Via ferrata Gantrisch

Sehenswürdigkeiten / Aktivitäten – Challenging in places, with vertical and slightly overhanging sections (categorised as a KS 4 climb). You do need to be quite fit, and certainly sure-footed with a good head for heights. Approach via the Gurnigel water divide, the start is just below the Leitern Pass. Six hours (there and back) from the water divide. You can hire a via ferrata set from the Gurnigel mountain inn.

Restaurant Gurnigel Berghaus

Restaurant / Beherbergung – At this mountain restaurant with its spacious terrace, you just have to stop and enjoy the panoramic view of the mountains and Lake Thun. Cyclists and motor-cyclists, hikers, climbers and touring motorists all enjoy the many culinary delights here. Have a party, organise a music camp, hold a fondue party in a tepee, go for a ride or a snowshoe walk – these are just a few of the things the Gurnigel mountain restaurant has to offer.

Long views into the picturesque Simmental valley

Autumnal walks in Switzerland – Wonderful high-altitude route from Gurnigel over the Leiterenpass up to the Stockhorn

The imposing Gantrisch mountain chain stretches eastwards from the Gurnigel region, ending with the mighty rocky dome of the Stockhorn. Right along this chain runs a mountain path offering magnificent views across the Bernese Alps and Lake Thun and down into the Simmental valley. The tricky section along the north face of the Stockhorn will give you a real kick of adrenalin, but the route is never dangerous. Your reward will be the unique 360 degree view from the 2,190 m high Stockhorn.