Lauenen
About Lauenen
This serene Bernese enclave remains a quiet, traditional refuge for those seeking pastoral soul over Gstaad's high-glitz social circuit.
Highlights
- Preserved wooden chalets
- Deep-rooted folk culture
- Icy mountain lakes
- Understated luxury
Key Facts
- Altitude: 1246m
- Top lift: 1400m
- Ski pistes: 3km
- Ski lifts: 1
- Population: 865
- Lakes nearby: 16
- MTB trails: 107.6km
- Mountain huts: 12
Ski Area
Weather and 10-day forecast for Lauenen
- Today: 6 to 18 °C, clear sky, 12 h of sunshine
- Freezing level today: about 4040 m (3800 to 4310 m)
| Day | Min / max | Sky | Precipitation | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wo 23 sep | 6 / 18 °C | clear sky | dry | 12 h sun |
| do 24 sep | 8 / 18 °C | partly cloudy | dry | 5 h sun |
| vr 25 sep | 5 / 19 °C | partly cloudy | dry | 6 h sun |
| za 26 sep | 9 / 21 °C | clear sky | dry | 12 h sun |
| zo 27 sep | 9 / 22 °C | clear sky | dry | 12 h sun |
| ma 28 sep | 10 / 22 °C | clear sky | dry | 11 h sun |
| di 29 sep | 10 / 23 °C | clear sky | dry | 12 h sun |
| wo 30 sep | 9 / 24 °C | clear sky | dry | 11 h sun |
| do 1 okt | 9 / 14 °C | drizzle | dry | 2 h sun |
| vr 2 okt | 2 / 8 °C | snow showers | dry | 0 h sun |
Things to do in Lauenen
Hikes nearby — Lauenen (20)
20+ curated hiking trails around Lauenen, sourced from OpenStreetMap and enriched with distance, elevation gain and difficulty.
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Höhi-Wispile-Lauenensee-Weg
From the Wispile mountain station — reachable by cable car from Gstaad — the path traces a mountain ridge down to the Lauenensee, a natural lake sitting at 1,379 metres above sea level. The lake and its surrounding moor are a protected region, making this a descent from a ski mountain into genuine wilderness.
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Via Alpina Red R103
Lauenen - Gsteig
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Via Alpina
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Via Alpina Stage 73: Lenk - Lauenen
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Tour du Wildhorn
The route crosses the high-altitude Rottal Pass through the heart of the Gelten-Iffigen Nature Reserve, threading between waterfall-rich valleys and the rugged limestone terrain of the Tungel Glacier region. The trail passes the tranquil Stieretungel Alm and the picturesque Tungel Pass before dropping into the Iffig Valley.
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Via Alpina Red R104
The Via Alpina is a network of five long-distance hiking trails across the alpine regions of Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Italy, France, and Monaco. The longest of the trails is the Red Trail, whose termini are in Trieste and Monaco.
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Via Alpina
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Tour des Alpes Vaudoises Étape 5
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Tour des Alpes Vaudoises Étape 4
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Gryden - Leiterli
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Seitengraben - Obere Lochberg
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Stoss - Betelberg / Leiterli
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Ritzdole-Iffigen Läger
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Iffigenalp-Stierenläger
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Eggweid Mittelstation - Oeschseite
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Via Alpina: Lenk - Gstaad
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Höhenrundweg Gryden
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Iffigsee-Rundweg
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Sanetsch-Muveran-Weg: Gsteig - 120494
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Horneggli-Panoramaweg
Getting to Lauenen
Door-to-door travel times as used by the MR. ALPS ranking.
- Nearest airport: Bern Airport (BRN), 56 km away, about 1h29 by road
- Lausanne: 1h30 by car, 95 km
- Bern: 1h34 by car, 94 km
- Biel/Bienne: 1h57 by car, 130 km
- Genève: 2h08 by car, 157 km
- Luzern: 2h26 by car, 145 km
- Basel: 2h33 by car, 185 km
Where to stay in Lauenen
97 places to stay for a night on 2026-09-25, from 258 EUR per night, median 482 EUR. Prices are direct with hotels and destinations, compared live on the Lauenen page.