Round the Brienzer Rothorn: Brünig – Glaubenbielen – Schallenberg
Axalp → Axalp · Bernese Oberland · Central Switzerland
- Distance
- 165 km
- Passes
- 3
- Fuel
- 6
- Best months
- Jun–Sep
Route line is approximate. Plan with a navigation app before you ride.
Why it is a next step
A next-step tour rather than a first one. The Brünig is a wide main road but has a 13% pitch and heavy traffic. The Glaubenbielen is narrow with up to 12%, and the Schallenberg is full of motorcycles on fine weekends. The return along Lake Thun and Lake Brienz is easy riding.
Passes on the route
| Pass | Summit | Status | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brünigpass | 1,008 m | Open | Moderate |
| Glaubenbielenpass (Panoramastrasse) | 1,611 m | Closed | Demanding |
| Schallenberg Winter closure unconfirmed | 1,167 m | Open | Moderate |
Along the way: views, food, fuel
Viewpoints, places to eat, fuel and places to stay along the route, by km from Axalp. Sample data
- View 2
- Food & drink 5
- Fuel 3
- Stay 1
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11.2 km
Demo-Tankstelle 17 Demo Fuel station
- Season
- –
- Opening hours
- Mo-Su 06:00-22:00
- Source
- Demo entry (placeholder for OSM)
-
14.5 km
Gasthaus Brünig Kulm Hotel / guest house Inn at the top of the Brünig Pass (Brünigstrasse 617). The source gives no opening hours.
- Season
- –
-
16.2 km
Demo-Aussicht 23 Demo Viewpoint
- Season
- open access
- Opening hours
- unknown
- Source
- Demo entry (placeholder for OSM)
-
18.3 km
Demo-Einkehr 36 Demo Restaurant
- Season
- –
- Opening hours
- unknown
- Source
- Demo entry (placeholder for OSM)
-
32.7 km
Demo-Tankstelle 16 Demo Fuel station
- Season
- –
- Opening hours
- 24/7
- Source
- Demo entry (placeholder for OSM)
-
40.8 km
Alpbeiz Glaubenbielen Mountain inn / hut · 1,579 m Alpine restaurant on the Giswil–Sörenberg panorama road, reached by an 800 m side road from the large car park 800 m below the summit. Daily from late May to 1 November.
- Season
- late May–1 November
-
66.5 km
Demo-Tankstelle 19 Demo Fuel station
- Season
- –
- Opening hours
- Mo-Su 06:00-22:00
- Source
- Demo entry (placeholder for OSM)
-
67.7 km
Demo-Einkehr 68 Demo Restaurant
- Season
- –
- Opening hours
- unknown
- Source
- Demo entry (placeholder for OSM)
-
69.2 km
Demo-Einkehr 41 Demo Restaurant
- Season
- –
- Opening hours
- unknown
- Source
- Demo entry (placeholder for OSM)
-
72.2 km
Demo-Aussicht 26 Demo Viewpoint
- Season
- open access
- Opening hours
- unknown
- Source
- Demo entry (placeholder for OSM)
-
78.5 km
Restaurant Gabelspitz Restaurant Restaurant by the summit, across the road from the Gabelspitz stone (Schallenberg 150e, Eggiwil). Wed–Sat 08:30–23:30, Sun until 21:30.
- Season
- –
Check the season and opening hours with the business before you ride; no guarantee. Permanently closed places are hidden. Opening hours as in OpenStreetMap – check with the business.
Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Entries «Demo-…» are invented placeholders for the preview, not real places. The monthly OpenStreetMap update replaces them with real entries.