--- title: "To a clear blue eye without inflows" url: "https://www.thunersee.ch/en/experiences/tour/to-a-clear-blue-eye-without-inflows" description: "From Meieberg, the mountain hiking trail leads over pastures up to the small Puur pass crossing. Below it lies the beautifully nestled Seebergsee in a hollow at 1831 m above sea level. Depending on the light, its water shimmers cornflower blue, slate gray, or moss green. The icy mountain lake has no surface inflows and is partially drained underground.Due to the nearby parking lot and alpine farm, dozens of people gather daily in summer on its shore in good weather. The special acoustic conditions in this natural arena attract alphorn players, and many visitors shout until they find the best spot for the echo. Those who have had enough to see and hear continue hiking along the mountain slope. The Seehore with its bright, jagged limestone cliffs and karst fields now draws all eyes. Below the hiking trail, alpine meadows spread out, variably intersected by small valleys, hollows, and ridges. In places, the karst ground is covered by only a thin layer of vegetation. At Stiereberg, the trail branches off towards Zweisimmen. Before the nearly thousand-meter descent into the valley, there is still an opportunity to pause on the terrace of the nearby mountain inn, enjoy the view, and delay the descent a bit with local delicacies. Across alpine meadows and through mountain forest along the Mariedbach, the trail leads down into the Simmental and along the Simme to Zweisimmen station.Text: Sabine Joss" language: "en" type: "SportsActivityLocation" image: "https://img.oastatic.com/img2/617548574/max/variant.jpg" breadcrumb: "Root > www.thunersee.ch > Experiences > Tour" --- GPX Share To a clear blue eye without inflows =================================== - 11.93 km long - Difficulty: medium - Condition: medium - Great panorama - Hiking Trail Seebergsee Seebergsee Seebergsee Seebergsee - 3:45 h - 11.93 km - 320 m - 1,160 m - 930 m - 1,923 m - 993 m - - Start: Meieberg - Destination: Zweisimmen **Highlights of this hike in the Diemtigtal Nature Park are the clear Seebergsee in the Spillgerten nature reserve, flower-covered alpine meadows with the sound of cowbells, and the rugged limestone cliffs of Niederhore and Seehore – as well as a hearty mountain platter with alpine products at one of the two mountain inns.** From Meieberg, the mountain hiking trail leads over pastures up to the small Puur pass crossing. Below it lies the beautifully nestled Seebergsee in a hollow at 1831 m above sea level. Depending on the light, its water shimmers cornflower blue, slate gray, or moss green. The icy mountain lake has no surface inflows and is partially drained underground. Due to the nearby parking lot and alpine farm, dozens of people gather daily in summer on its shore in good weather. The special acoustic conditions in this natural arena attract alphorn players, and many visitors shout until they find the best spot for the echo. Those who have had enough to see and hear continue hiking along the mountain slope. The Seehore with its bright, jagged limestone cliffs and karst fields now draws all eyes. Below the hiking trail, alpine meadows spread out, variably intersected by small valleys, hollows, and ridges. In places, the karst ground is covered by only a thin layer of vegetation. At Stiereberg, the trail branches off towards Zweisimmen. Before the nearly thousand-meter descent into the valley, there is still an opportunity to pause on the terrace of the nearby mountain inn, enjoy the view, and delay the descent a bit with local delicacies. Across alpine meadows and through mountain forest along the Mariedbach, the trail leads down into the Simmental and along the Simme to Zweisimmen station. Text: Sabine Joss Read more Berner Wanderwege Good to know ------------ Pavements Asphalt (21%) Trail (41%) Path (37%) Gravel (1%) Best to visit suitable Depends on weather - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Directions Meieberg – Seebergsee – Stiereberg – Unders Muntigli – Mariedgrabe – Zweisimmen Read more Equipment We recommend the following equipment: sturdy mountain boots, medium-sized backpack with hip belt, sun protection, rainwear, hiking poles, pocket pharmacy, picnic, sufficient fluids, mobile phone. Read more Directions & Parking facilities **Public transportation****Arrival**: by hiking taxi from Zweisimmen to Meieberg. Register by 5 pm the day before at , 033 722 11 33; operates Tuesday and Thursday – other times: , 033 722 04 04 or 033 722 72 72 **Return trip**: by train from Zweisimmen Read more Additional information Berner Wanderwege, 031 340 01 01, , Read more License (master data) Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author **The Spillgerten Nature Reserve: a special jewel** The Seebergsee and the Spillgerten nature reserve are special jewels in our beautiful Bernese nature and mountain world. To ensure that the much-visited nature reserve remains not only for us but also for many future generations, there are special rules. You can find more information at Read more Safety guidelines This route runs wholly or partly on signposted paths of the category **mountain hiking trail**. Read more Map **swisstopo hiking maps**: 253T Gantrisch and 263T Wildstrubel Read more Nearby ------ View on map - Tours 10.46 km - Hiking Trail 10.80 km - Hiking Trail 16.20 km - Hiking Trail **outdooractive** Contact 3770 Zweisimmen Download GPX file - - - -