To the Lueg viewpoint (Heiligenlandhubel)

Heimiswil is a farm settlement municipality, the core of which is the so-called Dörfli with the church built in 1703. The parsonage built in the same year is also worth seeing. The renowned Löwen inn, which can refer to an ancient tavern right, and the Löwenstock, dated 1767, dominate the entrance to the village. The panelled former court room, the so-called Vogtsstube, is located in this building. From the church, you go over the hill spur to the hamlet of Blatte and through a hollow path carved out of sandstone over the wooded ridge of the Gütsch to the Gärstler farm. In the immediate vicinity stands probably the largest and also oldest yew in Switzerland; its age is estimated to be around 1000 years. At a height of about 15 m, it even has a much broader crown. It is considered a rare witness of a tree species that was once quite widespread and adorns the coat of arms of Heimiswil. Past the Heimismatt farm, you continue to gain altitude and turn towards the saddle, where you briefly use the road. Immediately, the path turns right again and climbs several switchbacks through the forest up to the inn on the Lueg. Even from here, the view over the forested hill waves of the Emmental is remarkable. The short but rather steep ascent to the Lueg monument on the Heiligenlandhubel is always worth it. For centuries, the village of Affoltern had to maintain a watch up here. In 1921, the Bernese cavalrymen erected a monument in memory of their comrades who died during the border service from 1914 to 1918. From here, you enjoy an incomparable view, which is precisely recorded in a now unfortunately out-of-print panorama by Pastor Henzi (1865–1934). It depicts 300 peaks from 15 cantons. The Alpine pointer set up at the monument also shows around 100 peak names. Return the same way to the Lueg inn and along the forest edge over the scenic ridge and past the Rotebaum schoolhouse (to Britternneumatt 15 minutes) to Zitistuegg (to Vorder Rinderbach 25 minutes, via Almisberg to Rüegsbach 1 hour, via Junkholz to Heimiswil 1 hour 10 minutes). At the nearby Zitistu farm (formerly High Germanized: Zeitlistal), according to tradition, a constantly hurried clergyman preached. He allegedly always concluded his edifying thoughts with the words, "It's time in the valley!" Through a wooded hollow, it goes down to the Schindlenberg farmstead and back to Heimiswil.