The wild romantic Suldtal valley

13.51 km long
Difficulty: medium
Condition: medium
Great panorama
Hiking Trail
  • 4:45 h
  • 13.51 km
  • 690 m
  • 1,010 m
  • 692 m
  • 1,588 m
  • 896 m
  • Start: Aeschiried/Schulhaus
  • Destination: Mülenen
On the ridge, this hike offers panoramic views of Lake Thun and the surrounding mountains. In the valley, along the small Suld stream, it becomes wildly romantic. A detour to the impressive Pochtefall waterfall is worthwhile.

From the starting point in Aeschiried, follow the signs towards Brunni. After just 300 meters, you are on a hiking trail that changes into a white-red-white marked mountain hiking trail at Aeschi-Allmi. This also marks the beginning of the ridge trail, which leads via Greberegg to the Brunnihütte. On the right – in the direction of the hike – you can see the southern Suldtal valley; on the left, you can repeatedly catch views of Lake Thun. Behind you is the Niesen, ahead rises the Morgenberghorn. After crossing the grassy summit of Greberegg, a signposted and direct path branches off right to Suld. Here you leave the ridge and steeply descend through the Hindere Leimere forest to the Suld inn with its beautiful sun terrace – not far from the 81-meter high Pochtefall waterfall, which can be reached in about 15 minutes. Then follows a peaceful, natural, almost flat section along the Suld stream. The yellow-marked path leading downstream runs first to the left of the stream, then to the right. From the Staldeweid junction, the path is marked white-red-white, which means that the narrow trail often has short but somewhat steeper sections both uphill and downhill. At the Suldhaltenstrasse junction, keep left and follow the now yellow-marked hiking path down to the Suld. Along the stream, the path finally continues on a small road to Mülenen station.

Background: The Suld inn has been a summer restaurant since 1914. Electricity came from a water wheel starting in 1925, which still supplies energy for its own use today. The inn is located in the Suldtal nature reserve, which covers almost the entire length of the valley of the same name and is flanked by the peaks of Morgenberghorn, Dreispitz, and Schwalmere.

Berner Wanderwege
Berner Wanderwege

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Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

Aeschiried – Greberegg – Suld – Staldeweid – Mülenen

Equipment

We recommend the following equipment: sturdy hiking boots, medium-sized backpack with hip belt, sun protection, rain gear, hiking poles, first aid kit, picnic, sufficient fluids, mobile phone.

Directions & Parking facilities

Outbound trip: by post bus to Aeschiried/Schulhaus
Return trip: by train from Mülenen

Additional information

Berner Wanderwege, 031 340 01 01, info@beww.ch, bernerwanderwege.ch

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Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

If you want to shorten the return journey by fifteen minutes, you can climb back to Aeschiried via the bridge in Stächgrabe. Extending the hike by an hour via the impressive Pochtefall is also possible – from Greberegg you continue along the ridge to the Brunnihütte (drinks available) and then via Huetmad and Louene to the waterfall, before returning to the Suld inn.

Safety guidelines

This route runs wholly or partly on signed paths of the category mountain hiking trail.

Map

swisstopo hiking map: 254T Interlaken

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