Walensee

11 reasons why you should visit Lake Walen

• Lake Walen has crystal-clear water, which due to the cool temperatures allows visibility depths of up to 24 meters.
• By boat you can reach the car-free village of Quinten in the north of the lake, where a Mediterranean climate makes it possible to grow grapes. This is perfect for a family excursion.
• Thundering waterfalls cascade down Lake Walen. At 600 meters high, the Seerenbach Falls are among the most powerful waterfalls in Europe.
• Hiking trails around Lake Walen are sometimes very demanding. But you can combine them with boat trips. In places, a ride on the e-scooter on Lake Walen is possible. Or you combine the e-bike with a boat trip on Lake Walen.

• In summer you can swim at several places on the lake. Lake Walen is considered to be particularly clean. The most popular swimming spots include Betlis, Gäsi, Weesen and Lago Mio.
• The three Murg lakes are located in the Murg valley south of Lake Walen. Here you will also find a protected Swiss stone pine forest reserve.
• Lake Walen is picturesquely bordered in the north by the Churfirsten. The seven Churfirsten are popular hiking mountains made of limestone, reaching up to 2300 m above sea level.
• In the southeast of Lake Walen lies the small Chive Island, also called Swan Island. A colony of mute swans lives here.

• The Walensee Bühne near Walenstadt on the eastern shore of the lake is an open-air stage where musicals take place regularly.
• South of Lake Walen you can quickly reach the excursion mountain Flumserberg and other attractions of the vacation region Heidiland.
• The scheduled boats on Lake Walen call at ten landing stages during the summer half-year. Boat trips by rubber dinghy across Lake Walen are also very popular. Raft building on Lake Walen is an original idea as a team event.