Hikes near Elsigen-Metsch – Frutigen
Elsigen-Metsch – Frutigen (1322 m) sits in Bern, Switzerland. MR. ALPS lists 30 waymarked hiking trails starting from or crossing the area, 276 km of marked route in total. They run from 2.6 km to 27.5 km, the longest being Via Alpina. 30 of them record their elevation gain, between 31 m and 2048 m.
The trail network at a glance
- Waymarked trails
- 30
- Total marked distance
- 276 km
- Shortest route
- 2.6 km
- Longest route
- 27.5 km
- Elevation gain
- 31–2048 m (on 30 trails)
- Difficulty recorded
- on 9 trails
- Route maps available
- on 30 trails
Walking times are estimates calculated from distance and elevation gain using Naismith's rule, and exclude stops.
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Lötschberger Nordrampe
The trail traces the historic Lötschberg mountain railway line between Kandersteg and Frutigen, climbing high above the tracks to deliver views of viaducts and helical tunnels cut into the Kandertal valley below. Along the way, 34 information boards in four languages recount the engineering and history of this mountain railway.
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Via Alpina
From Kandersteg to Adelboden
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Elsigbach - Elsigenalp
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Höchst - Elsigenalp
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Cholerenschlucht Rundweg
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Gempelen - Rinderwald
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Elsigenalp - Elsigsee
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Bonderalp - Elsigensee
From the Elsigenalp, the route passes the Brandsee and traverses lush alpine meadows via Alp Metsch and Bonderalp, with sweeping views across the entire Engstligtal toward Adelboden and the surrounding peaks. Beyond the Berghaus Bonderalp, the path joins the Via Alpina, the well-marked trail threading through some of the Bernese Oberland's most storied high-mountain terrain.
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Frutigen - Elsighorn
The trail climbs to 2342 m over safe, straightforward terrain, rewarding hikers at the summit with a sweeping panorama stretching from the Bernese Alps across the Thunersee all the way to the Jura.
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Frutigen - Elsigbach
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Rinderwald - Otterealp
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Undere Allme - First - Stand
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Höh - Stand
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Ried - Gempelen
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Reinisch - Rohrbach
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Bonderalp - Bunderchrinde
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Lohnerfälle - Bonderalp
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Oberberg - Männliflue
From Oberberg at 1,926m, this hard out-and-back route threads through consistently open terrain at the foot of mountain passes, offering a quieter way into the Diemtigtal Nature Park with the Männliflue always drawing the eye ahead.
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Höhenweg Elsigenalp-Adelboden
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Via Alpina: Kandersteg - BE-12002
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Lötschberg-Panoramaweg: Kiental - Kandersteg
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Geopfad Wiriehorn
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Lötschberg-Panoramaweg: Kandersteg - Selde
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Bergweg Kraftort Grimmiwasser
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Diemtigtaler Talwanderweg
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Via Alpina: Griesalp - Kandersteg
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Via Alpina: BE-12002 - Lenk
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Bergweg Kraftort Grimmiwasser
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Erlebnisweg Grimmimutz
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Oeschigässli-Kander-Rundweg
More hiking near Elsigen-Metsch – Frutigen
Other walking bases within 40 km of Elsigen-Metsch – Frutigen, each with its own trail list:
- Ausserschwand, Bern — 28 trails, 3.6 km away
- Adelboden, Bern — 30 trails, 5.4 km away
- Tschentenalp – Adelboden, Bern — 29 trails, 5.5 km away
- Hampy – Adelboden, Bern — 29 trails, 6 km away
- Schermtanne – Stiegelschwand, Bern — 22 trails, 7.5 km away
- Zwischenflüh, Bern — 20 trails, 8.4 km away