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Best Lake Hikes in Grisons

The directory currently contains 9 quality-checked routes matching this guide in Grisons. Their average mapped distance is 128 km and average recorded ascent is 2,154 m (7,067 ft); the longest route in the set is 1146 km.

This subset represents 1% of the 696 quality-checked routes in Grisons. Its average distance is 128 km, compared with 8.7 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 2,154 m (7,067 ft), versus 444 m (1,457 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

Every route in this set carries a lake tag in the directory. Whether the mapped line reaches the shore and whether swimming is allowed must be checked locally. Within this set, 4 routes (44%) are rated easy, 1 (11%) are rated hard or expert, and 1 (11%) are recorded as loops. Ratings are computed from available distance and elevation data and do not establish current terrain or access.

Data refreshed September 2026

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A closer look at the first 6 routes in this page’s default ordering. These comparisons describe this sample, not the entire destination or a field-tested recommendation.

Shortest mapped distance in this sample

0.5 km

Davos See - Meierhof

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

0 m

Cresta See - Flims Waldhaus

6 of 6 have ascent data. Missing measurements are excluded.

Return logistics

0 recorded loops

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Trails

Expert

Zentralalpenweg 02

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
1146 km
/ 712 mi
Elevation gain
19,112 m
Typical duration
301 hr
  • Lake
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Bernina Express from Bernina Train Window
Moderate

Cascada da Bernina

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
0.6 km
/ 0.4 mi
Elevation gain
84 m
Typical duration
15 min
  • Waterfall
  • Lake
Easy

Spundisköpf See - Malixer Alp

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
0.6 km
/ 0.4 mi
Elevation gain
44 m
Typical duration
11 min
  • Lake
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Lake Davos in Davos at minimum level in spring; Graubünden, Switzerland. The water of the lake Davos is fed for energy production through an underground tunnel to the power plant in Klosters.
Easy

Davos See - Meierhof

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
0.5 km
/ 0.3 mi
Elevation gain
56 m
Typical duration
11 min
  • Lake
  • Waymarked route
Lake Davos in Davos at minimum level in spring; Graubünden, Switzerland. The water of the lake Davos is fed for energy production through an underground tunnel to the power plant in Klosters.
Easy

Davoser See - Bad

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
0.5 km
/ 0.3 mi
Elevation gain
26 m
Typical duration
9 min
  • Lake
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Giro del Lago

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
1.7 km
/ 1.1 mi
Elevation gain
26 m
Typical duration
24 min
  • Lake
  • Waymarked route

The shortlist, side by side

The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
Zentralalpenweg 02Grisons1146 km19,112 m301 hrExpertJuly to September
Crap da Sass - Ova dal Sagl (Wasserfall)Grisons1.5 km10 m20 minModerateJune to October
Cascada da BerninaGrisons0.6 km84 m15 minModerateJune to October
Spundisköpf See - Malixer AlpGrisons0.6 km44 m11 minEasyJune to October
Cresta See - Flims WaldhausGrisons2.9 km0 m36 minModerateApril to October
Davos See - MeierhofGrisons0.5 km56 m11 minEasyJune to October
Davoser See - BadGrisons0.5 km26 m9 minEasyApril to October
Giro del LagoGrisons1.7 km26 m24 minEasyJune to October
Spundisköpf See - Spundisköpf? / Känzeli? - fixmeGrisons1.5 km30 m22 minModerateJune to October

Zentralalpenweg 02, Crap da Sass - Ova dal Sagl (Wasserfall), Cresta See - Flims Waldhaus currently rank highest in this filtered set according to the directory score. Open an individual route to inspect its mapped line, elevation profile, data source and planning caveats. Check live access, conditions and local rules with an official source before travelling.

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