Experiences in Lenk i.S. (Lenk im Simmental)

As part of the lynx research program of the western Alps, two lynxes were caught below the Betelberg cableway and tagged with transmitters in 1997.

Experiencing Alpine Culture not only means sleeping on an Alp, but also working on an Alp or farm. Visitors help with making hay, mucking stalls, milking cows, or cheese-making, and takes away a feeling for life as a mountain farmer.

From Wimmis to the Lenk. The cows of the Simmental Valley are world-famous. Mountain farming brought early riches to the valley. Simmental's farm houses bear witness to this wealth.

The Marmot Trail on Betelberg Mountain leads from the Leiterli top station to the Stoss midway station (3 km, approx. 1.5 hours.)

Seven springs feed the Simme, a 55km-long river in the Bernese Oberland that flows into Lake Thun at Wimmis. The waterfalls that cascade over rocks several metres high are also well worth a visit.

Wallbach Gorge is a cool tip for a hot day. The wide stream bed at the end of the falls and the outdoor grill are both enjoyable places to spend time.