1st holiday in Switzerland

Hi,

My wife and I will be attending a family wedding in Adelboden at the end of July. We will be staying in Reichenbach im Kandertal and purchasing a Swiss rail pass to travel from Basel Airport and to get around during our stay.

Can anyone help with suggestions for day hikes in the region?

Thank in anticipation.

Hi kbhocks,

That's a wonderful region! Day hikes are listed on myswissalps.com/ kandervalley/activities.

<<"Can anyone help with suggestions for day hikes in the region?">>

How long will you be there, and how good/fit are you as hikers. Do you like to climb 1000 meters every day, or, like me, do you start panting after a few hundred meters?

There is a great well known day long walk from Kandersteg up and over to the Rhone valley.

Strenuous.

Want more details?

There is a lovely relaxing walk in Engstligenalp - very easy, flat with mountains all around. Nice cafes for lunch.

How to get there from Reichenbach.

You take the RegioExpress4263 LÖTSCHBERGER from Reichenbach im Kandertal departing platform 1 towards Brig to Frutigen. Your journey starts at Reichenbach im Kandertal on at 09:19, you arrive at Frutigen is on platform 3 at 09:24.You walk from Frutigen to Frutigen,Bahnhof. For this you should allow 2 minutes. Your journey continues by Bus 230 from Frutigen, Bahnhof towards Adelboden, Post to Adelboden,Oey. Your journey starts at Frutigen, Bahnhof at 09:31, you arrive at Adelboden, Oey is at 09:54. Your journey continues by Bus 232 from Adelboden, Oey towards Adelboden, Unter dem Birg to Adelboden,Unter dem Birg. Your journey starts at Adelboden, Oey at 10:03, you arrive at Adelboden, Unter dem Birg is at 10:18. You walk from Adelboden, Unter dem Birg to Unter dem Birg BEAG. For this you should allow 5 minutes. Your journey continues by Cableway201 from Unter dem Birg BEAG towards Engstligenalp to Engstligenalp. Your journey starts at Unter dem Birg BEAG at 10:30, you arrive at Engstligenalp is at 10:38.Summary The total journey time is: 1:19 This connection is possible on the following days: 6. Jun until 18. Oct 2015 daily The number of changes is: 3

This is hourly. If you have a travel Pass all except cableway is covered and you get 50% discount on cableway. I copied and posted above route from sbb timetable which is probably why formatting is a bit odd!!

I thoroughly recommend this trip - it was one of our favourite outings last year because of the lovely atmosphere and relaxing walk.

Maggie

<<"You take the RegioExpress4263 LÖTSCHBERGER from Reichenbach im Kandertal departing platform">>

Here is another way to take the Lötschberger to a great hike.

Ride it all the way to Hohtenn, in the Rhone Valley.

Get off and walk 6 miles to Ausserberg on the BLS Südrampe Trail, then get back on to a train returning (toward Spiez) and ride back to Reichenbach.

Almost guaranteed to have sunny weather.

Half way along the walk is a beer garden.

The trail is shown as part of Stage 3 on the Walliser Sonnenwg (Route 61) at this link:

www.wanderland.ch/en/h iking-in.html?phrase= Station+Hohtenn+%28VS%29+-+Hohtenn&sname=&si d=103860

Here is more information_

www.bls.ch/d/sommer/au sflug-so-wandern-sued rampe.php

www.myswitzerland.com/ de/wanderklassiker-an-der-loetschberg-suedr ampe.html

and a few attached pictures.

I allow four hours for the three hour walk; more if I linger a long time at the beer garden.

A few more pictures on the BLS Südrampe Trail.

The picture of Hohtenn station shows where the walk starts. It should have been with the earlier message.