Day 12: Lauenen/Lenk

Stats

Distance: 13.2 km

Minimum Elevation: 1075 m

Maximum Elevation: 1944 m

Total climb: 612 m

Total descent: 878 m

Waypoints

Adelboden 1347 m 3.9 km / 1h10 Bergläger 1490 m 2.2 km / 0h50 Geilsbüel 1714 m 2 km / 0h50 Hahnenmoospass 1947 m 2.1 km / 0h30 Büelberg 1653 m 3 km / 1h10 Lenk 1071 m

If continuing...

Lenk 1071 m 2.2 km / 1h00 Wallegg 1333 m 4.2 km / 1h05 Obere Lochberg 1903 m 1.4 km / 1h20 Trütlisbergpass 2033 m 2.7 km / 0h55 Saferet 1583 m 3.4 km / 0h50 Lauenen 1242 m

Route Profile

View route map for ViaAlpina To Elm on plotaroute.com

Where to Stay

Lenk

1. Bed and Breakfast am Bühlberg (https://www.bbambb.ch/) CHF80
2. Hotel Tenne (http://www.tenne-lenk.ch/pages/hotel.htm) CHF 60
3. Hotel Baren http://www.baeren-adelboden.ch/ CHF100
4. Lenk Mountain Lodge (https://www.huettenzauber.ch/en/hotels-accommodation/mountain-lodge) CHF80 ?
5. BnB Lenkstrasse CHF60

For Adelboden see adelboden.ch, and for Lenk see lenk.ch. A few minutes' walk out of the centre of Lenk is the Ökohof Schönegrund, which is recommended for its good value rooms, comfy lounge area and a very friendly welcome. If you wish to stay on the pass itself, see Berghaus Hahnenmoospass.

Lauenen

Notes from others

On August 12th 2015 I went from Adelboden to Kandersteg. Just after the Bunderchrinde Pass, the handrail is gone so is the path at one place. Makes the way down fairly tricky not to say dangerous.

Via alpina red and green trail separates/join in Adelboden

Great option to stay overnight at Berghaus Bonderalp (young & friendly owners)

the international scout center is located before reaching Kandersteg (food + accomodation possible),