About marmots and alpine flowers

10.25 km long
Difficulty: medium
Condition: easy
Hiking Trail
  • 3:30 h
  • 10.25 km
  • 147 m
  • 1,380 m
  • 1,329 m
  • 2,524 m
  • 1,195 m
  • Start: Tête aux Chamois
  • Destination: Reusch

The hikes around Oldenegg are rather unknown. Most hikers take the gondola from Col du Pillon and continue directly to the mountain station Sex Rouge. Those who get off at the middle station and take the described hike underfoot completely escape the hustle and bustle of Glacier 3000. With a bit of patience and attention, you can observe marmots along the way.

 

From the middle station Tête aux Chamois, you are in just five minutes at the Cabane des Diablerets. From here the descent towards Oldenegg into the Martisberg valley depression begins. What is a ski slope in winter (which can be easily recognized by the lift masts) is decorated in summer with numerous alpine flowers such as blue monkshood, purple gentian, or magnificent silver thistles. The Schluchhore prominently towers over the other side of the valley in the lower part of Martisberg. Shortly before Oldenegg, the path leads through a gallery – the section before the gallery should be passed quickly due to the danger of falling rocks.

At the Oldenegg mountain station, you can take the cable car directly to Reusch. Those who still want to hike the impressive Olde valley basin follow the signposted "Olden – Large Circular Route." After a short climb, the hiking trail makes a right turn and then leads without significant altitude changes above the valley floor in a large left curve around the valley basin. At the alpine huts of the lower Oldenalp, the Oldebach is crossed. If you keep left, you close the circular route 25 minutes later at the Oldenegg mountain station. If you branch right towards Reusch, you save the cable car ride and descend another 500 vertical meters through the Büdemli basin to the Reusch valley station. The beautiful section near the waterfall at P.1792 is quite steep and requires some concentration.

Berner Wanderwege
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Pavements

Path
Trail
Gravel
Asphalt

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

Tête aux Chamois – Cabane des Diablerets – Oldenegg – Lower Oldenalp – Reusch

Equipment

We recommend the following equipment: sturdy mountain boots, medium-sized backpack with hip belt, sun protection, rainwear, hiking poles, pocket pharmacy, picnic, sufficient fluids, mobile phone.

Directions & Parking facilities

Outbound: by bus from Gstaad to Col du Pillon

Return: by bus from Reusch valley station stop to Gstaad train station

Additional information

Berner Wanderwege Association, Bern, Tel.: 031 340 01 01, Email: info@beww.ch, Website: www.bernerwanderwege.ch

Literature

Hiking book Bernese Oberland by Berner Wanderwege

License (master data)

Safety guidelines

This route runs entirely or partly on marked trails of the mountain hiking path category.

Map

Swisstopo hiking map: 5025T Saanenland Simmental

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About marmots and alpine flowers
Ormont-Dessus