Great views in the Buchsi and Wynigen hills

From Herzogenbuchsee station eastwards. A detour to the village center is well worth it (sights: granary, "Kreuz" and church). After just 500 m, head southwards to the nearby Löliwald. The term "Loh" or "Löli," common in place names in Oberaargau, means grove or open forest. The view from the forest edge onto the wide meadows drained by the Önz and Altache rivers is beautiful. The village of Bollodingen lies right in the middle. On the small village square, a monument commemorates the time of Polish internment (World War II). Crossing the Önz at the foot of the Humberg and ascending steeply through the forest on a hollow path partly equipped with steps. At the hilltop, there are gentle ups and downs to the farms of Spych, the former home of the locally attached poet Walter Flückiger. Just above the hamlet, you can see the turreted schoolhouse of Oschwand, behind which is the former studio of Cuno Amiet. Passing the farms of Schnerzebach and Schnerzebachweid, you reach the Wanntalhöchi, the highest point of this hike. Wonderful view over Oschwand to the Jura heights. Caution is advised when descending from Baschiloch into the Mutzgrabe, as the path frequently threatens to slip away on the steep forest slope. However, this secluded forest valley with water bubbling over sandstone slabs is unique. It goes steeply up from the stream on a stairway and then in a wide arc to the stately farming hamlet Rüedisbach. Until Hinter Leggiswil, follow the little road. The view from Riederewald into Wasseramt and over the wooded heights of the Emmental is indescribably beautiful. Then it goes—sometimes on a path cut into the sandstone cliff—quickly down to Wynigen.