Lauenensee
Two small lakes at 1,381 metres in a quiet valley above the village of Lauenen, near Gstaad. The larger one covers under 9 hectares, set among marshy meadows below the surrounding peaks.
- Where
- Lauenen, Bern, Switzerland
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 46.3950, 7.3322
Get the Lauenensee stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Lauenensee. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Bern volume with your photos and a note.
Near Lauenensee
Valère Basilica 18 km
A fortified church on a hill above Sion, facing the ruined Château de Tourbillon on the opposite hilltop. Inside is one of the oldest playable organs in the world, and the whole site is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Rochers de Naye 28 km
A peak of the Swiss Alps rising straight above Montreux and Villeneuve, reached by a rack railway that climbs up from the lakeshore. The summit looks over the whole of Lake Geneva and sits on the watershed between the Rhône and the Rhine.
Gruyères Castle 28 km
One of the most famous castles in Switzerland, at the top of the small medieval town of Gruyères. It was the seat of the counts of Gruyères, and its rooms and gardens look out over the green hills that give the cheese its name.
Chillon Castle 31 km
A medieval castle on a rocky islet in Lake Geneva, guarding the narrow shore between Montreux and Villeneuve. Held by the House of Savoy and then by Bern, it inspired Lord Byron's poem The Prisoner of Chillon and is among the most visited castles in Europe.
Oeschinen Lake 32 km
A mountain lake at 1,578 metres above Kandersteg, formed by prehistoric landslides and ringed by cliffs and peaks. It is up to 56 metres deep, and since 2007 it has been part of the Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Grande Dixence Dam 35 km
A concrete wall 285 metres high at the head of the Val d'Hérémence, the tallest gravity dam in the world and the tallest dam in Europe. It holds back the Lac des Dix, whose water feeds four power stations of the Cleuson-Dixence scheme.
Chaplin's World 38 km
The manor house and park at Corsier-sur-Vevey where Charlie Chaplin spent the last 25 years of his life, above the shore of Lake Geneva. It is now a museum of his life and films, with the family rooms kept as they were.
Schilthorn 43 km
A 2,970 metre summit above Mürren and the Lauterbrunnen Valley, reached by cable car. Its revolving summit restaurant, Piz Gloria, appeared in the James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service, and the terrace faces the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau.
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Questions
Where is Lauenensee?
Lauenensee is in Lauenen, Bern, Switzerland. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Valère Basilica (18 km), Rochers de Naye (28 km), Gruyères Castle (28 km).
How do I get the Lauenensee stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Lauenensee and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Bern volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Lauenensee before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Bern volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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