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Bernese Oberland – hikes & routes

Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau – classic summit views and deep blue mountain lakes.

Popular spots for hikers

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Famous for

Eiger, Mönch & Jungfrau, the Jungfraujoch and the Blüemlisalp – pure mountain world.

Mountain lakes

Oeschinensee, Blausee and Bachalpsee – turquoise water beneath towering peaks.

Good to know

The UNESCO site Jungfrau-Aletsch is home to the largest glacier in the Alps.

Dialect

Berntütsch – here you hear the best-known Swiss dialect of them all.

Audio sample: Bern

Recording: Dialektatlas

Photos from this region

The most-liked shots from our community in the Bernese Oberland - taken right on the trail.

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Popular routes in this region

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Hike Panoramaweg Gurnigel Stockhorn
Mountain trail5.0(3)
Bernese OberlandBern

Panoramaweg Gurnigel Stockhorn

Panoramaweg from Gurnigel to Stockhorn

Scenic viewsPanorama trailRefreshments en route
4 h 20 min 11.2 km 932 m elev.Fitness 4/5
Hike Saxeten - Morgenberghorn - Aeschiried
Alpine trail5.0(1)
Bernese Oberland

Saxeten - Morgenberghorn - Aeschiried

Saxeten - Morgenberghorn - Aeschiried

DemandingRefreshments en route
5 h 50 min 13.0 km 1'189 m elev.Fitness 4/5
Hike Niesen from the Schwandegg middle station
Mountain trail5.0(1)
Bernese OberlandBern

Niesen from the Schwandegg middle station

Niesen from the Schwandegg middle station

Summit hikeScenic viewsPhotogenic
2 h 2.9 km 669 m elev.Fitness 2/5
Hike Wimmis-Niesen mountain tour
Mountain trail5.0(1)
Bernese OberlandBern

Wimmis-Niesen mountain tour

Long ascent via Alp Ahorn-Stueffistei

Refreshments en route
5 h 30 min 9.3 km 1'753 m elev.Fitness 4/5
Hike Grindelwald - Glecksteinhütte - Grindelwald
Mountain trail5.0(1)
Bernese OberlandBern

Grindelwald - Glecksteinhütte - Grindelwald

Grindelwald - Glecksteinhütte - Grindelwald

SAC hutCircular routeRefreshments en route
4 h 25 min 7.8 km 920 m elev.Fitness 3/5
Hike Jungfraujoch - Mönchsjochhütte - Jungfraujoch
Mountain trail5.0(1)
Bernese OberlandValais

Jungfraujoch - Mönchsjochhütte - Jungfraujoch

Circular hike from Jungfraujoch to Mönchsjochhütte

GlacierCircular routeRefreshments en route
1 h 10 min 3.7 km 184 m elev.Fitness 1/5
Hike Along the lakes to the Stockhorn
Mountain trail5.0(1)
Bernese OberlandBern

Along the lakes to the Stockhorn

From the Chrindi middle station via Hinderstockesee and Oberstockesee to the Stockhorn

Summit hikeScenic viewsPhotogenic
2 h 20 min 5.2 km 624 m elev.Fitness 2/5
Hike Grimselpass - Sidelhorn - Grimselpass
Mountain trail5.0(1)
Bernese OberlandBernValais

Grimselpass - Sidelhorn - Grimselpass

Grimselpass - Sidelhorn - Grimselpass

Scenic viewsSummit hikePhotogenic
3 h 25 min 7.6 km 707 m elev.Fitness 3/5
Hike Habkern - Gemmenalphorn - Niederhorn
Mountain trail5.0(1)
Bernese OberlandBern

Habkern - Gemmenalphorn - Niederhorn

From Habkern via the Gemmenalphorn to the Niederhorn

Summit hikeScenic viewsRefreshments en route
4 h 25 min 9.8 km 1'153 m elev.Fitness 4/5

Delicacies in this region

The best inns and specialities our community has discovered in the Bernese Oberland.

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