Cheibehorn circular trail (signposted)

6.39 km long
Round trip
Difficulty: difficult
Condition: very difficult
Great panorama
Snowshoeing
  • 4:00 h
  • 6.39 km
  • 540 m
  • 540 m
  • 1,622 m
  • 1,952 m
  • 330 m
  • Start: Chrindi
  • Destination: Chrindi

Wonderful circular hike in the Stockhorn area!

From the middle station Chrindi, the route leads via the winter hiking trail into the Hinterstockenalp area, where the actual circular route begins. First following the summer hiking trail to point 1764, the path then turns right and initially ascends steeply, passing under the Cheibehorn through a small snow valley to the height at the waypoint with the junction towards Cheibehorn and Oberstockensee. This splendid viewpoint is reached via a narrow ridge. From the summit, the view sweeps south to the Bernese Alps and northwest to the Gantrisch range.
Back at the junction, the path descends towards Vorderstockenalp; above the huts, the path branches off towards Oberstockensee, reached by a zigzag route descending the slope. The winter trail towards Oberstockenalp offers new perspectives, as it crosses the southern part of the lake!
From Oberstockenalp, we follow again the summer hiking trail through the forest down to Hinterstockenalp and along the mostly frozen Hinterstockensee, the trail leads back to the middle station Chrindi.

Berner Wanderwege
Berner Wanderwege

Good to know

Pavements

Path
Trail
Unknown

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

Chrindi - Hinterstockenalp - Cheibehorn - Vorderstocke - Oberstockesee - Oberstockenalp - Hinderstockenalp - Chrindi

Equipment

We recommend the following equipment: sturdy and waterproof mountain boots, light to medium backpack, cold protection, sun protection, hiking poles, small first aid kit, snacks, tea in a thermos bottle, mobile phone.

Directions & Parking facilities

By car to Erlenbach in Simmental (valley station Stockhorn cable car)
Stockhorn cable car parking lot

Outbound and return travel: By train from Bern towards Zweisimmen to Erlenbach in Simmental. By Stockhorn cable car to the middle station Chrindi.

Additional information

Association of Bernese Hiking Trails, Bern, Tel.: 031 340 01 01, e-mail: info@beww.ch, website: www.bernerwanderwege.ch

License (master data)

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

Snowshoes and poles can be rented at the middle station of the Stockhorn cable car.

Safety guidelines

This route is signposted as a snowshoe route but is not specially prepared.

Map

Swisstopo national map 1207 Thun 1:25,000

Nearby

Address

Cheibehorn circular trail (signposted)
Erlenbach im Simmental