Wilderness Trail Kandersteg

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©  (c) www.jungfraualetsch.ch
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  • Difficulty
  • Duration 1:30 h
  • Distance 4,8 km
  • 168 hm
  • 168 hm

Have you ever thought about what wilderness means? Why is it important?

You can discover and experience a lot on the Wilderness Trail. Go from post to post, learn new things about the wilderness and solve the riddles.

We wish you lots of fun and success!

There are some rules in nature. Thank you for...

- stay on the path
- do not pull out any plants
- smelling and photographing is allowed
- take your rubbish back with you
- keep your dog on a lead
- do not make any "wild" fires outside the fireplaces

Target groups
- Children between 6 - 12 years
- families
- Pupils of the primary school

Approach

By car via Frutigen or by car train from Goppenstein to Kandersteg.

Public transport

Arrival at Kandersteg train station

South of the Lötschberg, north of the Kander Valley. For this point between Brig (38 min.) and Bern (61 min.), an hourly train service is in operation – this is an ideal meeting point for many tours.

Parking

Parkings Kandersteg

The destination has been decided, and so has the parking space - on this map, drivers can quickly and easily find the right parking option in the Oberland municipality. Well then: engine off, hiking boots on!

Directions

Kandersteg railway station via Höh, behind the station.

Equipment

The smartphone must have an internet connection

The GPS location function must be activated

The mobile phone is used intensively, a full battery or a power bank is an advantage.

Tips

One image, one clip, one comment – excursions to the Bernese Oberland also leave footprints on our social media channels. Active lovers of the great outdoors are sharing more and more alpine impressions on Instagram and Facebook.