Kandersteg to Allmenalp

0.00 km – At the T-junction in the centre of Kandersteg (near Hotel Victoria) with the white church behind you continue STRAIGHT ON to cross the river and walk towards the train station, passing the Co-Op on your left-hand side.

0.20 km – Continue STRAIGHT ON to cross the pedestrian crossing outside the train station, then TURN LEFT to follow the brown signpost to Allmenalp (don’t go under the railway).  Follow this quiet road for 500 m with the railway on your right. 

0.70 km – At the T-junction TURN RIGHT to pass beneath the railway following the signpost for Allmenalp, then BEAR LEFT to stay on the road following it between some houses. 

0.95 km – At the junction continue STRAIGHT ON following the signpost for Allmenalp-First. 

1.30 km – After crossing a bridge ignore the wooden signpost for Allmenalp Bahn [unless you’re having an easier day and taking the cable car up instead of down] and continue STRAIGHT ON to the gravel track.  Follow this track, keeping the river on your left-hand side for ~700 m. 

2.00 km – With the International Scout Centre buildings on your right continue STRAIGHT ON following the signpost for Gastere.

2.10 km – Before the road crosses the river TURN RIGHT onto the track, which soon becomes a grassy path, following the signpost for Adelboden – the river is still on your left. 

2.30 km – On the narrow grassy path continue STRAIGHT ON through the small wooden gate to pass on the left-hand side of a wooden farm building with yellow Wanderweg markers on it. 

In 200 m continue STRAIGHT ON again to pass through a small metal gate. 

2.60 km – At the signpost at the top of a small rise BEAR RIGHT to follow the path as it ascends slightly towards the trees.  Follow the arrow for Bundeschrinde. 

2.70 km – At the edge of the trees continue STRAIGHT ON and pass through the wooden gate to ascend following the red and white painted markers. 

2.90 km – Continue STRAIGHT ON to ascend as you pass through a small metal turnstile (mind your feet on the lower metal bar here!).  Take care in this field as there may be cows – alpine cows are generally quite docile but can become aggressive if spooked, or if you get too close to mothers with calves, or bulls.   

3.10 km – Pass through another metal turnstile and emerge onto the road.  Cross with care to the other side and continue on the path signposted Wanderweg by passing through another cow field.  After leaving the field by a small gate continue ascending STRAIGHT ON through the forest on a rocky path. 

3.40 km – At a T-junction with the road TURN LEFT onto the road and continue along it following the Wanderweg signposts. 

3.80 km – At the middle of the first hairpin bend leave the road to continue STRAIGHT ON to a gravelly ascending path.  Follow the signpost for Bundeschrinde. 

4.00 km – At the edge of the road BEAR LEFT to continue ascending on the path following the Wanderweg signposts.  Take care of the steep drop into the gorge below on your left. 

4.30 km – Pass through a gate then at the signpost TURN RIGHT onto the road.  Then in 50 m TURN LEFT to ascend on the road to a small restaurant ahead.  This meadow is called Usser Uschene. 

4.80 km – At the bend on the road with the restaurant on your right TURN RIGHT onto the wide gravel track to follow the signpost (Aeusser Ueschinen, 1598 m) for Allmenalp. 

5.20 km – At the Rert Lohner signpost continue STRAIGHT ON to stay on the track. The ascent eases gradually to a traverse and the gaps in the trees allow you to see the surrounding mountains and the turquoise colour of Oeschinensee lake on the opposite side of the Kander valley. 

6.30 km – At abend in the track continue STRAIGHT ON to follow the Wanderweg signpost – keep the fence on your right-hand side. 

6.40 km – At the Ryharts (1746 m) signpost on the side of a wooden farm building continue STRAIGHT ON to stay on the wide track. 

7.10 km – With the chalet on the promontory out on your right TURN LEFT to follow the track as it descends through a rock outcrop.  Take care on this short section as the rock type underfoot here makes it especially slippery in the wet. 

7.50 km – With the wooden farm buildings on the right of the track BEAR LEFT to continue following the Wanderweg signposts on the track. 

7.80 km – As the track splits BEAR RIGHT and follow the Bergstation signpost to descend.  Take care where the stream crosses the path – if in place you can use the narrow metal or large wooden bridges to cross more easily. 

8.00 km – At the T-junction in the track TURN RIGHT to descend to the cable car station following the signpost to Undere Allme.  Soon the track splits and you can follow either the high narrow path to the cable car station, or the lower wide gravel track. 

8.40 km – On arriving at the cable car station at Undere Allme you can now relax and take in the view!  There’s a restaurant, and a great viewpoint with benches ahead.  Make sure to check the time of last cable car down to Kandersteg. Once back in the valley after descending on the cable car follow the route you took earlier today which passes the cable car station to take you back to the train station in Kandersteg.