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Staubbach Falls
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Waterfalls
Especially in the early-morning light, it's easy to see how the vaporous, 297m-high Staubbach Falls captivated
prominent writers with its threads of spray floating down the cliffside. What appears to be ultra-fine mist from a dis-
tance, however, becomes a torrent when you walk behind the falls. Be prepared to get wet.
The glacier falls of Trümmelbachfälle are more of a bang-crash spectacle. Inside the mountain, up to 20,000L of
water per second corkscrews through ravines and potholes shaped by the swirling waters. The 10 falls drain from 24
sq km of Alpine glaciers and snow deposits. A 10-minute bus ride (Sfr3.40) from the Lauterbrunnen train station
takes you to the falls.

THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
Staubbach Falls (

8am-8pm Jun-Oct); Trümmelbachfälle ( www.truemmelbachfaelle.ch ;

adult/child Sfr11/4; 9am-5pm Apr-Jun & Sep-Nov, 8.30am-6pm Jul & Aug)