- 3:00 h
- 5.61 km
- 380 m
- 380 m
- 1,325 m
- 1,657 m
- 332 m
- Start: Gasthaus Gsässweid (Springenboden), Horboden
- Destination: Gasthaus Gsässweid (Springenboden), Horboden
The starting point of the five-kilometer snowshoe route is the Gsässweid parking lot (Springenboden) on the sunny terrace high up in the Diemtigtal Nature Park. The path is marked - but you make the track yourself with your snowshoes. The ascent to Ottenschwand and Neuenstift is rewarded with an impressive panorama of the rear Diemtigtal and Simmental. From the highest point, the descent leads you over snow-covered alpine meadows past solitary alpine huts and distinctive mountain maples. Do you also discover a huge snow sculpture there?
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Directions
Follow the marked route from Gasthaus Gsässweid (Springenboden). After the first ascent, an impressive panorama of the rear Diemtigtal and Simmental opens up from Alp Ottenschwand. From the highest point Neuenstift, the descent leads over snow-covered alpine meadows past solitary alpine huts via the Ahorni (location of a fireplace Schwingerweg and Kompotoi toilet) before you return to Springenboden, the starting point. The path is marked with pink directional signs and a snowshoe symbol.
Equipment
Snowshoe rental:
Gasthaus Gsässweid
Gsässweid 9
3755 Horboden
T 033 681 15 32
info@gsaessweid.ch
www.gsaessweid.ch
Directions & Parking facilities
Motorway A6 Bern towards Zweisimmen, 1 km after the Simmenfluss tunnel turn left towards Diemtigtal. Follow the Diemtigtal road uphill for 8 km to Horboden. Turn left here and follow the signs "Springenboden" (6 km).
Between the Springenboden restaurant and Gasthaus Gsässweid there is a large marked parking lot.
A dial-a-bus service operates between the "Horboden, Chirel" post bus stop and Springenboden during the winter season (from mid-December to mid-March). The bus runs on weekends and public holidays. The journey must be booked in advance at schneetourenbus.ch. The bus runs with a minimum of two passengers. Between Christmas and New Year, the on-demand bus runs daily if at least two people have made a reservation. Timetable and reservations
Additional information
Diemtigtal Nature Park
Bahnhofstrasse 20
3753 Oey
T 033 552 26 00
info@diemtigtal.ch
www.diemtigtal.ch
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Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author
If you hike the snowshoe trail in the opposite direction, you do not have the beautiful panorama behind you, but always in your walking direction.
Safety guidelines
The hiking time depends on the amount of snow and the condition of the route as well as your fitness. On site you will find moderately steep terrain with occasionally steeper sections on ascent and descent. A certain surefootedness is required for the route.
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