- 3:00 h
- 9.50 km
- 169 m
- 169 m
- 779 m
- 912 m
- 133 m
- Start: Frutigen
- Destination: Frutigen
The bridge sways, the deep view is breathtaking, and you walk with cautious steps. But the fear is unfounded: the Hostalde suspension bridge is solidly built. It is suspended on two spiral cables with a diameter of 32 millimeters, the cables and their anchors on both valley sides guarantee a load capacity of 30 tons. Wire mesh and handrails allow safe crossing.
Once we got used to the sailor’s walkway, we were already on the other side of the valley. Here are the "Hängebrügg-Beizli" and the WÄfler family home. Previously, only a wooden footbridge led over the Engstlige mountain stream. The dilapidated bridge, part of their children’s school route, was no longer safe enough for Karin and Martin WÄfler at some point. The idea of a suspension bridge came about, and it was opened in autumn 2006.
Since then, many hikers have crossed the 153-meter-long bridge and enjoyed the airy feeling 38 meters above the valley floor. The suspension bridge is no longer just a school route but also opens up a beautiful hiking area. The circular hike on the sculpture trail through the Engstlige floodplain is popular.
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Directions & Parking facilities
By train to Frutigen.
There is a bus stop near the suspension bridge (line Frutigen–Adelboden), so the hike can also be shortened.
Additional information
Frutigen Tourism, Tel. +41 (0) 33 671 14 21, www.frutigen-tourismus.ch
Adelboden Tourism, Tel. +41 (0) 33 673 80 80, www.adelboden.ch
Hängebrügg-Beizli, WÄfler family, Tel. +41 (0) 33 671 15 83.
Literature
Jochen Ihle / Toni Kaiser: The 55 most beautiful hikes in the Bernese Oberland. ISBN 978-3-03865-073-7, Rothus Medien, Solothurn, www.wandershop-schweiz.ch
Jochen Ihle / Toni Kaiser: The 101 most beautiful hikes in Switzerland. ISBN 978-3-03865-041-6, Rothus Medien, Solothurn, www.wandershop-schweiz.ch
Jochen Ihle / Toni Kaiser: The 77 most beautiful hikes by the water. ISBN 978-3-03865-057-7, Rothus Medien, Solothurn, www.wandershop-schweiz.ch
Jochen Ihle / Toni Kaiser: The 99 most beautiful circular hikes in Switzerland. ISBN 978-3-03865-059-1, Rothus Medien, Solothurn, www.wandershop-schweiz.ch
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Map
Map scale 1:50,000, sheets 253T Gantrisch, 263T Wildstrubel.
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