Murg lakes

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The Murgseen are the three mountain lakes Oberer Murgsee, Mittlerer Murgsee and Unterer Murgsee south of the Walensee in Eastern Switzerland . The lakes are located in the Murg Valley in the municipality of Quarten , between the Hochmättli ( 2252  m above sea level ) and the Gufelstock ( 2436  m above sea level ). Its outflow is the Murgbach, which flows into the Walensee in the Quarten district of Murg. The Murgseen are surrounded by the Glarus Alps .

With the advent of tourism at the beginning of the 20th century, the Murgseen were discovered as a welcome source of fish for the hotels and restaurants in the area, especially for guests in Bad Ragaz . The stock consists especially of rainbow trout, brown trout, lake trout and char.

The Murgsee mountain restaurant (1825 m) is located on the Upper Murgsee, a privately managed mountain hut with beds (dormitories). Around the Lower Murgsee is the alpine plant protection area with a Swiss stone pine reserve.

  • Upper Murgsee

  • Mountain restaurant

  • Middle Murgsee

  • Lower Murgsee

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Coordinates: 47 ° 2 '22 "  N , 9 ° 9' 40"  E ; CH1903:  730900  /  211250

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ www.schweizmobil.ch Murgseen round trip
  2. ↑ ostschweiz.ch Murgseen Between the middle and upper Murgsee is the mountain inn Murgsee, which not only accommodates hikers but also fishermen. The Murgsee trout are known for their pink, salmon-like meat.
  3. ↑ www.schoenesleben.ch Fishing lake for wild catches: Upper Murgsee (SG)
  4. ↑ guidle.com Fishing in the Murgsee
  5. ↑ Tagblatt Beautiful circular hike to the Murgsee
  6. ↑ hikr.org The wild and romantic landscape was recognized as worthy of protection as early as 1935 and declared an alpine plant protection area.