The Bernese alps is a wonderful hiking destination with a great panorama of the surrounding glacier landscape.
Living in or having visited Switzerland might have given you the opportunity to listen to our swiss-german music. A very famous song that was released in 1985 titled “Alperose” by Polo Hofer still a classic today. The song is about a night of love after a mountain tour on the Blüemlisalp hut. And that is exactly where our journey will take us today – the well-known: Blüemlisalphütte
Gondelbahn Kandersteg – Oeschinensee – Blüemlisalphütte
Your journey begins at the mountain station of the Kandersteg-Oeschinen gondola lift. Once you have reached the Oeschinen station with the gondola, you follow the signed path towards the Oeschinensee. The Oeschinensee is a Unesco World Heritage site and considered to be one of the most beautiful mountain lakes in the Alps
From this point onwards you take the path towards the Sennhütte restaurant. A mountain path will lead you over a distinctive strip north of the Oeschinensee up to the Alp Underbärgli. Here it is worth it to turn around and have a look at the magnificent view.
Now comes a trickier part. Your path will lead you to a rocky ledge east of the Oberbärgli, towards the Schafläger and under a southern slope. You will first come across a ledge and later over a large scree slope (a slope of loose rock debris). From this point on you should be able to see the Blüemlisalphütte.
IN SHORT:
- Location: Adelboden, Switzerland
- Position: 2840 m above sea-level
- Difficulty level: medium/hard
- Sleeps: 117 people in total
- Food: cold dishes (dried meat, cheese platter) and warm dishes (swiss specialties – spätzli, rösti)
- Good to know: no free accessible drinking water at the hut, you can purchase bottled water
The magnificent view which you can enjoy from the Blüemlisalphütte will make you want to book an overnight stay. It is simply an unforgettable experience. If the hike and the spectacular view left you wanting more, it is good to know that the hut is also the starting point for high altitude tours. You will also find a well-equipped climbing garden just below the hut.
Fact O’Clock:
- The famous swiss song “Alperose” by Polo Hofer, sung in Bernese german, is about a night of love after a mountain tour on the Blüemlisalp hut
- The Oeschinensee is a Unesco World heritage sight
- In total this hike will take you about 4 hours
Find more inspiration here for your next trip 🙂
