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Schynige Platte circular hike: the facts

About this trail

Hiking at Schynige Platte is a unique experience. The train ride to get there is amazing. The landscape that surrounds Schynige Platte is a strange combination of grit, rock and stones and beautiful green meadows that are known for their many alpine flowers (particularly between June and September).

The suggested panorama trail offers a great view of Lake Brienz and the surrounding mountain chain. A bit further you will pass the Oberberghorn which is a remarkable rock mass. Thanks to a stairway, the Oberberghorn can be climbed in only 20 minutes. The peak is a great viewing point.

Directions and map

How to get to and from Schynige Platte

You will need to travel from Interlaken, Grindelwald or Lauterbrunnen to Wilderswil by train or car. Trains to Schynige Platte depart from Wilderswil. Schynige Platte can not be reached by car.

The hiking route

Follow the “Panoramaweg” signs. The route is indicated on the map below as well.

Circular Schynige Platte hike on a map

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Page author: AnnikaSince early childhood I've been visiting Switzerland during my holidays and I just fell in love with the country. I spent many summers in the Bernese Oberland, which still feels like my second home, and then started to explore other areas. Traveling, hiking and photographing in the Swiss Alps are my absolute favorite activities.