Past the monastery ruins of Rüeggisberg to Schwarzenburg

From the Mühlethurnen train station, follow the Mülibach upstream. The climb through the forested part of the valley is especially idyllic. Passing under the Riggisberg road, the path leads up to the Abegg Foundation, where in addition to world rarities in precious fabrics, art objects from distant continents can also be admired (25 min to Riggisberg). Magnificent views of Lake Thun and the shimmering snowy giants of the Bernese Oberland can be seen from the nearby ridge at point 791. Passing the large farm Ey, the path gently ascends to the hamlet of Hasli in a magnificent scenic location. The old Oberbütschel path leads to the edge of the Taanwald forest. Upon leaving the forest, the view over the green heights of the Gibelegg and Gurnigel regions and to the high Alps delights. Over Mättiwil (35 min to Tromwil–Riggisberg) the imposing village of Rüeggisberg is reached away from the main road (45 min to Helgisried–Wislisau). The magnificent viewpoint as well as the charming village itself invite hikers to linger. A particularly worthwhile visit is the monastery ruins, 3 minutes away, and the church, which is a listed monument. On the sunny side of the Egg, slightly ascending, you reach the scenic forest edge above Hangebach. Once again, the view over the Schwarzenburg region joyfully opens from the Flühberge to the mouth of the Schwarzwasser into the Sense. Soon, however, this unique panoramic view is increasingly limited by the surrounding ridges; then the route steeply descends over Steini and Weid to the Schwarzwasser. On the Rossgraben Bridge, you cross from the Seftigen district into the Schwarzenburg district. This concrete bridge was built in 1932 by the Bernese bridge engineer Robert Maillart (1872–1940). Although the Frenchman Joseph Monier had already patented reinforced concrete as a bridge building material in 1867, the implementation of so-called "light" bridges was only achieved by the Bernese engineer. Passing the Spilmannswald farm, you reach the Elisried plateau, once the site of the Swiss shortwave transmitter that ultimately failed due to local population resistance. Along the edge of the ice age Rhône glacier, the path leads to Schönentannen and over the height of the scenic Galgenzälg, where once the place of execution and gallows of the Schwarzenburg common lordship and until 1798 the watchfire in the old Bern alarm network were located, down into the large village of Schwarzenburg.