--- title: "Hiking through the year - Lady's Slipper in the Gasterental" url: "https://www.thunersee.ch/en/experiences/tour/hiking-through-the-year-ladys-slipper-in-the-gasterental" description: "The Yellow Lady's Slipper is a wild-growing orchid that is now very rare in the wild. Therefore, the plant is protected and must neither be picked nor dug up. In Switzerland, there are only a few known places where the lady's slipper grows. One of them is the Gasteretal near Kandersteg. Here the plant usually blooms only for a short time, from mid to late June, and only at a few hidden spots. One of these is located not far from the well-known \"Gasteregesicht\". You can best reach this spot on foot via the impressive Chlus, which roars with meltwater in the spring, and through the wonderful Gasteretal. On the way at Waldhus, the Geltenbachfall impresses with its meltwater fountain, which plunges 70 meters down from a cave in the rock. Shortly before Selde, the hiking trail zigzags through a forest section up to the road. After about 100 meters on the road, keep left and follow the forest road. Here, near the path edge, you encounter the rare lady's slipper. In the first bend of the forest road, with a little imagination, you can also recognize the \"Gasteregesicht\" in the nearby rock. Back on the Gasteretal road, follow the hiking trail valley inward to Selde." language: "en" type: "SportsActivityLocation" image: "https://img.oastatic.com/img2/50223071/max/variant.jpg" breadcrumb: "Root > www.thunersee.ch > Experiences > Tour" --- GPX Share Hiking through the year - Lady's Slipper in the Gasterental =========================================================== - 8.52 km long - Difficulty: medium - Condition: easy - Great panorama - Hiking Trail - 3:00 h - 8.52 km - 500 m - 100 m - 1,196 m - 1,550 m - 354 m - - Start: Kandersteg, Eggeschwand - Destination: Gasteretal, Selde The Yellow Lady's Slipper is a wild-growing orchid that is now very rare in the wild. Therefore, the plant is protected and must neither be picked nor dug up. In Switzerland, there are only a few known places where the lady's slipper grows. One of them is the Gasteretal near Kandersteg. Here the plant usually blooms only for a short time, from mid to late June, and only at a few hidden spots. One of these is located not far from the well-known "Gasteregesicht". You can best reach this spot on foot via the impressive Chlus, which roars with meltwater in the spring, and through the wonderful Gasteretal. On the way at Waldhus, the Geltenbachfall impresses with its meltwater fountain, which plunges 70 meters down from a cave in the rock. Shortly before Selde, the hiking trail zigzags through a forest section up to the road. After about 100 meters on the road, keep left and follow the forest road. Here, near the path edge, you encounter the rare lady's slipper. In the first bend of the forest road, with a little imagination, you can also recognize the "Gasteregesicht" in the nearby rock. Back on the Gasteretal road, follow the hiking trail valley inward to Selde. Read more Berner Wanderwege Good to know ------------ Pavements Street (14%) Unknown (3%) Trail (83%) Best to visit suitable Depends on weather - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Directions Kandersteg/Eggeschwand - Chlus - Waldhus - Gasteretal - Gasteregesicht - Selde Read more Equipment We recommend the following equipment: light trekking shoes, light backpack, sun protection, rain jacket, pocket first aid kit, light picnic, enough fluids, mobile phone. Read more Directions & Parking facilities **Getting there**By car via Spiez, Frutigen to Kandersteg center. Drive through the town and continue to the valley station of the Sunnbüelbahn. Paid parking spaces around the Sunnbüelbahn. Read more **Public transportation** Inbound: by train to Kandersteg; from there by bus or on foot (approx. 45 min.) to the valley station of the Sunnbüelbahn in Eggeschwand Return: from Gasteretal/Selde by private bus to Kandersteg; reservation of the private bus required at 033 671 11 72 Read more Additional information Bernese Hiking Trails, Bern, Tel.: 031 340 01 01, E-Mail: info@beww.ch, Homepage: www.bernerwanderwege.ch Read more Literature Free brochure Hiking Highlights of the Bernese Hiking Trails Read more License (master data) Safety guidelines This route runs exclusively on signposted paths of the hiking trail category. Read more Map Swisstopo Hiking Map 264T Jungfrau 1:50,000 Read more Nearby ------ View on map - Tours 8.64 km - Hiking Trail 7.81 km - Hiking Trail 9.23 km - Hiking Trail **outdooractive** Contact 3718 Kandersteg Download GPX file - - - -