Murg Lakes Loop (Route 933)
Murg (Parkplatz Bachlaui) – Murg (Parkplatz Bachlaui) · Murgtal, St. Gallen · Switzerland
Difficulty scale
Muntside hiking scale: Easy, Moderate or Hard. It rates physical effort, not technical difficulty. It does not map onto via ferrata, climbing or ski scales.
Rating estimated from distance and accumulated ascent.
Technical difficulty (exposure, scrambling, terrain) is not assessed.
Map and track
Track with 1,918 imported points
Altitude and elevation
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About the trail
Murg Lakes loop, official SchweizMobil summer hiking Route 933 above Murg on Lake Walen, past the historic copper and silver mining area of Alp Mürtschen below the three-peaked Mürtschenstock, over the Murgseefurggel to the Murg lakes and the Murgsee mountain hut. Official figures: 15 km, 5 h 10 min, +950 m / −950 m; the licensed dense federal geometry measures 14.55 km and accumulated +918 m / −918 m, altitudes 1125–1985 m. Medium mountain hiking trail with difficult physical requirement; the official page notes a relatively steep ascent to Gspon requiring good hiking boots and fitness. Official best period: July – October. Start reached by car or Murgsee bus. Check local trail conditions and weather before departure. No claim of current opening; no closure notice was displayed on the official route page when checked on 2026-10-24. Source: SchweizMobil, https://schweizmobil.ch/en/hiking-in-switzerland/route-933. Geometry: federal ASTRA Open Government Data, OGD BY. Attribution: Bundesamt für Strassen, Kanton, Stiftung SchweizMobil.
Getting there and access
- Location:
- Murg (Parkplatz Bachlaui) – Murg (Parkplatz Bachlaui) · Murgtal, St. Gallen · Switzerland
- Track start:
- 47.06954, 9.19847
- Parking:
- No data
Start coordinates: 47.06954, 9.19847
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