--- title: "Award-winning hiking trail" url: "https://www.thunersee.ch/en/experiences/tour/award-winning-hiking-trail" description: "The Niederhorn, truly a box seat with Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau as a backdrop. The detour to the summit is a must as it offers breathtaking views of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau trio, over Lake Thun, Thun and the Aare valley up to the Jura mountains. Furthermore, and only here, the impressive view into the Justistal valley with the rounded valley end of the Sichle, the pass crossing into the Eriz. At the start, follow the sign Oberburgfeld. A pleasant path leads without major altitude differences towards Burgfeldstand. There is an ibex colony here. With a bit of luck, the animals can be observed up close as they have lost all fear of humans. It is worth pausing now and then to enjoy the view of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau. At Hohseil, head towards Oberburgfeld. Now the path leads through meadows, open woods and finally along the forest edge down to Unterburgfeld, continuing on a path through forest and a moor area down to Bireflue. From here, the route goes down steeply in a zig-zag path to Beatenberg/Spirewald. A signpost with the location Spirewald 1320m confirms that you are on the right path. From here the tour is marked as a hiking trail down to Beatenberg/Wydi to the destination, the Beatenberg Wydi bus stop." language: "en" type: "SportsActivityLocation" image: "https://img.oastatic.com/img2/31091203/max/variant.jpg" breadcrumb: "Root > www.thunersee.ch > Experiences > Tour" --- GPX Share Award-winning hiking trail ========================== - 5.47 km long - Difficulty: medium - Condition: easy - Hiking Trail - 1:45 h - 5.47 km - 20 m - 820 m - 1,156 m - 1,951 m - 795 m - - Start: Beatenberg, Niederhorn - Destination: Beatenberg, Wydi bus stop **The section Niederhorn – Gemmenalphorn was awarded a gold medal as the most beautiful hiking trail in Switzerland. The hike offers impressive views of Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau, many other peaks of the Bernese Alps, and Lake Thun. No hard surfaces.** The Niederhorn, truly a box seat with Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau as a backdrop. The detour to the summit is a must as it offers breathtaking views of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau trio, over Lake Thun, Thun and the Aare valley up to the Jura mountains. Furthermore, and only here, the impressive view into the Justistal valley with the rounded valley end of the Sichle, the pass crossing into the Eriz. At the start, follow the sign Oberburgfeld. A pleasant path leads without major altitude differences towards Burgfeldstand. There is an ibex colony here. With a bit of luck, the animals can be observed up close as they have lost all fear of humans. It is worth pausing now and then to enjoy the view of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau. At Hohseil, head towards Oberburgfeld. Now the path leads through meadows, open woods and finally along the forest edge down to Unterburgfeld, continuing on a path through forest and a moor area down to Bireflue. From here, the route goes down steeply in a zig-zag path to Beatenberg/Spirewald. A signpost with the location Spirewald 1320m confirms that you are on the right path. From here the tour is marked as a hiking trail down to Beatenberg/Wydi to the destination, the Beatenberg Wydi bus stop. Read more Berner Wanderwege Good to know ------------ Pavements Path (78%) Trail (21%) Street (1%) Best to visit suitable Depends on weather - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Directions Niederhorn - Oberburgfeld - Unterburgfeld - Bireflue - Beatenberg Read more Equipment We recommend the following equipment: sturdy mountain boots, medium-sized backpack with hip belt, sun protection, rainwear, hiking poles, first aid kit, picnic, enough fluids, mobile phone. Read more Directions & Parking facilities **Public transportation** Outbound journey: By train to Thun, continue by bus to Beatenbucht, and then by funicular and cable car to Niederhorn Return journey: By bus from Beatenberg Wydi to Interlaken West Read more Additional information Bernese Hiking Trails association, Bern, Tel.: 031 340 01 01, E-mail: info@beww.ch, homepage: www.bernerwanderwege.ch Read more Literature Hiking book short hikes 2 of the Bernese Hiking Trails, order at: https://www.wanderplaner.ch/sommer/web-shop/ Read more License (master data) Safety guidelines This route runs partly or entirely on marked trails of the mountain hiking path category Read more Map Swisstopo hiking map 254T Interlaken 1:50,000, order at: https://www.wanderplaner.ch/sommer/web-shop/ Read more Nearby ------ View on map - Event - Gastronomy - Gastronomy - Gastronomy - Place of interest - mountain railways - Point of view - craft - Tours 5.42 km - Hiking Trail 14.88 km - Hiking Trail 7.97 km - Hiking Trail - Webcams - Media - Media - Media **outdooractive** Contact 3803 Beatenberg Download GPX file - - - -