Hikes near Lenk – Betelberg
Lenk – Betelberg (1108 m) sits in Bern, Switzerland. MR. ALPS lists 24 waymarked hiking trails starting from or crossing the area, 166 km of marked route in total. They run from 2.2 km to 58 km, the longest being Tour du Wildhorn. 24 of them record their elevation gain, between 47 m and 5110 m.
The trail network at a glance
- Waymarked trails
- 24
- Total marked distance
- 166 km
- Shortest route
- 2.2 km
- Longest route
- 58 km
- Elevation gain
- 47–5110 m (on 24 trails)
- Difficulty recorded
- on 7 trails
- Route maps available
- on 24 trails
Walking times are estimates calculated from distance and elevation gain using Naismith's rule, and exclude stops.
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Siebenbrunnen-Weg
The route climbs through forest past the Simmenfälle, where masses of water cascade over rocks and envelop the surroundings in mist — close enough on the Barbara bridge to feel the spray on your skin. Deep gorges open along the way as the path winds up toward the Oberlaubhorn, with views over Lenk village and the surrounding mountain world.
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Ritzdole-Iffigen Läger
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Via Alpina Stage 73: Lenk - Lauenen
From Lenk to Lauenen
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Via Alpina
From Lenk to Gstaad
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Via Alpina
The trail climbs nearly 1000 metres from Lenk im Simmental up to the Betelberg, a summit area that conceals one of Switzerland's most unusual geological features: the Gryden, a crater-like, bizarre rock landscape that fascinates and astonishes.
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Schwand - Laubbärgli
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Stoss - Betelberg / Leiterli
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Gibel - Gütsch
The trail climbs through alpine pastures to the Stübleni limestone formation, where gypsum bedrock slowly dissolved by rainwater has collapsed into a field of sunken craters — dolinen — that give the Gryden its eerie, moonscape character. At the high point, clear days open a sweeping panorama stretching from the Simmental across the Saanenland to the Fribourg peaks.
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Seitengraben - Obere Lochberg
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Gryden - Leiterli
The Gryden high-altitude circular trail on the Betelberg draws hikers into a striking crater landscape, with an alpine flower path (Alpenblumenweg) threading through the terrain. A stop at the Alpbeizli Steistoos mountain hut punctuates the route.
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Lenk (Ritzdole) - Lenk (Sibe Brünne - Rezlibergli)
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Tour du Wildhorn
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Stalde - Ammertenhütte
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Iffigenalp-Stierenläger
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Eggweid Mittelstation - Oeschseite
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Via Alpina: Lenk - Gstaad
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Via Alpina: BE-12002 - Lenk
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Höhenrundweg Gryden
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Iffigsee-Rundweg
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Horneggli-Panoramaweg
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Bergweg Kraftort Grimmiwasser
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Höhi-Wispile-Lauenensee-Weg
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Höhi-Wispile-Lauenensee-Weg
From Station Höhi Wispile to Lauenen
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Erlebnisweg Grimmimutz
More hiking near Lenk – Betelberg
Other walking bases within 40 km of Lenk – Betelberg, each with its own trail list:
- Lenk, Bern — 22 trails, 0.6 km away
- St. Stephan, Bern — 20 trails, 6.5 km away
- Schermtanne – Stiegelschwand, Bern — 22 trails, 8 km away
- Gstaad - Wasserngrat, Bern — 23 trails, 8.7 km away
- Lauenen, Bern — 23 trails, 9.3 km away
- Tschentenalp – Adelboden, Bern — 29 trails, 10.2 km away