- 1:45 h
- 5.38 km
- 427 m
- 990 m
- 1,417 m
- 427 m
- Start: Wiriehorn valley station (Riedli), Zwischenflüh
- Destination: Wiriehorn mountain station (Nüegg), Zwischenflüh
The easy hike first takes you to the village of Entschwil, where magnificent examples of Simmental carpentry await you, built from 1700 until today. It is worth stopping here for a while and having a look around the village. After a section through the forest, a wonderful panoramic view opens up to the middle and rear Diemtigtal with its scattered settlement and mountains.
How do I get back to the starting point after the hike?
After a refreshment on the sun terrace of the Wiriehorn mountain hotel, a comfortable and scenic chairlift ride down to the valley is highly recommended. The trotti bike path also leads directly from the mountain station down to the valley and provides variety and fresh breeze. For those who prefer to walk downhill: the hike can also be done well in reverse order.
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Directions
The hiking trail starts at the Wiriehorn cable car parking lot and leads up in a few zigzag bends to the Wiriehorn holiday center. Then you follow the flat, little-used road to Entschwil. Take the first turn to the right, past the Meyer carpentry, to the nearby wooded area and follow the road a little further until, on the right in a sharp curve, the forest road leads up the mountain towards Nüegg/Wiriehorn mountain station. You now follow it, first through shady forest, in the second part over open alpine terrain (with panoramic views) to the Alp Röschteschwend. The path then becomes a hiking trail that shortly takes you to the Wiriehorn mountain hotel.
Equipment
Clothing appropriate to the weather, provision and drinks for the journey. If you want to barbecue: cervelat, pocket knife and lighter
Directions & Parking facilities
A6 Bern direction Zweisimmen, turn left 1 km after the Simmenfluhtunnel towards Diemtigtal. Follow the Diemtigtal road upstream for 11 km to the Riedli valley station.
At the Riedli valley station you will find around 100 paid parking spaces.
By train to Oey-Diemtigen station (Spiez–Zweisimmen line). Then continue by PostBus to the stop «Riedli, Wiriehorn valley station».
Additional information
Diemtigtal Nature Park
Bahnhofstrasse 20
3753 Oey
T 033 552 26 00
info@diemtigtal.ch
www.diemtigtal.ch
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Refreshment options
Restaurant Riedli: restaurant in the valley opposite the street
T 033 684 12 25
Wiriehorn mountain hotel: restaurant at the Wiriehorn cable car mountain station (open during cable car operation)
T 033 684 12 42, www.wiriehorn.ch
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Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author
In a bend of the trail, shortly before the Wiriehorn mountain station, is the Röschteschwend fire pit. If you have packed your cervelat, a barbecue stop here is worth it at a beautiful viewpoint. The dessert is then served on the terrace of the Wiriehorn mountain hotel.
Safety guidelines
On the last section of the trail between Alp Röschteschwend and the Wiriehorn mountain hotel, downhill bikers use the hiking trail who are riding to the start of the downhill trail. We ask for mutual consideration.
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