WARNING The route described here has been closed since early 2020 due to an unstable area of mountainside. There is another route to Fründenhütte but it is only s...
The Walking Wiki The first physical product of the Walking Wiki is a book of full day walks from Kandersteg in the Swiss Alps. The book is now (2018) in its 5th e...
The Lötschenpasshütte walk takes you right across the the Lötschen glacier. The Lötschenpasshütte: Although not quite as high as the Blümlisalphütte, the Lötschen...
The southern end of the Höhenweg Südrampe from Eggerberg down to Brig The view down into Brig and across to the Simplon Pass from the Höhenweg Südrampe: As with t...
Ausserberg South of the Rhone Start from the Höhenweg Südrampe, drop down to the Rhone Valley and take a cable car from Turtig. Unterbach seen from Bürchen: ...
Kandersteg 1175 m ü.M * Walks from Kandersteg * Transport around Kandersteg * Order the book from Lulu Kandersteg is an alpine village that is an excell...
A walk up to the glacier at the head of the Lötschental valley and Anenhütte up above it The view to the Lötschen glacier from around Anenhütte: This is a medium ...
Panorama Rundweg Thunersee Long distance path 26 goes all the way around Lake Thun. Thunersee from Spiez: This long distance path has good information on t...
Walks around Kandersteg Big walks from a small village * Selden to Berghaus Gfallalp along the Gasterntal * The Nord Rampe Höhenweg. Kandersteg Kiental ...
The top half of the Höhenweg Südrampe goes from Hohtenn to Eggerberg. Looking down on the Rhone valley from the Höhenweg Südrampe: This relatively easy route uses...
The Nord Rampe is a relatively easy walk from Kandersteg around to Kiental. The view up towards Kandersteg from the Nord Rampe Höhenweg: The Nord Rampe follows t...
Gsponer Höhenweg An interesting travel challenge providing a terrific view over Saas Fee and its surrounding peaks. Saas Fee from the Gsponer Höhenweg: Thi...
Blümlisalphütte from Griesalp and back via the Oeschinensee Over Hohtürli pass from Griesalp to Kandersteg and down via the Oeschinensee. The Blümlisalphütte: Th...
Walk number 666 A devil of a walk Insert image attachment here Map you must be joking! Description Easy / middle / hard / timings Transport Comments Time He...
Title of walk One liner Insert image attachment here Map Description Easy / middle / hard / timings Transport Comments Time Height Location Comment 09...
This is the "big walk" way to get to the Doldenhornhütte The view from Jegertosse across the Gällihorn to Tschingellochtighorn (the 5 fingered peak): This is a l...
A must do walk from Kandersteg up the Kander Klus (waterfall) and along the high level Gasterntal valley. Walk to the end of the Kandersteg village road to the Su...
Heuberg and Oeschinensee Walk contributed by Charles and Margaret Clement. The Oeschinensee from the Heuberg path: This is an easy day’s walk which is very scen...
The Schaferfest is the annual sheep festival held on the Gemmi every year, usually on the last Sunday in July. The Gemmi is an excellent walk whenever the weather...
A long walk from Sunnbüel over into the Engstligental via Tällisee and Chindbettipass The view from Chindbettipass across Tällisee to the southern Alps: This is a...
Kandersteg Golitschenpass Elsigenalp Panoramaweg Rybrügg / Frutigen A climb of 1000m takes you to the Golitschenpass from where there are several options do...
Lötchental Höhenweg Goppenstein to Fafleralp A long but glorious high level route above the Lötschental valley. The Lötschental valley from Faldumalp on the Löt...
Over Hohtürli pass from Griesalp to Kandersteg and down via the Oeschinensee. The Blümlisalphütte: This is a long, hard but very rewarding walk with incredible v...
The Bern Lötschberg Simplon (BLS) railway provides a service to Kandersteg from Spiez in the north and from Brig in the south. These days, the service to Kand...
The Niesen is at the end of the mountain range above Frutigen, overlooking Lake Thun The alpine meadows en route to the Niesen from Frutigen: The top of the Niese...
The funicular railway from Mülenen up to the top of the Niesen, is in two stages Mülenen to Schwandegg and then Schwandegg to the top of the Niesen (Niesen Kulm...
A high level path above the Lötschental valley with wonderful views and flowers. The view up the Lötschental Höhenweg from above the Lauchernalp cable car: This ...
Allmenalp First Golitschenpass Walk donated by Charles and Margaret Clement. First is possibly the finest viewpoint accessible to walkers around Kandersteg. Hor...
Alpschelenhubel A less well known walk from the Ueschinental over the Alpschele meadows returning to Kandersteg by way of the Allmenalp cable car. Alpschelenhube...
Morgenberghorn A walk with the most superlative views over lakes and mountain ranges. The Jungfrau range from the top of Morgenberghorn: This walk needs a car t...
Chindbettipass Rote Chumme Schwarenbach Sunnbüel This is a long day starting from the Engstliegenalp and crossing two passes Chindbettipass and Rote Chumme....
A walk that takes in both the Ueschinental and the Gemmi. The view back along the Ueschinental from Schwarzgrätli: A walk that covers a lot of ground including o...
A variation on the Ueschinental that starts from the Allmenalp cable car and climbs the Gällihorn, returning via the Sunnbüel cable car. The view from the Gälliho...
"Nur für schwindelfrei" but it's not that bad really! Approaching the Balmhornhütte: We avoided the Balmhornhütte for many years as it comes with a warning "Nur...
Swiss Alpine Club (SAC) huts are primarily built as a base for mountaineers to spend the night before starting at dawn, with ropes, ice axe and crampons, to conqu...
Height: Put a short location description here Put a longer description and other useful information here. Main.JaneCurry 2009 06 04 15:14 The beer at Ber...
Height: Selden in the Gasterntal valley Put a longer description and other useful information here. Main.JaneCurry 2009 06 04 19:09 Signpost at Selden: ...
Useful transport web sites around Kandersteg * The Swiss Railway site at http://www.sbb.ch/ shows most connections for train, bus and ship * The Bern Lots...
Height: Put a short location description here Put a longer description and other useful information here. Main.JaneCurry 2009 06 04 15:03 * The back o...
Lauchneralp cable car from Wiler to the Lauchneralp http://www.loetschental.ch/index.cfm?setTOPnav=8 Post bus from Goppenstein to Wiler http://www.fahrplanfel...
The Lötschental valley is served by the BLS train to Goppenstein go to the BLS site here http://www.bls.ch/e/bahn/fahrplan.php and choose service 330 for Spiez ...
Height: The Hotel Blümlisalp This has been our home in Kandersteg for over 20 years, ever since Mädi said "Welcome Home" when we arrived back in 1990. Run by M...
The Kanderfirn glacier feeds the river through Kandersteg and down to Lake Thun. The Kanderfirn glacier: Start the walk to the Kanderfirn by taking the Gasterntal...
Gurnigel is a delightful hidden gorge between the Gasterntal and the Gemmi. The stream at Gurnigel: This walk has lots of variations depending on how strenuous yo...
A circular walk from Sunnbüel along the Gemmi to Schwarenbach, up to Schwarzgrätli and back along the Ueschinengrat to the Gällihorn The Daubensee and the souther...
Height: Wirtschaft Egga is a restaurant just outside Eggen. Put a longer description and other useful information here. Main.JaneCurry 2009 06 30 16:37
Getting Started The Walking Wiki is here to collect favourite walking routes. Anyone can contribute to it, and anyone can use the information. Legal Bit If you a...
Walks This is a list of walks derived from the database. At present there is no way to add to the database directly from the Wiki, though it is possible to create...
The Walks This is the main index page for walks. Registered users can create new pages from here, which can be for individual walks or for whole collections. Col...
Height: Engstligenalp The Engstligenalp is obviously a big skiing centre in the winter. There is a restaurant here and the cable car descends down to Unter dem...
Height: Chindbettipass between the top of the Ueschinental and the Engstligental Put a longer description and other useful information here. Main.JaneCurry ...
Height: Tällisee Put a longer description and other useful information here. Main.JaneCurry 2009 06 19 18:37 Tällisee from the path over Chindbettipass: ...
Height: Between Schwarzgrätli and Tällisee Put a longer description and other useful information here. Main.JaneCurry 2009 06 19 18:31 Signpost for Tälli...
Height: Schwarzgrätli is a summit between the Ueschinental and the Gemmi Put a longer description and other useful information here. Main.JaneCurry 2009 06...
Height: Arvenwald is on the alternative path between Sunnbüel and Schwarenbach Put a longer description and other useful information here. Main.JaneCurry 2...
Height: En route to the Balmhornhütte. The way is steep and narrow here. "Nur für schwindlefrei!" Put a longer description and other useful information here. ...
Height: En route to the Balmhornhütte Put a longer description and other useful information here. Main.JaneCurry 2009 06 19 16:24 The view back along the...
Height: The Balmhornhütte at 1955m Put a longer description and other useful information here. Main.JaneCurry 2009 06 19 16:05 The Balmhornhütte: The vie...
Height: The distinctive wooden sign for the Balmhornhütte. There is also another sign close by that normally says whether the hut is open with a warden in reside...
Height: The Long Glacier (Langgletscher) below Anenhütte at the head of the Lötschental valley Put a longer description and other useful information here. Ma...
Height: Anenhütte at the head of the Lötschental valley where the glacier starts This hut was knocked down by an avalanche in the winter of 2006/7 and a new hu...
Height: The bridge over the Langgletscher beneath Anenhütte Put a longer description and other useful information here. Main.JaneCurry 2009 06 12 20:10 T...
Height: The bridge over the Anenbach Put a longer description and other useful information here. Main.JaneCurry 2009 06 12 18:21 The path beside the Anen...
Height: Put a short location description here Put a longer description and other useful information here. Main.JaneCurry 2009 06 12 18:15 The path climbs...
Height: Fafleralp is at the end of the road where the Post Bus stops. You can either take the Lötchental Höhenweg path back down the valley or walk up towards th...
Height: Sunnbuel is the top of the cable car route from Kandersteg to the Gemmipass. Put a longer description and other useful information here. Main.AndrewF...
Height: Ryharts is the small summit on the path from the Allmenalp cable car to the Ueschinental Put a longer description and other useful information here. ...
Height: Signpost and seat en route to the Lötschenpasshütte Put a longer description and other useful information here. Main.JaneCurry 2009 06 10 14:43 S...
Height: Although not a dramatically high peak for the Kandersteg area, the Gällihorn dominates the head of the valley and provides superb views of the Kander val...
Height: There are 2 signposts for Aeusser Ueschinen Put a longer description and other useful information here. Main.JaneCurry 2009 06 05 09:46 Signpo...
A beautiful alpine valley between Kandersteg and Selden. DescriptionThe Gasterntal Bus service runs from Kandersteg railway station to Selden during summer mont...
Height: The Doldenhornhütte is one of the lower Swiss Alpine Club (SAC) huts but it is a true alpine venue. On a good day there may be many paragliders (gleits...
Height: Ober Bärgli between the Oeschinensee and the Blümlisalphütte Put a longer description and other useful information here. Main.JaneCurry 2009 06 11 ...
Height: At 2834m, the Blümlisalphütte is the highest hut around Kandersteg Put a longer description and other useful information here. Main.JaneCurry 2009 ...
Height: There is an isolated farmhouse amongst the flowers on the Fisialp. Put a longer description and other useful information here. Main.JaneCurry 2009 ...
Height: The top of the Allmenalp cable car. Put a longer description and other useful information here. Main.JaneCurry 2009 06 04 20:42 The top of the Al...
Every 2 weeks during the summer the Tourist Information Office organise a Guest Evening (Gäste Abend) where many of the talents of the villagers are on show. It i...
Height: The top of the Niesen The restaurant here, very sensibly, has a large indoor area as well as a large outdoor area. The Niesen railway leaves every 30 m...
Height: The road from Kandersteg to the head of the valley stops at Eggenschwand at theSunnbüel cable car. There is a big car park here and refreshments are avai...
There are a number of high level, panorama walks (Höhenwegs) around Kandesteg and the Rhone valley side of the Lötschberg tunnel. Typically they are constructed o...