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Espace Mittelland

Frutigen-Niedersimmental

Kandersteg

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

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Switzerland

Espace Mittelland

Frutigen-Niedersimmental

Kandersteg

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

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

04:40

15.6km

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: August 6, 2026

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Start point

Bus stop

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355 m

Chluse Gorge

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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 …

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1.14 km

Confluence of the Schwarzbach and the Kander

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

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2.46 km

View of the Geltenbach Falls

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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.

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3.30 km

Gastereweide Trail

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

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4.44 km

Gasteretal Valley

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Pure nature off-season

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7.81 km

Suspension Bridge Over the Kander

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The small detour over the bridge is worth it.

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13.4 km

Gasterntal Trail

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Through the cool forest in the lower Gasteretal

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15.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.73 km

6.10 km

1.51 km

252 m

Surfaces

11.2 km

3.54 km

550 m

111 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,540 m)

Lowest point (1,210 m)

Weather

Monday 17 August

11°C

4°C

37 %

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Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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Comments

August 6, 2021,Through Gasterntal 💜

super easy hike with a few steeper bits that you could bypass via gravel road.
absolutely stunning nature 😻

August 19, 2023,BE/ ab Selden bis Kandersteg Bhf. 👍🥾☀️Wanderung durch das Gasterntal,

A cozy beautiful hike through the Gasterntal, there was today, in beautiful, hot weather. ☀️
After a beautiful half-hour bus ride from Kandersteg
through the Gasterntal to the furthest bus stop
Selden, I start my hike through the wild Gasterntal, surrounded by high steep rock faces, back to Kandersteg. The path follows the Kander river across beautiful Gastern pastures with …

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September 18, 2021,18.09.2021 Paar Italiener 🥾🥾 im Gasterntal ("Gaschteretal")🇨🇭

Today I would like to take you to the wild and romantic valley of the Kander. The name of this river goes back to the ancient Roman word "kando", which means "white, bright, clear". With a length of almost 43 km, the Kander is the second largest left tributary of the Aare and flows through the Gastern Valley in its …

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October 19, 2025,Kandersteg – Selden (Gasterntal) 🏞️💦

A striking hike through the wild and romantic Gasterntal, one of the most beautiful and pristine valleys in Switzerland 🇨🇭🌲. The trail starts in the village of Kandersteg (1,174 m), from where the path initially leads steeply through the imposing Kluse – a narrow gorge through which the Kander River roars its way 💦💪. The climb is short but impressive …

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

Chluse Gorge

Gastern Valley Entrance

Confluence of the Schwarzbach and the Kander

View of the Geltenbach Falls

Gastereweide Trail

Gasteretal Valley

Suspension Bridge Over the Kander

Gasterntal Trail

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