The best cycling routes around Saanen

The Rössli has been run as an inn since 1845, wow! During the village fire of Gstaad in 1898, it was fortunately spared from the flames, making it the oldest inn in Gstaad. The charming hotel has 18 rooms and two restaurants. The kitchen skillfully conjures up a blend of modern and traditional cuisine. More info: https://www.gstaad.ch/planen-buchen/buchen/unterkuenfte/detail/posthotel-roessli-7#/

Great starting point for hikes and MTB tours.

A good place to end a tour.

Two idyllic mountain lakes at an elevation of 1,381 meters in the Lauenental valley near Lauenen – nestled among moorland meadows, reed beds, and pine trees. Nature & Conservation: This moor and marsh area has been a nature reserve since the 1970s. It's not a deep mountain lake, but it's an ecologically valuable habitat for waterfowl and dragonflies. 🛤 Adventure Opportunities Starting Point: Lauenen (approx. 1,241 meters) – accessible by post bus from Gstaad or your own vehicle. Route: Directly via forest and moorland paths to the lakeside terrace, followed by a circular route in either direction. Combination options: detour to the Tungelschuss or further to the Geltenhütte. 📋 Distance (circular route): approx. 4 km (small and large lakes) Time required: approx. 50 minutes Minimal elevation gain, Easy difficulty, suitable for strollers. 🌟 Why Lake Lauenen is special: A place of tranquility – "I believe I'll go on more... a Lauenensee" isn't just a song about it, it's true!

Gstaad is located at 1,050 m in the Saanenland region and combines alpine authenticity with stylish charm. Known as an exclusive holiday resort, it is also an ideal starting point for hikes, bike tours, and high-altitude tours in the surrounding area. Highlights: ✅ Access to Geltenhütte, Lauenensee, Wispile, Wildhorn, Sanetschpass, and many more. ✅ Hiking trails & bike routes for all levels – from panoramic paths to alpine challenges. ✅ Charming village center with traditional chalets, boutiques & cafés 🏘️☕ ✅ Perfect base for multi-day tours into the Obersimmental, Wallis, or Freiburgerland. Special Tips: 🔹 Hike or bike to Lauenensee. 🔹 Ascent to the Geltenhütte SAC and continue to Wildhorn. 🔹 Panoramic tour to Wispile – also accessible by cable car. 🔹 Discover cheese and chalet culture 🧀🏡 Recommendation: Summer: Hiking, biking, and nature paradise 🌞 Winter: Cross-country ski trails, ski tours, snowshoeing ❄️ Getting there: By train via Montreux or Zweisimmen, by car via the Simmental.

As we begin our descent from the Col du Pillon on the Bernese side, the mountains on the right rise majestically high and steep above the valley, creating a wonderfully dramatic effect.

nice church on a hill

World premiere on the panoramic route since December 2022 The "GoldenPass Express", which has been in operation since December 2022, is a link between the Vaud Riviera and the Bernese Oberland. It enables a fascinating journey without changing trains between Montreux, Gstaad and Interlaken. In 3 hours and 15 minutes, an entire country passes by in all its diversity. It is no coincidence that the first panoramic carriages in Switzerland circulated on this route forty years ago: the journey from Zweisimmen via Gstaad, the Saanenland, the Vaud Pays d'Enhaut and through the vineyards down to Montreux on Lake Geneva - or vice versa - is one of the most attractive in Switzerland and offers fantastic postcard views. Until now, Zweisimmen was the hub. Anyone travelling from Bern or Interlaken and wanting to take the Montreux-Berner Oberland-Bahn (MOB) train on the famous panoramic route to Lake Geneva had to change at the foot of the Rinderberg. The BLS runs on a standard gauge of 1,435 metres as far as Zweisimmen; the route through the Saanenland and the Vaud Pays d’Enhaut to Montreux with the MOB, on the other hand, is a metre gauge. With the “GoldenPass Express”, an age-old vision becomes reality: the stress of changing trains in Zweisimmen is eliminated – an important relief for individual and group travellers who experience the “GoldenPass route” as the highlight of their tour through Switzerland. In Zweisimmen, travellers remain seated in the comfortable carriages of the second, first or prestige class while a spectacular technical process takes place beneath the train. Thanks to a technology designed by MOB and further developed by Alstom, the car body is raised from 350 to 550 millimeters. And the track width of the bogies is reduced from 1.435 meters to one meter. Other companies have also equipped their trains with variable bogies, such as the Spanish Talgo. However, the bogie of the "GoldenPass Express" is the only one with such a strong reduction or widening of the track. Text / Source: Basler Zeitung / cp.bazonline.ch https://cp.bazonline.ch/de/stories/9446-weltpremiere-auf-der-panoramastrecke