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Lucerne

The Top 20 Natural Monuments around Lucerne

Lucerne’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 20

beautiful natural monuments around Lucerne. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!

Last updated: October 31, 2025

Brienzer Rothorn Summit

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Magnificent mountain scenery, panoramic views of Central Switzerland or the Bernese Alps and the green-blue Lake Brienz in the valley... also a very beautiful ridge hike, but only recommended for those with surefootedness and a head for heights.

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Bürgenstock Cliff Path

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The hiking trail is always worth a trip. The views are gigantic. There is something to see on every corner.

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Känzeli Viewpoint (View over Lake Lucerne and the Alps)

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Very nice view over the lake and the Alps and at the same time quite easy to reach - accordingly popular and often well frequented.

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Lion Monument Lucerne

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The Dying Lion of Lucerne is one of the most famous monuments in the world!
The writer Mark Twain called the lion “the saddest and most moving piece of stone in the world.”

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Hengst (2,091 m) — Schrattenfluh summit

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Together with the same high Hächle, the highest point of the Schrattenflue massif.

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Schrattenfluh limestone pavement

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The Schrattenfluh, especially the Hengst 🏔 (2,092 m), offers a challenging hike with an alpine character.​​ ​​The route requires surefootedness 🥾 and a head for heights, as it leads over steep scree fields and narrow ridge paths.​​

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Wolfsschlucht Gorge

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Wagenmoos Pond

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The pond is located in the heart of the Unterer Wald nature reserve, surrounded by various marshes. A marsh in the nature reserve is a moist, often boggy area, usually …

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Winkelried Monument

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Winkelried Memorial, Sempach (July 9, 1386)
Arnold Winkelried, or Arnold von Winkelried, is the hero of the Battle of Sempach (July 9, 1386) in traditional Swiss national history. Through his …

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Zellmoos Nature Reserve

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11 observation sites invite you to get to know the nature reserve Zellmoos better. It is located on the peninsula at the funnel at Sursee on Lake Sempach.
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