth the $15CHF entry fee. Following the falls we returned to the main town and our hotel using a slight different route that was less busy and mostly followed the river. This was a great hike and experience!!

Walk-Specific Map

Elevation Profile

Images

GPX Download

A sanitized GPX file of our hike is here.

Summary Information

NUM trackID Primary Description Distance CumDist DeltaElev
1 TRMBF01 Trummelbach Falls Hotel Silberhorn to Lower Trail 0.26 0.26 8
2 TRMBF02 Trummelbach Falls Lower Trail to Trail to Staubbachfall 0.28 0.54 -54
3 TRMBF03 Trummelbach Falls Alte Stechelbergstrasse to Staubbachfall 0.21 0.75 193
4 TRMBF03 Trummelbach Falls Staubbachfall to Alte Stechelbergstrasse 0.21 0.96 -193
5 TRMBF04 Trummelbach Falls Trail to Staubbachfall to Lower Trail 0.62 1.58 58
6 TRMBF05 Trummelbach Falls Lower Trail to Trail to Trummelbachfalle 0.43 2.01 -18
7 TRMBF06 Trummelbach Falls Trail to Trummelbachfall to Trummelbachfalle 0.71 2.71 61
8 TRMBF06 Trummelbach Falls Trummelbachfalle to Trail to Trummelbachfall 0.71 3.42 -61
9 TRMBF05 Trummelbach Falls Trail to Trummelbachfalle to Lower Trail 0.43 3.85 18
10 TRMBF07 Trummelbach Falls Alte Stechelbergstrasse to Auf der Furhren 1.07 4.92 -14
11 TRMBF01 Trummelbach Falls Lower Trail to Hotel Silberhorn 0.26 5.19 -8