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Mountain Hike Mountain Hike  · Frutigen

Elsighorn

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  • Elsighorn
    Elsighorn
    Photo: Tourismus Adelboden-Lenk-Kandersteg, Tourism Adelboden-Lenk-Kandersteg

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    This classic leads you in an hour and a half along safe paths to 2342 m above sea level. After the ascent, hikers are rewarded with a panoramic view that stretches from the Bernese Alps over Lake Thun to the Jura.
    moderate
    Distance 6.6 km
    3:10 h
    546 m
    546 m
    2,332 m
    1,792 m
    Difficulty
    moderate
    Overall difficulty
    moderate

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Highest point
    2,332 m
    Lowest point
    1,792 m
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    Track types

    Asphalt 52.41%Forested/wild trail 2.36%Path 45.21%
    Asphalt
    3.5 km
    Forested/wild trail
    157 m
    Path
    3 km
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    Safety information

    • Stay on the marked route
    • Use at your own risk

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    Directions

    Leave the A6 / A8 motorway at the Spiez exit towards "Kandersteg / car shuttle train". Continue to Reichenbach and Frutigen. In Frutigen, leave the bypass at the "Frutigen Süd" exit towards Adelboden up to Achseten. Follow the sign "Elsigbach" in Achseten and turn left immediately after the second bridge towards Elsigbach.

    Parking

    Parking is available at the valley station of the Elsigenalp cable car. The parking fee is CHF 5.–. Additional free parking spaces are available at the Höchst mountain inn on Metsch.

    Coordinates

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    2'614'103E 1'152'362N
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    46.522412, 7.622433
    DMS
    46°31'20.7"N 7°37'20.8"E
    UTM
    32T 394340 5153015
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    Author’s map recommendations

    Route number 124 on the summer hiking map Adelboden - Frutigen. The map is available at the Adelboden Tourist Center or the Frutigen Tourist Center.

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    • Hiking poles
    • First aid kit
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    Difficulty
    moderate
    Overall difficulty
    moderate

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Distance
    6.6 km
    Duration
    3:10 h
    Ascent
    546 m
    Descent
    546 m
    Highest point
    2,332 m
    Lowest point
    1,792 m
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