A mountain jewel away from the traffic flows

8.86 km long
Round trip
Difficulty: medium
Condition: medium
Hiking Trail
  • 4:40 h
  • 8.86 km
  • 1,100 m
  • 1,000 m
  • 1,134 m
  • 2,153 m
  • 1,019 m
  • Start: Furen
  • Destination: Gadmen

Far above the village of Gadmen, in the far east of the canton of Bern, lies the charming Gadenlauisee. The hike there leads into another world. While traffic rushes below in the valley on the Sustenpass road, a heavenly silence prevails at the lake. Mountain hiking trail with entirely natural surfaces.

From the hamlet of Furen, a small road leads over the Gadmerwasser and initially for a while downhill in the valley. Then the route branches uphill and leads through pleasantly shady forest upwards. The path is sometimes very steep, then again it runs almost flat. Blueberry bushes at the roadside often invite a short snack break. It keeps going further upwards. At the alpine hut in the Hubel area, the tree line is reached, and the landscape transitions into an extensive moor area. Over a final strenuous steep section – at some rocky but harmless spots, you have to use your hands to help with the ascent – you reach the destination, the green shimmering Gadenlauisee. Unique is the silence that prevails here, far from the traffic down in the valley. The lake lies at the foot of the massive Radlefshorn. On the opposite valley side, an impressive panorama is presented from Titlis far in the east, over the sharply jagged Gadmerflue, the Tällistock and Planplatten to the Schwarzhorn between Brienz and Grindelwald. The descent to Gadmen follows the same path down to just below the alpine hut Hubel; after that, the route branches east and leads down to Gadmen as a steep zig-zag path.

Berner Wanderwege
Berner Wanderwege

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Pavements

Asphalt
Gravel
Trail
Path

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

Furen - Gadenlauisee - Gadmen

Equipment

We recommend the following equipment: sturdy hiking boots, medium-sized backpack with hip belt, sun protection, rainwear, hiking poles, small first-aid kit, picnic, enough fluids, mobile phone.

Additional information

Verein Berner Wanderwege, Bern, Tel.: 031 340 01 01, E-Mail: info@beww.ch, Homepage: www.bernerwanderwege.ch

License (master data)

Safety guidelines

This route runs entirely or partly on mountain hiking trails.

Map

Swisstopo hiking map 1:50,000 255T Sustenpass

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Address

A mountain jewel away from the traffic flows
Innertkirchen