From Brünig to the fairy-tale garden Brääch

The easy hike from Brünig Pass to Brienzwiler passes by a small, enchanted paradise: Brääch is an idyllic little meadow area in the middle of the forest.

From Brünig Pass, follow the pass road to Hotel Kulm. Here, the national long-distance hiking trail No. 4, the Via Jacobi, branches off uphill and runs above the road toward the forest. Soon, you suddenly enter a completely different world. In the middle of the forest stretches a wide hollow covered with lush, dense grass. Dry stone walls and stone heaps divide the meadows, provide habitat for countless small animals, and offer a charming view. Brääch, this idyllic spot, is one of the most beautiful cultural landscapes in the eastern Bernese Oberland. For this reason, the approximately five-hectare forest clearing was awarded the Cultural Landscape Prize of the Oberland-East region for the first time in 2005. In the middle of this fairy-tale garden, a stone table with a bench invites you to rest. After a few dozen meters of ascent, you reach the highest point of the hike in the Uochwald. On a pleasant zigzag path, you descend through the forest to Brienzwiler.