Sunrise hike Bunderspitz

From Bern via Thun - Spiez - Frutigen to Adelboden.

By train to Frutigen, by bus to Adelboden, Post.

Paid parking is available in the Adelboden parking garage or in Ahorni.

Adelboden - Oey - Bunderle - Bonderalp - Bunderspitz - return

Hiking is always at your own risk: Tourism Adelboden-Lenk-Kandersteg rejects any liability when using local trails. A good physical fitness and reliable assessment of the current weather and terrain conditions are indispensable for these routes.

T2 – Mountain hiking

Path/Terrain

Path with continuous trail. Terrain partly steep, risk of falling not excluded. If marked according to SWW standards: white-red-white.

Requirements

Some surefootedness. Trekking shoes are recommended. Basic orientation skills.

(Source: SAC hiking scale)

As an alternative, this route can also be wonderfully split into two daily stages.

The Bonderalp can be reached on the previous day either on foot from the Margeli public transport stop in about two and a half hours (more info) or alternatively via an around seven-kilometer high-altitude hike from the Elsigenalp cable car mountain station (more info). After the sunrise, you can either leisurely descend to Adelboden in about three hours or choose the longer variant via Bunderchrinde and tackle the impressive ten-kilometer section to Kandersteg.

The Bonderalp also offers several options for accommodation and catering

• Restaurant Bonderstübli: Inniger family, +41 79 631 29 65 (reservation required)
• Berghaus Bonderalp: dormitory in alpine hut (simple dinner possible on request)
• Ferienalp Adelboden: B&B Alpine Hut, Tiny House and Rest Area (overnight stay with self-catering)

"Safe hiking and mountaineering – 10 recommendations" (Swiss Alpine Club SAC)

SAC technical scale

SLF snow map

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