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Verified Wikimedia Commons image of Aabach Wasserfall
Aabach Wasserfallabout 32 km (20 mi) from Lucerne. Image credit: Image: ForsterFoto / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

Waterfalls

Waterfalls Near Lucerne, Switzerland

Research 5 waterfalls within weekend reach of Lucerne, classified from Wikidata types and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.

Places listed
5
Closest
Aabach Wasserfall — about 32 km
Furthest listed
about 49 km
Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025

How this list is built

Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Lucerne. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.

How far these are

Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Lucerne. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.

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5 places near Lucerne

Ordered by straight-line distance from Lucerne, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km.

Places near Lucerne

  • Verified Wikimedia Commons image of Giessbach
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    Giessbach

    Straight-line distance
    about 41 km (26 mi)
    Recorded type
    waterfall

    Giessbach is a waterfall reachable from Lucerne as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.

    View place Giessbach, about 41 km (26 mi) from Lucerne

    Image credit: Image: Markus Giger / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

  • Verified Wikimedia Commons image of Handek
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    Handek

    Straight-line distance
    about 49 km (30 mi)
    Recorded type
    waterfall

    Handek is a waterfall reachable from Lucerne as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.

    View place Handek, about 49 km (30 mi) from Lucerne

    Image credit: Image: не установлен / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain