Zweisimmen in the Simmental is located at 947 m above sea level. M., at the foot of his local mountain Rinderberg and between the confluence of the Great and Little Simme.
The Rinderberg was the most famous ski mountain in the Bernese Oberland 120 years ago. After construction The gondola lift in 1957 was the longest in the Alps until the 1970s.
Today the train will be not only in winter and the Rinderberg is not only used as a ski mountain.
In summer they bring Gondolas take hikers and families to the “Spitz” (mountain station) to the starting point for the High-altitude hike towards Horneggli or to Olga’s Kuhstall, the new indoor and Facade playground at the mountain station.
In autumn, when the pastures have been grazed and the cows are in the valley, the mountain can be used in many different ways can be explored.
Since October 2020 also with a mountain run.
The Rinderberg mountain run takes the runner initially flat from the start to the idyllic confluence the Simmen, then back to the village and on hiking trails and autumnal alpine pastures up to the
Adler “Top of Rinderberg” 2078 m above sea level M. The fantastic view of the Bernese, Vaud and Freiburger-Alpen rewards the finisher for all his efforts! The final climb has that Stuff to give you mountain running flow!
