--- title: "Contrasting Spiez circular hiking trail" url: "https://www.brienzersee.ch/en/experiences/tour/contrasting-spiez-circular-hiking-trail" description: "The circular hike around Spiez can be started or ended at various points thanks to good transport connections. An ideal starting point is the boat landing below the castle. Those arriving by train instead of by boat reach the bay from the station in about a fifteen-minute walk or by bus. Passing the outdoor swimming pool, you reach the beach path, an idyllic lakeside path that runs directly along Lake Thun to Faulensee. From there, you ascend on small paved roads. After passing under the railway line and motorway, you reach the Seeholzwald forest, which you cross while continuing to ascend on gravel paths. At the forest edge, the impressive pyramid of the Niesen suddenly comes into view. The farming village of Hondrich, home to a training center for mountain agriculture and home economics, exudes a distinctly alpine charm. With a beautiful view into the Niedersimmental valley, you descend over meadows and through woods to Spiezwiler, pass through the village on sidewalks and neighborhood streets, and hike above the retention pond to Lattigen, where the route turns eastward. After crossing the Spiezmoos district, you reach the wooded Spiezberg and continue past the extensive vineyard down to Spiez Castle and back to the starting point at the boat landing in Spiez Bay. A brochure is available for the Spiez circular hiking trail, which can be obtained from the tourism office at the station or downloaded from the website spiez.ch. It offers detailed information about various sights along the route that are protected as natural or cultural monuments." language: "en" type: "SportsActivityLocation" image: "https://img.oastatic.com/img2/64598605/max/variant.jpg" breadcrumb: "Root > www.brienzersee.ch > Experiences > Tour" --- GPX Share Contrasting Spiez circular hiking trail ======================================= - 14.58 km long - Round trip - Difficulty: medium - Condition: easy - Hiking Trail Spiez Bay and Spiez Castle Niesen Spiez Castle - 4:00 h - 14.58 km - 410 m - 410 m - 558 m - 789 m - 231 m - - Start: Spiez/boat station - Destination: Spiez/boat station **Spiez features impressive contrasts. The second largest municipality of the Bernese Oberland boasts magical lakeside promenades, stately farms, and the highest vineyard north of the Alps. An interesting circular hiking trail connects these contrasts. Several sections are on hard surfaces (almost half of the route in total).** The circular hike around Spiez can be started or ended at various points thanks to good transport connections. An ideal starting point is the boat landing below the castle. Those arriving by train instead of by boat reach the bay from the station in about a fifteen-minute walk or by bus. Passing the outdoor swimming pool, you reach the beach path, an idyllic lakeside path that runs directly along Lake Thun to Faulensee. From there, you ascend on small paved roads. After passing under the railway line and motorway, you reach the Seeholzwald forest, which you cross while continuing to ascend on gravel paths. At the forest edge, the impressive pyramid of the Niesen suddenly comes into view. The farming village of Hondrich, home to a training center for mountain agriculture and home economics, exudes a distinctly alpine charm. With a beautiful view into the Niedersimmental valley, you descend over meadows and through woods to Spiezwiler, pass through the village on sidewalks and neighborhood streets, and hike above the retention pond to Lattigen, where the route turns eastward. After crossing the Spiezmoos district, you reach the wooded Spiezberg and continue past the extensive vineyard down to Spiez Castle and back to the starting point at the boat landing in Spiez Bay. A brochure is available for the Spiez circular hiking trail, which can be obtained from the tourism office at the station or downloaded from the website spiez.ch. It offers detailed information about various sights along the route that are protected as natural or cultural monuments. Read more Berner Wanderwege Good to know ------------ Pavements Street (14%) Asphalt (45%) Path (14%) Trail (24%) Gravel (2%) Best to visit suitable Depends on weather - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Directions Spiez/Bay - Faulensee - Hondrich - Spiezwiler - Lattigen - Spiezmoos - Spiezberg - Spiez/Bay Read more Equipment We recommend the following equipment: lightweight trekking shoes, light backpack, sun protection, rain jacket, small first aid kit, light picnic, sufficient fluids, mobile phone. Read more Directions & Parking facilities **Public transportation**Arrival and return: by train to Spiez and by STI bus to Spiez Bay Read more Additional information Bernese hiking trails, T 031 340 01 01, , Read more Literature Hiking book short hikes 2 of the Bernese hiking trails Read more License (master data) Safety guidelines This route runs exclusively on marked paths of the hiking trail category Read more Map  Swisstopo hiking map 253T Gantrisch 1:50,000 Read more Nearby ------ View on map - Event - Congress, Course - Gastronomy - Congress, Course - Place of interest - sailing - guides - boat / pedalo hire - Tours 2.33 km - Hiking Trail 14.98 km - Hiking Trail 16.54 km - Hiking Trail **outdooractive** Contact 3700 Spiez Download GPX file - -