Sörenberg–Glaubenbielen–Sörenberg
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Hike /Sörenberg Flühli Tourismus

Sörenberg–Glaubenbielen–Sörenberg

Sörenberg Dorf

Distance
12.8 km
Duration
4:00 h
Ascent
482 m
Descent
484 m
Difficulty
Hard
Fitness
Moderate
Route type
One way
Season
All year

01/ Overview

The route

Alpine pastures, mountain paths and sweeping views characterise this circular hike towards Glaubenbielen. Passing below Hagleren and Rotspitz, it leads to its highest point at Heidberihubel and returns via Schönenboden.

The almost 13-kilometre, roughly four-hour circular hike starts in the village near the Sörenberg (Talst. Rossweid) bus stop. Beyond the last houses, the path climbs through woodland and across alpine pastures. It soon becomes a mountain path and ascends below Hagleren and Rotspitz. Along the way, views repeatedly open up towards Schrattenfluh and the Brienzer Rothorn range.

At Heidberihubel, the route reaches its highest point at just over 1,600 metres. The summit itself lies slightly off the path. Near Glaubenbielenpass, the view extends towards Obwalden before the mountain path turns across open pastures into Schönenboden. The route now descends more gently, alternating between pastureland and woodland, and returns to Sörenberg. Towards the end, it passes Chalet Sörenberg; from there, it is only a few more steps to Sörenberg Dorf and the nearby PostBus stop.

Route data: Sörenberg Flühli Tourismus / UNESCO Biosphäre Entlebuch · CC BY 4.0 · Source

02/ Along the route

What's along the way

Where the route climbs and where it descends. Hover the profile to find the spot on the map.

03/ Conditions

Current conditions

What to know before you set off. Closures and snow are re-checked every day.

  • How we check: Every night we match the route against the official closures and detours from the Federal Roads Office (FEDRO). Any reported closure that touches the route shows up here.

  • How we check: We look up a live public transport connection from your starting point to the stop closest to the trailhead. If it ends further away, the nearest stop may be a cable car or bus that isn't running right now.

  • How we check: Snow depth estimated daily at the lowest and the highest point of the route. Estimates: check the situation on site.

04/ Getting there

Getting there

From your door to the trailhead and home again, by train and bus or by car. Computed live from the timetable.

Or from

Sörenberg Dorf · stop 70 m away

Outbound

Return

05/ Weather

Weather on the way

Forecast for the lowest and the highest point of the route.

Weather

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06/ Trail & landscape

Trail & landscape

Which paths you walk on and the landscape they lead through.

Trail Surface
On official trails
98%
Route length
12.8 km
Hiking trail
36%
Mountain trail
62%
Off official trails
2%
Land Cover
Open land
77%
Forest
12%
Village
7%
Wetland
4%
Water
1%
Forest type
Mixed forest
6%
Conifer forest
6%
Broadleaf forest
3%

Larches count as conifer forest here.

07/ Export

Take the route with you

Load the track onto your GPS device, print a route sheet for the trail or send the route to your hiking group.

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  • Print Route Sheet

    A4 with map, elevation profile, waypoints and emergency numbers.

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