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Lünersee loop
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6.10km
140m
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On this circular hike, you will circle the spectacular Lünersee in the Brandnertal. Impressive views over the crystal-clear mountain lake and the surrounding mountains will inspire you. There are also several places to stop for a break on the six-kilometer-long hike.
You start the tour at the mountain station of the Lünerseebahn. Sporty hikers can also tackle the 400 meters of altitude from the valley station to the top. Everyone else can take the cable car up comfortably. The Douglasshütte is spectacularly located right next to the mountain station, on the edge of the dam. You can stop here either before or after the circular route. If you do the tour clockwise, you will first have to climb a small hill. Then it goes gently downhill to the end.
On the way to the south bank, there are impressive views of the lake with the Schesaplana behind it, almost 3,000 meters high. The route goes along the bank to the Alpe Lünersee, where you can stop for a break. On the western shore of the lake you will pass a former customs house and return to the starting point of the hike. Once there you can take the cable car back down to the valley.
by Brandnertal
Last updated: August 30, 2024
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Douglass Hut at Lake Lünersee
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Lake Lüner
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It lies at an altitude of 1970 m above sea level. A. at the foot of the Schesaplana. In 1959 Vorarlberger Illwerke AG enlarged the storage volume of the lake with a dam; since then it has been using the water to generate electricity in the Lünersee plant. Through an artificial tunnel, the lake is fed by the meltwater of the Brandner glacier. The processed water of Lake Lüner is cached in the reservoir Latschau.
The net capacity of Lünersee amounts to 78.3 million m³ (water surface 1.55 km²). This corresponds to about 262 million kWh of stored energy. The water depth is well over 50 meters.
The area around the lake forms the valley end of the Brandnertal valley, which can only be reached via narrow paths or the Lünerseebahn from the Schattenlagant area. Directly at the mountain station at the dam is the Douglasshütte, which serves as a snack and overnight accommodation for hikers.
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Old Customs House at Lake Lünersee
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3.36 km
1.44 km
1.29 km
Surfaces
3.19 km
2.51 km
393 m
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Lowest point (1,940 m)
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Saturday 4 July
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This family hike begins – as is often the case in the Montafon – with a cable car ride uphill, the Lünerseebahn. Attentive hikers will be treated to a special treat: a chamois nest in the rock. Excuse me? Well, that's how tourists are "pulled." However, the "nest" is now heavily overgrown and difficult to spot.
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The choice then fell on Silbertal or Brandnertal with Lünersee.
On the autobahn there was a small gap in the clouds in the direction of Brandtal, so it was Lünersee 😀
A good choice, as it turned out.
Really, really …
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How lucky that the weather played along and we were able to experience a brilliantly beautiful day up here, albeit with a storm warning of 40 - 60 km/h. The last time we were up here was five years …
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The lake is currently quite low in water, which offers a completely different view. It's expected to be filled again next week.
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August 14, 2024
On this circular hike, you will circle the spectacular Lünersee in the Brandnertal. Impressive views over the crystal-clear mountain lake and the surrounding mountains will inspire you. There are also several places to stop for a break on the six-kilometer-long hike.
You start the tour at the mountain
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