Staubbach Falls — Switzerland

About this spectacle

Staubbach Falls in Lauterbrunnen Valley plunges roughly 300 metres in a single free-falling leap down a sheer limestone cliff, dispersing into a fine mist — 'Staub' meaning dust in German — long before the water reaches the valley floor. Visitors standing below feel cool spray carried on alpine breezes and hear a constant roar that fills the narrow glacial valley. A short trail leads to a grotto carved behind the curtain of falling water, offering a rare vantage point inside the cascade. The surrounding Bernese Oberland scenery, with towering rock walls, forested ledges and distant snow-capped peaks, creates a dramatic backdrop that inspired both Goethe and Byron. At midday in summer, sunlight catches the dispersing mist, generating fleeting rainbows visible from the village below. The falls run strongest in spring and early summer when snowmelt from the surrounding Alps feeds the stream above.

When to go

Apr — Oct, peak May — Jul

Getting there

Nearest airport: BRN. Nearest city: Interlaken.

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