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From Kemmeriboden-Bad to Furggengütsch and Hohgant

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  • Auf dem Hohgant mit Blick zu den Berner Alpen.
    Auf dem Hohgant mit Blick zu den Berner Alpen.
    Photo: Toni Kaiser, CC BY-SA, Tourenplaner SCHWEIZ
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Distance 17.5 km
7:00 h
1,302 m
1,302 m
2,197 m
976 m
Despite its rocky cliffs, the top of Hohgant is flat like a soccer field. It is also a fantastic viewpoint mountain, as is its neighbor, the Furggengütsch.

The Hohgant massif is a mountain range that falls very steeply to the north. It lies between the – better said – sources of the Grosse Emme, which flows around the chain from the foot of the Augstmatthorn to the east and north, and the Eriz basin to the west. The massif continues just as prominently northeast – beyond the deeply incised Emme – into the Schrattenfluh and southwest – beyond the Grünenberg Pass – into the Sieben Hengste. Its rocky ravines, about seven kilometers long, culminate in the main peaks Trogenhorn (1973 m), Hohgant West (2063 m), Hohgant (Steinigi Matte, 2163 m), Furggengütsch (2197 m, the highest Hohgant summit), and Brünneligrind (1790 m). Hohgant and Furggengütsch can be climbed well together with appropriate fitness. The demanding route starts and ends at "Kemmeriboden-Bad," where the bus station is also located. On an asphalt path, you first walk along the river to the narrow valley between Hohgant and Schrattenfluh, where the young Emme rushes down in a

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Publisher Tourenplaner SCHWEIZ

The «Tourenplaner Schweiz» is a product of the magazine «Wandermagazin Schweiz». The magazine is published eight times a year. We take our readers to new regions, show the pearls of Switzerland, and tell stories about the land and people. In each issue, you will find hiking tips, reports, photo series, recipes, product information, and the latest news from the hiking world. The current issue is available at kiosks and from the publisher.

Profile picture of Jochen Ihle Author Jochen Ihle 
Jochen Ihle (born 1962) is the editor-in-chief of the hiking magazine SCHWEIZ. He spends his working life in the mountains year-round and is the author of numerous hiking guidebooks.

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