Elsigenalp - Adelboden Altitude Trail

Park your car in Frutigen and travel by public transportation to Elsigbach at the valley station. After your hike with Adelboden as your destination, take the AFA bus line from Adelboden back to Frutigen.

→ Parking list Frutigen

→ Bus Timetable Frutigen-Elsigbach

You will find free parking spaces at the valley station in Elsigbach.

Shortly after starting at Elsigenalp, you'll pass by Brandsee and soon enjoy the best Alpine panorama. Your view stretches over the entire Engstligental with magnificent views of Adelboden and the surrounding mountains. You'll hike across lush alpine meadows via Alp Metsch, Bunderalp to Adelboden, and from the Berghaus Bunderalp, you'll merge into the well-known Via Alpina route to Adelboden.

The hike is undertaken at your own risk: Tourism Adelboden-Lenk-Kandersteg assumes no liability for the use of local routes.

No heavy-duty boots needed here: This hike is well-marked with yellow or red-white markings and secured. Feeling hungry? Guests are well taken care of at the Berghaus Elsigenalp or the Berghaus Bonderalp.

This high-altitude trail can ideally be integrated as a day stage into a two-day tour. The Elsigenalp "alternative" to the Via Alpina from Kandersteg to Adelboden. However, this route by no means needs to hide behind the big name. The route from Kandersteg up to the Golitschenpass is challenging and partly steep, but the panorama into the Kandertal compensates for every drop of sweat. The route slows down, and if you're looking for a path away from tourist crowds, this is the right one. (→ Via Alpina - Stage 14)

From the Golitschenpass, you'll subsequently enjoy a magnificent view of the Kander and Engstligental, and Elsigenalp invites you to linger, where you can also enjoy a fine dinner and comfortably spend the night at the Berghaus Elsigenalp. The next day, you'll embark on the high-altitude trail from Elsigenalp to Adelboden.