by charles_lehmann | Sun 31 Aug 2025 | Jura, Hiking
Bellelay is known as the birthplace of the Tête de Moine cheese. This is why the village has a Tête de Moine museum, where you can buy various local products, including the famous cheese. It is also the starting point of the Via Berna, which crosses the Bernese Jura,...
by charles_lehmann | Mon 25 Aug 2025 | Bernese Alps, Hiking
From the bottom of the valley towards Saanen, it seems that the valley continues in the direction of Zweisimmen. This can be seen in the morphology of the terrain. However, from a hydrological point of view, it is a different valley. From Saanen flows the Saane and...
by charles_lehmann | Sun 24 Aug 2025 | Bernese Alps, Hiking
The Iffigsee is a mountain lake located at the end of the Upper Simmental, which you pass when you go to the Wildhorn hut. Like many mountain lakes, the Iffigsee attracts a fair number of people, even though the distance and elevation calm the ardor. It is also near...
by charles_lehmann | Sat 23 Aug 2025 | Bernese Alps, Hiking
The bottom of the upper Simme valley has the characteristic of many mountain valleys: a flat bottom. This flat bottom is the result of the valley having been filled over time with alluvial deposits. It is only when you reach the bottom of the cirque closing off the...
by charles_lehmann | Sun 17 Aug 2025 | Jura, Hiking
Il y a fort longtemps, nous avions effectué la traversée entre la Chaux-de-Fonds et les Ponts-de-Martel en passant par le Communal et le Grand Sommartel. Là, nous avions à disposition un peu de temps, suffisamment pour nous rendre à la Sagne, mais pas suffisamment...
