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Brienz Rothorn
Bernese Oberland
From Brienz 96Sfrs or 48Sfrs with your half fare card.
The Brienz Rothorn nostalgic cog railway line has been chugging its way from the Berner Oberland village of Brienz to the Brienzer Rothorn since 1892. It is the only steam powered cogwheel railway system with three generations of steam locomotives to provide daily steam-train services during the entire summer season.
The steam railway starts at 566 metres above sea level and takes just an hour to meander up to the Rothorn. Your journey will take you through romantic meadows and forest, cuts through high rock faces and finally travels over gently sloping then steep Alpine restaurants on its way to the rugged summit.
The panoramic views from the summit are beautiful and breathtaking. You will have views from the Alps of Central Switzerland with Pilatus, Rigi and Titlis to the Bernese Alps with the likes of the famous Eiger, Mönch and Jungfraujoch. On a clear day you can even see the Chasseral in the Jura Mountains.
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Travel by car: From Interlaken, Brienz is reached by road in 25 minutes on the A8 motorway and from Lucerne in around 1 hour over the Brünig Pass. Plenty of car parking is available close to the Brienz Rothorn railway station which is well signposted. (payable locally)
Travel by train: There is a direct service from Lucerne to Interlaken to Brienz.
Travel by boat: From Interlaken Ost you can take the boat all the way to Brienz. This relaxing journey takes approximately 1 hour is a recommended journey with beautiful views. The Brienz Rothorn Railway station is directly opposite the boat station.
Hiking: There are six hiking trails possible to do and please click here to see a map of the area.
| 1st route |
Brienzer Rothorn station - Arnihaaggen - Schönbüel |
2 hr 15 min | |||
| 2nd route |
Brienzer Rothorn - Brünig Pass |
4 hr 30 min | |||
| 3rd route | Brienzer Rothorn - Planalp |
1 hr 45 min | |||
| Planalp - Brienz |
1 hr 45 min | ||||
| 4th route |
Brienzer Rothorn - Lättgässli - Chrutenpass - Planalp | 2 hrs | |||
| 5th route |
Planalp - Mettli - Brienz | 1 hr 50 min | |||
| 6th route |
Planalp - Schwanden - Freilichtsmuseum Ballenberg |
2 hrs |
Restaurant: At the summit you will find the Rothorn Kulm mountain restaurant and hotel with its grand panorama terrace with breathtaking views over the Berner Oberland. It is a non smoking restaurant and is wheelchair accessible.
The hotel is open from the 4th June to the 16th october and the restaurant remains open until the 23rd October.
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