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Via ferrata Gantrisch: off to canton of Bern

written by Aggie 2019-06-22
Via ferrata Gantrisch: off to canton of Bern

Looking through our via ferrata book and checking which via ferratas are open, we decided to change the canton for a day. Canton of Bern. Decision made. Car, backpack, a bit more than an hour later we found ourselves on a parking lot next to Gantrisch nature park.

men hiking in Gantrisch

How to get there

You want to leave your car up a bit from a bus stop ‘Wasserscheide’ (around 1605 m) , where you can start your hike. Approach walk is easy, stunning and there’s a little ‘chalet’ Gantrischbeizli (1689 m) where you can stop for a coffee, beer or have some cold meat or cheese plate (very very nice people!). From then you just follow the signs up to via ferrata.

  • cars parked next to Gantrisch nature park
  • gantrisch nature park
  • men hiking in the mountains
  • men hiking in the mountains
  • via ferrata Gantrisch

Via ferrata Gantrisch

Difficulty: K4, 340 m long. Yes, it’s up and up and there’t not many places to take a break before the summit of Gantrisch. Maybe you can make 2 stops to drink some water etc. This via ferrata is very well equipped. Some ladders on the way just for a bit of change. Quite a few overhangs that make your chicken wings work a bit harder. Totally doable and well, the view…
Once you finish the via ferrata there’s about a few minute walk up to the summit, where you can enjoy Gantrisch nature park at its best (if there’s no fog…).

  • men smiling on via ferrata
  • via ferrata Gantrisch
  • via ferrata Gantrisch
  • via ferrata Gantrisch
  • via ferrata Gantrisch
  • girl climbing on via ferrata Gantrisch
  • girl climbing on via ferrata Gantrisch
  • girl climbing on via ferrata Gantrisch
  • via ferrata Gantrisch
  • via ferrata Gantrisch
  • girl climbing on via ferrata Gantrisch
    and the ladder
  • girl climbing on via ferrata Gantrisch
  • girl climbing on via ferrata Gantrisch
  • mountain view
    Stunning
  • Men looking at the mountains
    It was a bit covered when we got to the summit…
  • mountain landscape

Way down…

Hike down takes you to Leiterenpass (1905 m) through rocky trail. If you want to find your way back to the parking space after descending the via ferrata you need to take a trail on the left hand side, which is a more direct way down (maybe more steep as well). At the beginning it is secured with some cables and then it gets a bit easier. From Leiterenpass it is an easy way down…

  • mountain view
  • mountain view
  • via ferrata Gantrisch
  • men hiking down in the mountains
  • men hiking in the mountains
  • men sticking a sticker
  • via ferrata Gantrisch
    Yes, we’ve done it.
  • blue flower
  • hiking map of via ferrata Gantrisch
    Hike up
  • hiking map of via ferrata Gantrisch
    Hike down

Practical information:

Starting point: Parking space up a bit from ‘Wasserscheide’ (circa 1605 m)

Target: summit of Gantrisch (2176 m)

Hike lenght: Around 6 km both ways. It took us around 40 minutes to get to the start of via ferrata, 1 hour for a via ferrata. Hike down 1 hour 20 minutes really easy tempo.

Difficulty:  Hike up is not demanding. Going down was a bit more demanding for me. Via ferrata is marked as difficult (K4)

Tips: Stop at Gantrischbeizli for a drink. If your chicken wings are not very strong better think of ‘off belay’ material to take with you.

Text: Agnieszka Wajs

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