This is what you will enjoy when you go on the hiking trip from Oberwil to Erlenbach in Simmental valley. The hiking trail leads past magnificent farmhouses that are artistic masterpieces of carpentry.
Begin of tour: Oberwil in Simmental Valley
Access starting point: Take the train from Spiez/Zweisimmen to Oberwil
Point of arrival: Erlenbach in Simmental
Access point of arrival: Erlenbach - Spiez/Zweisimmen by train
Hiking time: 03:30 h
Physical fitness: easy
Difficulty: easy
Season: March - October
Gastronomy: Restaurants in Oberwil, Weissenburg, Ringoldingen, Erlenbach
Overnight: Hotels in Oberwil, Ringoldingen, Erlenbach
Literature: Maps of Switzerland 1:25 000, page 1226 Boltigen, hiking map (Bernese hiking trails) 1:60 000 Saanenland � Simmental � Kandertal
Alpine Culture Trail: architectural highlights in Simmental
Erlenbach i. S.
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There are regions, where everything is just perfect: the landscape, the villages, the individual houses, the gardens.
The Alpine Culture Trail - crisscrossing Switzerland
From Lake Geneva to Val Müstair valley, through the Alps. Encounter old and new culture, from Ursteinen at Falera and the language border at Pays d'Enhaut to Alpvogt in Justistal valley, and from Treichelschmied on Lake Thun, from Worldmusic in Bleniotal valley to Photographic Art at the Gotthard Pass. It's about nature as well as architecture, mule tracks as well as new and modern bridges.
This route is part of the culture trail of the Alps, described in Kulturweg Alpen, zu Fuss vom Lac Léman ins Val Müstair. Limmat Verlag, Naturfreunde Schweiz (Culture Trail Alps, at the Foot of Lac Léman, to Val Müstair Valley, Limmat Press, Naturfreunde Switzerland). This book is informative and useful, whether you are hiking large distances in one go or in stages.
Other attraction: Beautiful Oberland farmhouses, between 200 and 250 years old, described in the special brochure Simmentaler Hausweg (Simmental trail of houses), available from Zweisimmen Tourismus.
From Lake Geneva to Val Müstair valley, through the Alps. Encounter old and new culture, from Ursteinen at Falera and the language border at Pays d'Enhaut to Alpvogt in Justistal valley, and from Treichelschmied on Lake Thun, from Worldmusic in Bleniotal valley to Photographic Art at the Gotthard Pass. It's about nature as well as architecture, mule tracks as well as new and modern bridges.
This route is part of the culture trail of the Alps, described in Kulturweg Alpen, zu Fuss vom Lac Léman ins Val Müstair. Limmat Verlag, Naturfreunde Schweiz (Culture Trail Alps, at the Foot of Lac Léman, to Val Müstair Valley, Limmat Press, Naturfreunde Switzerland). This book is informative and useful, whether you are hiking large distances in one go or in stages.
Other attraction: Beautiful Oberland farmhouses, between 200 and 250 years old, described in the special brochure Simmentaler Hausweg (Simmental trail of houses), available from Zweisimmen Tourismus.
