Lenk

July to September is best for hiking and waterfalls. December to March is the ski season, and the glacier gives snow in early and late winter. Spring and November are quiet, and some lifts close.

• Plaine Morte Glacier is a high plateau glacier above the Lenk valley. The easiest cable car access is from the Valais side.
• Simmenfälle are waterfalls where the Simme river starts, a short walk from Lenk.
• Iffigfall is a waterfall in the Iffigen valley.
• Wildstrubel is the peak above the village.
• Schnidejoch is an old high pass towards the Valais, famous for archaeological finds.
• Flueseeli is a small mountain lake.
• Wildstrubelhütte and Wildhornhütte are mountain huts for hikers.
• 7 source beauty & spa is a spa and sauna in the village.

• Soak in the village spa.
• Walk to the Simmenfälle waterfalls.
• Ride the cable car to the glacier plateau.
• Ski, sledge or cross-country ski in winter.
• Hike in the Iffigen valley.

• Adelboden is a ski resort in the next valley.
• Gstaad is a famous resort, about 40 minutes away.
• Zweisimmen is the main station for the Golden Pass line.
• Kandersteg is a mountain village with a lake.
• Thun has a castle on a hill, about 1 hour 15 minutes away.

• Adelboden, Zweisimmen and Gstaad are the nearest resorts in the region.

• By air: Zurich and Geneva are the main airports.
• By train: take the train to Zweisimmen, then change to a regional train to Lenk. Check times on SBB.
• Trains from Bern take about 2 hours.

• The village centre is small and easy to walk.
• Local buses serve the ski lifts and trailheads.
• A cable car and a gondola climb from the village area.

• A car is not needed in the village.
• The road from Zweisimmen is easy.
• Parking at the lifts is paid.

Try cheese fondue, raclette and Bernese dishes, such as rösti. Mountain huts serve cheese from the high pastures. Sulphur spring water is local.

People speak German with a Bernese dialect. English is widely understood.

• Lenk is very safe.
• Mountain weather changes fast.
• Glaciers have crevasses. Do not walk on them without a guide.
• Avalanche risk exists in winter.

Lenk was a farming village in a remote valley for centuries. Its sulphur springs have been used for bathing since the Middle Ages. In the 19th century the first guests came for the spa.

Skiing and the railway helped it grow in the 20th century.

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