From Basel to Mont Blanc stage 15: Chalet du Soldat – Feutersoey
- 6:30 h
- 23.25 km
- 349 m
- 969 m
- 1,009 m
- 1,928 m
- 919 m
- Start: Chalet du Soldat
- Destination: Feutersoey
After the dramatic mountain backdrop of the Gastlosen in the morning, the wide valley floor around Gstaad presents itself in the afternoon from a much more gentle side. After the short ascent to the Wolfsort between the saddle peaks and the Wandflue follows a very beautiful high trail to the Grubenberghütte of the Oldenhorn Alpine Club section. Unfortunately, it is then no longer "beautiful" for a longer time because the road to Saanen follows through the long Grischbachtal (unless you choose the longer variant over the scenic Rellerligrat). Surprisingly cozy then the continuation from Saanen past Gstaad to the day's destination Feutersoey on the Col-du-Pillon pass road. It runs more or less close to the rushing Saane, but also includes some hard-surfaced sections. In between, the neat, traffic-free village centers of Saanen and Gstaad invite you to stroll and refresh yourself. Remarkably: Since Erlach and after five long hiking days, we are back in the (huge) canton of Bern.
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Directions
Chalet du Soldat (1751 m) – Wolfsort (1915 m) – Grubenberghütte (1838 m) – down to the road and along it (or via Mittelberg and Rellerligrat, see variant) to Saanen (1919 m) – along the Saane to Gstaad/Rütti (1041 m) and further to Feutersoey (1131 m).
Variant: Those who want to avoid the long road section through the Grischbachtal to Saanen can climb from Mittelberg (1633 m) via Planihubel up to the Rellerligrat (1833 m) then down to Saanen (about 1–1½ hours longer).
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Directions & Parking facilities
Arrival: By train to Bulle or Boltigen, then by bus to Jaun.
Return: From Feutersoey by bus to Gstaad, connecting trains there.
Additional information
La Gruyère Tourisme, Place des Alpes 26, 1630 Bulle, Tel. +41 (0) 848 424 424, www.la-gruyere.ch
Tourism Office of Jaun, Hauptstrasse 381, 1656 Jaun, Tel. +41 (0) 26 929 81 81, www.jaun.ch
Jaun Mountain Railways, Hauptstrasse 381, 1656 Jaun, Tel. +41 (0) 26 929 81 32, www.jaun-bergbahnen.ch
Chalet du Soldat, Tel. +41 (0) 26 929 82 35, www.chaletdusoldat.ch
Gstaad Saanenland Tourism, Tel. +41 (0) 33 748 81 81, www.gstaad.ch
Literature
Jochen Ihle / Toni Kaiser: The 101 most beautiful hikes in Switzerland. ISBN 978-3-03865-041-6, Rothus Medien, Solothurn, www.wandershop-schweiz.ch
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Map
Map 1:50,000, 253T Gantrisch, 263T Wildstrubel.
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