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title: "Berner-Oberländer-Weg: Merligen - Thun (Variant B)"
url: "https://www.interlaken.swiss/en/experiences/tour/berner-oberlaender-weg-merligen-thun-variant-b"
description: "Today's stage will lead us over a distance of 13.6 km with a walking time of around 4.0 hours from Merligen to Thun. We can expect a medium stage. We start the hike at the Grönbach and leave Merligen heading northwest. Shortly afterwards, we reach the highest point of the stage at 650 m above sea level. We follow the signposted paths and reach Gunten after about 4.5 km. The path continues along Lake Thun and after about 8.0 km, we arrive in Oberhofen. Via Hilterfingen and Hünibach, we reach the Aare and then Thun. Today's path takes us over asphalt and natural trails. We pass the following sights today: Merligen church, Oberhofen Castle, Hilterfingen church, Thun Castle. It is possible to take the original route Merligen - Amsoldingen via Spiez."
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Berner-Oberländer-Weg: Merligen - Thun (Variant B)
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- 13.61 km long
- Difficulty: medium
- Condition: easy
- Great panorama
- Pilgrim Trail

Oberhofen Castle

Gunten

Merligen

Hünegg Park Castle

Thun and Aare locks

Oberhofen Castle

Oberhofen Castle

Oberhofen Castle

- 4:03 h
- 13.61 km
- 329 m
- 337 m
- 558 m
- 650 m
- 92 m
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- Start: Merligen, Hauptstrasse-Grönbachbrücke
- Destination: Thun

The section Merligen - Thun is part of the Berner-Oberländer-Weg, which will take us from Brünig to Amsoldingen and can be used as an alternative to the original route Merligen - Amsoldingen. We are on the Swiss pilgrimage routes.

Today's stage will lead us over a distance of 13.6 km with a walking time of around 4.0 hours from Merligen to Thun. We can expect a medium stage. We start the hike at the Grönbach and leave Merligen heading northwest. Shortly afterwards, we reach the highest point of the stage at 650 m above sea level. We follow the signposted paths and reach Gunten after about 4.5 km. The path continues along Lake Thun and after about 8.0 km, we arrive in Oberhofen. Via Hilterfingen and Hünibach, we reach the Aare and then Thun. Today's path takes us over asphalt and natural trails.

We pass the following sights today: Merligen church, Oberhofen Castle, Hilterfingen church, Thun Castle.

It is possible to take the original route Merligen - Amsoldingen via Spiez.

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Trail (29%)

Street (70%)

Unknown (1%)

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Merligen - Usserdorf - Bärenegg - Stampach - Gunten - Herzogenacher - Oertli - Längenschachen - Oberhofen - Hilterfingen - Thun - Scherzlingen - Dürrenast - Gwatt - Brüggmatt - Zwieselberg - Amsoldingen

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