Seerenbach Falls


The Seerenbach Falls are a cascading set of three waterfalls east of Betlis in the municipality of Amden. The waterfalls form a creek, the Seerenbach, which drains into Lake Walen. The Rinquelle joins the lowest of the Seerenbach Falls, creating a fourth one.

Cascades

The waterfalls are numbered Seerenbach Falls I, II and III from top to bottom. The upper cascade has a height of, the middle one of, and the lower one of, for a total of. Seerenbach Falls II are the second-highest waterfall in Switzerland, after the Mürrenbach Fall, with a height of .

Rinquelle

The Rinquelle is a karst spring that joins Seerenbach Fall III in the Seerenbach canyon. Behind it, there is a river cave system that was explored between 1953 and 1981. The waterfall of the Rinquelle is high.

Transport

The waterfalls are a popular site on the hiking trail from Weesen to Quinten. Quinten can be reached by a ferry from Murg and by boat lines of the Schiffsbetrieb Walensee from any other lakeside town. Weesen is linked by a bus line to Ziegelbrücke railway station.