Cross-country skiing

Hindersberg-Loipe
Sigriswil, Grönhütte–Sigriswil, Grönhütte

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Hindersberg-Loipe
Sigriswil, Grönhütte–Sigriswil, Grönhütte
Alongside the Grönbach stream in the secluded Justital valley, past the site of the famous «Chästeilete», or annual cheese sharing. Between steep mountain flanks further into the valley, from where it is plain to see how the Sichelpass (Sichel = sickle or crescent) got its name.
The Justistal, the entrance to which is clearly marked by the distinctive Niederhorn, is a snow-sure winter paradise. Its name comes from Justus, a monk who once spread the gospel in the Lake Thun area together with his fellow monk and companion Beatus.
The route starts at Grön with a gentle descent alongside the Grönbach stream, which flows into Lake Thun in Merligen. The perfectly prepared cross-country skiing trail leads at between 1200 and 1400 m.a.s.l through the unsurpassed landscape of Justistal, nestled between the Sigriswil Rothorn, Niederhorn and Gemmenalphorn and Sichel. This is a trail to fill the heart of any cross-country skier with delight. The route continues past the Spicherberg, which sets the stage every autumn for the legendary ‘Chästeilet’, in which the cheese from a summer’s alp grazing is divided between the farmers according to their cattle’s milk yield.
From here, the impressive, maybe somewhat mystical valley floor of the Justistal opens up with a view of the trail’s end, the Hindersberg alp hut, and, right at the rear of the valley, the Sichel, a crescent-shaped pass crossing to the Zulgtal valley. The return journey of this challenging and remote trail leads by the same route back to the starting point.
The route starts at Grön with a gentle descent alongside the Grönbach stream, which flows into Lake Thun in Merligen. The perfectly prepared cross-country skiing trail leads at between 1200 and 1400 m.a.s.l through the unsurpassed landscape of Justistal, nestled between the Sigriswil Rothorn, Niederhorn and Gemmenalphorn and Sichel. This is a trail to fill the heart of any cross-country skier with delight. The route continues past the Spicherberg, which sets the stage every autumn for the legendary ‘Chästeilet’, in which the cheese from a summer’s alp grazing is divided between the farmers according to their cattle’s milk yield.
From here, the impressive, maybe somewhat mystical valley floor of the Justistal opens up with a view of the trail’s end, the Hindersberg alp hut, and, right at the rear of the valley, the Sichel, a crescent-shaped pass crossing to the Zulgtal valley. The return journey of this challenging and remote trail leads by the same route back to the starting point.
Alongside the Grönbach stream in the secluded Justital valley, past the site of the famous «Chästeilete», or annual cheese sharing. Between steep mountain flanks further into the valley, from where it is plain to see how the Sichelpass (Sichel = sickle or crescent) got its name.
The Justistal, the entrance to which is clearly marked by the distinctive Niederhorn, is a snow-sure winter paradise. Its name comes from Justus, a monk who once spread the gospel in the Lake Thun area together with his fellow monk and companion Beatus.
The route starts at Grön with a gentle descent alongside the Grönbach stream, which flows into Lake Thun in Merligen. The perfectly prepared cross-country skiing trail leads at between 1200 and 1400 m.a.s.l through the unsurpassed landscape of Justistal, nestled between the Sigriswil Rothorn, Niederhorn and Gemmenalphorn and Sichel. This is a trail to fill the heart of any cross-country skier with delight. The route continues past the Spicherberg, which sets the stage every autumn for the legendary ‘Chästeilet’, in which the cheese from a summer’s alp grazing is divided between the farmers according to their cattle’s milk yield.
From here, the impressive, maybe somewhat mystical valley floor of the Justistal opens up with a view of the trail’s end, the Hindersberg alp hut, and, right at the rear of the valley, the Sichel, a crescent-shaped pass crossing to the Zulgtal valley. The return journey of this challenging and remote trail leads by the same route back to the starting point.
The route starts at Grön with a gentle descent alongside the Grönbach stream, which flows into Lake Thun in Merligen. The perfectly prepared cross-country skiing trail leads at between 1200 and 1400 m.a.s.l through the unsurpassed landscape of Justistal, nestled between the Sigriswil Rothorn, Niederhorn and Gemmenalphorn and Sichel. This is a trail to fill the heart of any cross-country skier with delight. The route continues past the Spicherberg, which sets the stage every autumn for the legendary ‘Chästeilet’, in which the cheese from a summer’s alp grazing is divided between the farmers according to their cattle’s milk yield.
From here, the impressive, maybe somewhat mystical valley floor of the Justistal opens up with a view of the trail’s end, the Hindersberg alp hut, and, right at the rear of the valley, the Sichel, a crescent-shaped pass crossing to the Zulgtal valley. The return journey of this challenging and remote trail leads by the same route back to the starting point.
Length | Number of stages
8 km
| 1 Stage
Ascent | Descent
220 m | 220 m
Grade | Fitness level
classic+skating
|
difficult
Season
Winter season
The winter season normally lasts from 15 December to 30 March.
Hints
Ski rental and cross-country ski trail pass
Information on the local trail pass, renting cross-country skiing equipment and changing facilities:
www.ski-schwanden-sigrist.ch
Contact
Loipenverein Schwanden-Sigriswil
Feldenstrasse 1
3655 Sigriswil
Tel. +41 (0)78 687 91 65
erika.haftka@bluewin.ch
www.ski-schwanden-sigriswil.ch
Feldenstrasse 1
3655 Sigriswil
Tel. +41 (0)78 687 91 65
erika.haftka@bluewin.ch
www.ski-schwanden-sigriswil.ch