Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Login or Signup

Get the App

Login or Signup

Login or Signup

Hiking trails & Routes

Espace Mittelland

Frutigen-Niedersimmental

View of the Geltenbach Falls – Gastereweide Trail loop from Kandersteg, Kasernement Bären

Hiking trails & Routes

Espace Mittelland

Frutigen-Niedersimmental

View of the Geltenbach Falls – Gastereweide Trail loop from Kandersteg, Kasernement Bären

Moderate

4.9

(108)

597

hikers

View of the Geltenbach Falls – Gastereweide Trail loop from Kandersteg, Kasernement Bären

04:38

15.5km

440m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 15, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

1

355 m

Chluse Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

The Chlus is the narrow ravine through which one can walk from Kandersteg into the Gastern valley. A few years ago, the trail led directly along the roaring water, but …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

2

1.14 km

Gastern Valley Entrance

Highlight • Gorge

3

1.20 km

Confluence of the Schwarzbach and the Kander

Highlight • River

Confluence of the clear Schwarzbach and the milky, still young Kander, which plunges down the valley here.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

4

2.38 km

View of the Geltenbach Falls

Highlight • Viewpoint

First good view of the Geltenbach Falls. These spring directly from a cave system and were for a long time one of the last unexplored areas in Switzerland.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

5

3.22 km

Gastereweide Trail

Highlight • Trail

For the first time out of the forest and a unique view over the pasture of the lower Gasteretal.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

6

4.35 km

Gasteretal Valley

Highlight • Gorge

Pure nature off-season

Translated by Google •

Tip by

7

7.73 km

Suspension Bridge Over the Kander

Highlight • Bridge

Cool suspension bridge for hiking and biking.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

8

13.3 km

Gasterntal Trail

Highlight • Trail

Through the cool forest in the lower Gasteretal

Translated by Google •

Tip by

B

15.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.04 km

5.70 km

1.51 km

252 m

Surfaces

11.1 km

3.54 km

520 m

111 m

< 100 m

Sign up to see more specific route details

Sign up for free

Elevation

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (1,540 m)

Lowest point (1,210 m)

Sign up to see more specific route details

Sign up for free

Weather

Powered by Foreca

Sunday 31 May

9°C

2°C

-- %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: -- km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Print

Share

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Nearby routes

4.8

1,670

Schynige Platte Panorama Trail

02:02h

5.63km

150m

4.9

852

Loop of Lac de Tseuzier

01:30h

5.14km

130m

4.8

663

Sigriswiler Rothorn Panorama Trail

05:32h

11.9km

960m

4.7

641

Majingsee lake hike – Leukerbad

02:01h

6.12km

260m

4.8

443

W1 Meienberg - circular hike Seebergsee - Meienberg

02:18h

7.07km

230m

4.5

368

To Oeschinensee

02:07h

6.31km

510m

4.9

657

Bisse du Ro and Lac de Tseuzier — challenging loop from Crans-Montana

08:25h

24.4km

900m

4.3

508

Harder Kulm Circular Trail – Interlaken

01:04h

2.75km

120m

4.7

419

Aeschi bei Spiez - Interlaken circular bench trail

02:15h

7.49km

240m

4.8

580

To the Sibe Brünne

01:56h

5.57km

300m

4.8

585

Gryden high-altitude loop

02:32h

7.49km

180m

4.7

535

Wiriehorn Geological Trail

04:58h

11.9km

870m