Bolitgen is easy to get to using both public transport and by car. From Bolitgen it is a 10min drive up the side of the valley
on a paved road.
Boltigen to the Hut and Back:
The Hut is ~7km and a few hundred feet from Boltigen. We will provide a Taxi service up and down the hill.
Just let us know when your arriving in Town and planning on leaving.
By Car
From Bern
: 67 km, about 1 hour
- On the A6 south (direction Thun / Spiez / Interlaken ), about 40 km
- In Wimmis the motorway ends, continue on Route 11/9 direction Zweisimmen, about 20 km
- In Bolitgen ( first exit ), turn left and follow this road ( about 250m )
- Drive over wooden bridge.
- Turn right after the wooden bridge on the left Chalberweid. The road now zigzags through the woods up the mountain.
- After about 5 km you will reach a fork in the road. Go straight take (the right side ). Follow this road for 1.5 km, then comes on the right side of the Alp.
From Zurich
: 186 km, about 2.5 hours
- Highway A1 towards Bern, about 120 km.
- At exit 38 follow the E25 twards Lausanne/Bern/Biel/Oensingen. The A1 and A6 run together for a while.
- The A6 southbound follow (as same as here Directions from Bern )
From Geneva
: 184 km, about 2.5 hours
- Follow the A1 direction East ( Bern / Lausanne ), about 52 km
- At the motorway junction with the A9 (exit 19) keep right and follow the signs for A9/Simplon/Gd-St-Bernard/Fribourg/Vevey/Montreux/Lausanne-Nord.
- Follow A9 for about 47 km.
- Take exit 17- Aigle direction Les Mousse - Route 11.
- Continue on Route 11 towards Saanen/Bolitgen/Zweisimmen. Here there is the possibility obenrum about " Chateau d'Oeux ", or
untenrum about " Les Diables ", " Gsteig " and "Bolitgen" to drive. The route of Chateau d'Oeux is slightly faster.
- In Bolitgen turn right onto Br&UUml;ggematt (last turn) and follow this road ( about 250m )
- Drive over wooden bridge.
- Turn right after the wooden bridge on the left Chalberweid. The road now zigzagging in the woods up the mountain.
- After about 5 km you will reach a fork in the road. Go straight take (the right side ). This road zigzags for about 7km up the side of the mountain until you reach the Hutt.
We will make sure the way from Bolitgen is well signposted.
By train
From Bern (1.15 hours)
A train runs once per hour (alsways at 39) from Bern to Bolitgen, RE in the direction of Zweisimmen.
From Zurich (2.15 hours)
Take the train from Zurich to Bern (once an hour always around 32). The RE to Bolitgen will leave 11 minutes after you arrive in Bern.
Geneva (3 hours)
Take the IC train from Geneva to Bern (once an hour always around 45). The RE to Bolitgen will leave 13 minutes after you arrive in Bern.
At Boltigen Train Station
From the train station in Bolitgen you can pick up our shuttle service. Hikers can also hike up the 7 km to the hut, which takes around 2 hours.
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