With the steam mountain railway to the Brienzer Rothorn

14.21 km long
Round trip
Difficulty: medium
Condition: medium
Great panorama
Hiking Trail
  • 5:35 h
  • 14.21 km
  • 950 m
  • 950 m
  • 1,761 m
  • 2,328 m
  • 567 m
  • Start: Brienzer Rothorn
  • Destination: Brienzer Rothorn
The ride with the steam cogwheel railway from Brienz to the Rothorn is a special kind of experience: First, the steam locomotive puffs through meadows and forest areas, then crossing high rock walls over gentle alpine pastures toward the rugged ridge. The views constantly change between the woodcarving village of Brienz, the Brienzersee, the Bödeli near Interlaken, the Haslital, and the peaks of the Bernese Alps. The subsequent high-altitude hike on a well-maintained path to the west ridge of the Wilerhorn and via Chäseren back to the Rothorn is indescribably beautiful. Variants include continuing from Höch Gumme to Schönbühl or descending from the Wilerhorn ridge to the Brünig pass height. Entirely natural paths.

From the Rothorn station to the hotel and past the mountain station of the Sörenberg–Brienzer Rothorn cable car to the summit of the Brienzer Rothorn. The view from the 2,349 m high mountain is magnificent: To the north, on clear days, you can see over the Swiss Midlands and Jura to the Black Forest, the Vosges, and the Rhine valley between the two mountain ranges. Peak after peak follows from Säntis in the northeast over the Glarus and Central Swiss Alps to the Bernese Alps and the Diablerets in the southwest. An unbroken mountain ring of overwhelming power and beauty!
From the summit, you reach the Eisee saddle in a rapid descent with a few switchbacks. The well-maintained high trail then ascends evenly to another viewpoint, Arnihaaggen. The descent on its east flank is again done in zigzags. The path then only slightly descends into the south flank of the Höch Gumme (high trail to Schönbühl 15 min) and leads along the ridge of the Scheidegg southwards towards the Wilerhorn. At the saddle before the Hörnli, a path branches off from the ridge top into the lake side flank of the Wilerhorn. On this path, you reach the turning point of the circular hike (to Wilervorsess–Brünig pass height 2h). The impressive deep view overlooks the Brienzersee, the Bödeli, and even a piece of the Thun lake. First a level path, then gently up and down to the huts at Chäseren. Slightly ascending, it crosses the wild catchment area of the Lammbach. Numerous walls protect against rockfall, landslides, and avalanches. Through the upper part of the heavily reforested Alp Gibelegg, you reach the ridge top again at the Eisee saddle and ascend in just under an hour to the Brienzer Rothorn.

Berner Wanderwege
Berner Wanderwege

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Pavements

Path
Asphalt

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

Brienzer Rothorn - Arnihaaggen - Höch Gumme - Chäseren - Brienzer Rothorn

Equipment

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

Directions & Parking facilities

Various parking lots in Brienz (Rothorn Railway parking garage)
Outbound and return journey: By train via Interlaken Ost to Brienz. Take the Rothorn railway to the summit.

Additional information

Bernese Hiking Trails Association, Bern, Tel.: 031 340 01 01, Email: info@beww.ch, Homepage: www.bernerwanderwege.ch

Literature

Hiking suggestion from the Bernese Oberland hiking book, hiking book series by the BWW

License (master data)

Safety guidelines

This route runs entirely or partly on marked paths of the mountain hiking trail category

 

Map

Swisstopo hiking map 1:50,000 254T Interlaken

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Address

With the steam mountain railway to the Brienzer Rothorn
Flühli-Sörenberg