--- title: "Lake Brienz Lakeside Path Experience" url: "https://www.interlaken.swiss/en/experiences/tour/lake-brienz-lakeside-path-experience" description: "Niederried, the starting point of the hike, is easily accessible by Zentralbahn from Interlaken Ost. In summer, travel by ship is highly recommended. This way, the following hiking route can be experienced from a completely different perspective. From Niederried, the hike is continuously signposted towards Interlaken. The first part up to Ringgenberg/Säge was only added to the official hiking trail network in 2018. Past the cozy lakeside bath, shortly after the last buildings, you reach the wonderful Brätliplatz Entenstein. After a forest section, the lakeside path gently ascends, crosses the railway, and ends shortly before Ringgenberg at the main road. Follow it for 300 meters to Ringgenberg/Säge. The center of this small district is formed by a large playground framed by the arches of the distinctive railway viaduct. The viaduct is passed underneath, and the hike continues over the hidden Bühliweg path and through a beautiful forest section. Then follows a short descent down to the lake. Afterwards, a varied lakeside path section with nice places to linger leads to the Ringgenberg ship station. Just above sit the church and the ruins of Ringgenberg castle. Both buildings should definitely be visited, and you should climb the walls of the restored castle ruins. From the tower-like masonry, there is an excellent view of the enchantingly blue-green shimmering Lake Brienz. The hike then follows the path signposted as Katzenpfad to Goldswil/Katzenpfad. Here, you reach the lower end of Lake Brienz, with the Aare outflow and the railway bridge. Over the iron bridge and along the south side of the Aare, the Interlaken Ost station is reached within a few minutes. A slightly more varied route leads along the north side of the Aare to the valley station of the Harderbahn. From there, across the Aare and via the English Garden, you also reach Interlaken Ost station within a few minutes." language: "en" type: "SportsActivityLocation" image: "https://img.oastatic.com/img2/51419331/max/variant.jpg" breadcrumb: "Root > www.interlaken.swiss/en/ > Experiences > Tour" --- GPX Share Lake Brienz Lakeside Path Experience ==================================== - 7.25 km long - Difficulty: easy - Condition: very easy - Hiking Trail - 2:00 h - 7.25 km - 97 m - 98 m - 564 m - 620 m - 56 m - - Start: Niederried, train station - Destination: Interlaken Ost, train station **Wonderful lakeside hike between Niederried and Interlaken on the right shore of Lake Brienz. This hike offers much variety: beautiful lakeside path sections, quiet rest areas directly by the lake, as well as the very well restored Ringgenberg castle ruins. Outside the settlement area, hard surfaces are rare.** Niederried, the starting point of the hike, is easily accessible by Zentralbahn from Interlaken Ost. In summer, travel by ship is highly recommended. This way, the following hiking route can be experienced from a completely different perspective. From Niederried, the hike is continuously signposted towards Interlaken. The first part up to Ringgenberg/Säge was only added to the official hiking trail network in 2018. Past the cozy lakeside bath, shortly after the last buildings, you reach the wonderful Brätliplatz Entenstein. After a forest section, the lakeside path gently ascends, crosses the railway, and ends shortly before Ringgenberg at the main road. Follow it for 300 meters to Ringgenberg/Säge. The center of this small district is formed by a large playground framed by the arches of the distinctive railway viaduct. The viaduct is passed underneath, and the hike continues over the hidden Bühliweg path and through a beautiful forest section. Then follows a short descent down to the lake. Afterwards, a varied lakeside path section with nice places to linger leads to the Ringgenberg ship station. Just above sit the church and the ruins of Ringgenberg castle. Both buildings should definitely be visited, and you should climb the walls of the restored castle ruins. From the tower-like masonry, there is an excellent view of the enchantingly blue-green shimmering Lake Brienz. The hike then follows the path signposted as Katzenpfad to Goldswil/Katzenpfad. Here, you reach the lower end of Lake Brienz, with the Aare outflow and the railway bridge. Over the iron bridge and along the south side of the Aare, the Interlaken Ost station is reached within a few minutes. A slightly more varied route leads along the north side of the Aare to the valley station of the Harderbahn. From there, across the Aare and via the English Garden, you also reach Interlaken Ost station within a few minutes. Read more Berner Wanderwege Good to know ------------ Pavements Asphalt (23%) Path (2%) Trail (41%) Street (33%) Best to visit suitable Depends on weather - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Directions Niederried - Säge - Ringgenberg - Goldswil (lake) - Harderbahn - Interlaken Ost Read more Equipment We recommend the following equipment: light trekking shoes, light backpack, sun protection, rain jacket, pocket first aid kit, light picnic, sufficient fluids, mobile phone. Read more Directions & Parking facilities **Public transportation** Outbound: By train or by ship via Interlaken Ost to Niederried Return: By train from Interlaken Ost Read more Additional information Bernese Hiking Trails Association, Bern, Tel.: 031 340 01 01, Email: info@beww.ch, Homepage: www.bernerwanderwege.ch Read more Literature Hiking book Short hikes 2 by Bernese Hiking Trails Read more License (master data) Safety guidelines This route runs exclusively on signposted paths in the category hiking trail Read more Map Swisstopo hiking map 254T Interlaken 1:50,000 Read more Nearby ------ View on map - Event - Art - Meetings, Animation - Customs, Market - Place of interest - castles/ruins - churches - scavenger hunt - Tours 12.28 km - Hiking Trail 11.10 km - Hiking Trail 11.11 km - Hiking Trail - Webcams - Media - Media - Media **outdooractive** Download GPX file - - - -