Ausserschwand

Hikes nearby — Ausserschwand (20)

20+ curated hiking trails around Ausserschwand, sourced from OpenStreetMap and enriched with distance, elevation gain and difficulty.

• Via Alpina

  27.5 km · +2048 m

• Via Alpina

  13.8 km · +1019 m

  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.

• Cholerenschlucht Rundweg

  2.6 km · +253 m

• Flueweid - Schwandfeldspitze

  5.4 km · +779 m

• Bonderalp - Elsigensee

  6.4 km · +251 m

  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.

• Rinderwald - Otterealp

  3.6 km · +701 m

• Lohnerfälle - Bonderalp

  4 km · +220 m

• Furggi - Schwandfeldspitze

  4.2 km · +373 m

• Schärmtanne - Uelisgraben

  3.2 km · +152 m

• Schärmtanne - Tschentenalp

  3.7 km · +44 m

  From the gondola station at Tschentenalp — Adelboden's "Berg der Aussichten" at 1950 m — the trail descends through dense forest to the Schärmtanne, with panoramic views opening across the valley's mountain backdrop along the way.

• Adelboden - Unter dem Birg

  9.7 km · +164 m

  This car-free path follows a mountain stream from the quiet village of Adelboden through Oey and Raufmatte to the foot of the Engstligenalp, where foaming waters carve their dramatic way down into the valley. The return journey is made by bus.

• Hohliebe - Unter dem Birg

  4 km · +700 m

  The route climbs steeply from Unter dem Birg (1399 m) through pastures and forests to the high point at Laueli (1660 m), a beautiful ridge walk above Adelboden. From there the path descends through the Hohliebe, passing several ravines before dropping toward the valley.

• Höchst - Elsigenalp

  5.2 km · +472 m

• Bonderalp - Bunderchrinde

  5.9 km · +796 m

• Elsigenalp - Elsigsee

  4.4 km · +284 m

• Gempelen - Rinderwald

  6.1 km · +463 m

• Elsigbach - Elsigenalp

  7.2 km · +912 m

• Lohnerhütte SAC

  10.1 km · +1026 m

  The route climbs from Bonderalp through the Leiternweg, a chain-secured ascent demanding sure-footedness and a head for heights, with sensational views over the village of Adelboden and its five valleys. Beyond the chains, the terrain opens into a partly rocky, exposed landscape — the famous Zürchertritt, named after the hut's first guard — leading to the Lohnerhütte SAC.

• Oberberg - Männliflue

  3.2 km · +717 m

  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.

• Höhenweg Elsigenalp-Adelboden

  +391 m · mittel

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Mountain biking near Ausserschwand

• Alpine Bike - Etappe 14 31.1 km
• MTB Freeride Kandersteg 5.2 km
• Weryhorny 2.5 km · Descent
• MTB Freeride Kandersteg Variante 0.9 km
• MTB Freeridetrail Blue · Bikes only

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