Gürbetal and Bern region from a bird's eye view

From the Chrindi middle station of the Stockhorn cable car, first descend to Hinterstockensee, then gently ascend to Oberstocken and continue to Oberstockensee. From there the path leads with slight ups and downs over the Bättelwägli to Walalp. Here you are offered a beautiful panoramic view of the Gantrisch area. After a short ascent you reach the Walalp ridge. The viewer has the Aare valley from Thun to Bern at their feet. Almost like an aerial photo, the upper Gürbetal is presented. The descent to Blumenstein takes place on the historically renovated alpine path in the Chrümmelwägen area, completed a few years ago. The path overcomes the considerable altitude difference in wide hairpin bends and is designed to be nowhere excessively steep. Beautiful dry stone walls support the slope and keep the path free from debris. Thus, the descent becomes a pure pleasure, which is additionally enhanced by ever-new low views of the lake landscape of the Thuner Westamt formed by ice age glaciers. The church in Blumenstein, built around 1285, is worth a stop. Particularly worth seeing are the well-preserved stained-glass windows dating from the golden age of Königsfelden stained glass art. From the church, it is about a 20-minute walk to the village center and the bus stop.