Karst fields and ponds

14.25 km long
Difficulty: medium
Condition: medium
Great panorama
Hiking Trail
  • 5:10 h
  • 14.25 km
  • 950 m
  • 880 m
  • 1,116 m
  • 1,871 m
  • 755 m
  • Start: Habkern
  • Destination: Beatenberg/Waldegg
Mountain hiking trail from Grünenberg Pass to Rischeren. Demanding but very rewarding circular hike into primeval mountain areas. The karst landscape in the Seefeld nature reserve with its karst fields, rare shrubs, grasses and flowers, along with raised bogs and ponds, delights all nature lovers. Up to Grünenberg Pass, longer sections on hard surface, then continuously natural path. Avoid hiking in fog and wet weather.

From the Post Habkern, the path goes up into the hillside street, which leads high above the Lammbach valleywards. Shortly after the sawmill, the hard surface ends. The path pulls up steadily to Trogenmoos. Here begins the extensive Seefeld–Hohgant nature reserve, whose wealth of flowers is unparalleled.
At the rest area at Grünenberg Pass, surrounded by forest, you leave the yellow trail marker and now follow the white-red-white mountain trail signs, which reliably lead through swampy hollows and around jagged limestone bands. In this Nordic-looking, primeval wild landscape lie the huts of Hinter, Mittler and Vorder Seefeld (from here a detour to Chromatte–Habkern is possible: 1h45; partly very steep!). Our path then heads towards the large karst fields at Sieben Hengsten and meets the ridge trail coming over from Niederhorn at Seefeld/Oberberg.
The view from the adjacent Loubenegg into the Bernese high Alps is overwhelming and justifies a long rest. Then the long descent begins via Gemmenalp–Chüematte–Rischeren to Beatenberg/Waldegg.

Berner Wanderwege
Berner Wanderwege

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Pavements

Asphalt
Trail
Path

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

Habkern - Trogmoos - Seefeld - Gemmenalp - Beatenberg/Waldegg

Equipment

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

Additional information

Association Berner Hiking Trails, Bern, Tel.: 031 340 01 01, E-mail: info@beww.ch, homepage: www.bernerwanderwege.ch

License (master data)

Safety guidelines

This route runs entirely or partly on mountain hiking trails.

Map

Swisstopo hiking map 1:50'000 254T Interlaken

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Karst fields and ponds
Habkern