{"id":1144,"date":"2026-06-07T21:14:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T19:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/item\/luenersee\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T11:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T09:04:10","slug":"luenersee","status":"publish","type":"citadela-item","link":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/item\/luenersee\/","title":{"rendered":"L\u00fcnersee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-size:1.15em;line-height:1.6;color:#3a352f;\">At around 1,970 m in the R\u00e4tikon, the L\u00fcnersee is regarded as one of the most beautiful mountain lakes in Vorarlberg and shimmers intense turquoise before the backdrop of the Schesaplana and Zimba. A cable car from the Brandnertal opens up the lake, used as a reservoir; an easy loop runs along the shore.<\/p>\n<h2>Highlights<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Intense turquoise mountain lake at 1,970 m<\/li>\n<li>Backdrop of Schesaplana and Zimba<\/li>\n<li>Cable car from the Brandnertal<\/li>\n<li>Easy lake loop<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Good to know<\/h2>\n<table class=\"at-vergleich\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:14px;\">\n<tr style=\"background:#ffffff;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;width:34%;font-weight:600;\">Elevation<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">around 1,970 m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#fafaf8;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;width:34%;font-weight:600;\">Mountain range<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">R\u00e4tikon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#ffffff;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;width:34%;font-weight:600;\">Backdrop<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">Schesaplana, Zimba<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#fafaf8;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;width:34%;font-weight:600;\">Access<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">L\u00fcnersee cable car from the Brandnertal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Practical info<\/h2>\n<div style=\"background:#f3f1ec;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;border-radius:10px;padding:18px 20px;\">\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;line-height:1.55;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Getting there:<\/strong> By car into the Brandnertal, then the L\u00fcnersee cable car.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;line-height:1.55;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Best time:<\/strong> June to October.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;line-height:1.55;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Cost:<\/strong> Cable car payable (please verify).<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;line-height:1.55;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Safety:<\/strong> Loop easy; high tours with equipment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:12px 0 4px;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Tips:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top:0;\">\n<li>Der Seerundweg dauert rund 1,5 Stunden<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Background &amp; History<\/h2>\n<p>The L\u00fcnersee lies at around 1,970 metres altitude in the heart of the R\u00e4tikon in Vorarlberg, framed by an impressive ring of rugged limestone peaks, among which the mighty Schesaplana rises as the highest mountain of the range. The lake was once regarded as the largest natural high-mountain lake in the Eastern Alps, but in the 20th century it was raised by a dam wall for hydropower, so that the original lake and the power station basin today merge into a luminous turquoise-blue mirror, conveniently reachable by cable car.<\/p>\n<p>Around the origin of the lake winds an old legend of the wicked dairymaid L\u00fcn, who is said to have been cursed for her arrogance and hard-heartedness, whereupon the alpine pasture sank into the water and the lake received her name, a tale such as is often told in the Alps as a warning against meanness and waste. The R\u00e4tikon itself consists of light limestone rock that once formed on the bed of a primeval sea and was later lifted up when the Alps folded, which is why petrified sea creatures can still be found in the walls. From the lakeshore classic high-altitude trails such as the R\u00e4tikon High Trail lead into the surrounding rock world. Thus the L\u00fcnersee reflects myth, natural history and human intervention in its quiet heights.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#221c1a;color:#fff;border-radius:10px;padding:18px 22px;margin-top:28px;\"><strong style=\"font-size:1.08em;\">Related<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0 12px;color:#d8d2cc;font-size:14px;\">To make your trip run smoothly , our guides and gear tips for this destination:<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;\"><a href=\"\/en\/wanderschuhe\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f25353;color:#fff;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;\">Hiking boots \u2192<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/schichtenprinzip-bekleidung\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f25353;color:#fff;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;\">Layering guide for clothing \u2192<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/packliste-tages-bergwanderung\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f25353;color:#fff;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;\">Day-tour packing list \u2192<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/packliste-huettentour\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f25353;color:#fff;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;\">Hut-tour packing list \u2192<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/huettenwandern-einsteiger\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f25353;color:#fff;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;\">Hut hiking for beginners \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Der L\u00fcnersee auf rund 1.970 m im R\u00e4tikon gilt als einer der sch\u00f6nsten Bergseen Vorarlbergs und schimmert intensiv t\u00fcrkis vor der Kulisse von Schesaplana und Zimba. Eine Seilbahn aus dem Brandnertal erschlie\u00dft den als Speichersee genutzten See; ein leichter Rundweg f\u00fchrt am Ufer entlang. Highlights Intensiv t\u00fcrkiser Bergsee auf 1.970 m Kulisse von Schesaplana und [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":1181,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","citadela-item-category":[40,36,30],"citadela-item-location":[45],"class_list":["post-1144","citadela-item","type-citadela-item","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","citadela-item-category-gipfel-berge","citadela-item-category-seen-baden","citadela-item-category-wandern-bergtouren","citadela-item-location-vorarlberg"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/1144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/citadela-item"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1144"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/1144\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1537,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/1144\/revisions\/1537"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"citadela-item-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item-category?post=1144"},{"taxonomy":"citadela-item-location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item-location?post=1144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}