The well-known holiday resort of Adelboden has maintained its typical village feeling. With a variety of gondolas, cable cars and other mountain transportation the picturesque village at the foot of Wildstrubel Mountain is one of the most exciting holiday destinations in the Bernese Oberland, covering a wide variety of interests. In the village, the path turns off and leads down to the Allebach River. Here you have a clear view of the Engstligen Falls and Wildstrubel Mountain behind. Leaving the paved road you then take the gravel trail along the Allebach. A few minutes later the Via Alpina branches off again to the south and follows the Glisbach creek.

A narrow path takes you up to Adelboden Geils via Ribestalde and Adelboden Bergläger. From there a paved trail meanders through a beautiful moor landscape up to Hahnenmoos Pass. In winter the highest point of this section is the hub of the Adelboden-Lenk ski area. In the south you see the Wildstrubel and surrounding mountains and the La Plaine Morte glacier. Near the glacier, seven springs gushing out of the rocks and creating white foam are the source of the Simme River. They are known as the “Sieben Brünnen” (Seven Springs).

Form the top of the pass you overlook a wide panorama and the view across the beautiful Simmental Valley opens up. On a gravel path and through the meadows the trail passes countless cosy chalets on the way down to the Lenk train station. The beginnings of tourism in Lenk go back to its sulphur springs. These are said to be beneficial for rheumatism and respiratory illnesses. To this day, the guests of the thermal baths are enjoying the positive effects of the water.