by charles_lehmann | Sat 6 Jul 2024 | Prealps, Hiking
The Gantrisch is both a region and a mountain. The mountain is located along the first ridge of the Prealps running north from the Niedersimmental. It is not the highest top in this range, as the Stockhorn and the Ochse are higher, but the special morphology of the...
by charles_lehmann | Thu 28 Sep 2023 | Prealps, Hiking
The Gantrisch is both a region and a peak. The interesting fact is that one would expect the peak of the Gantrisch to be the highest point of the small mountain range in which it lies. In fact, the highest point of this range is the Ochse (Ox), which is about ten...
by charles_lehmann | Sun 3 Sep 2023 | Prealps, Hiking
Pourquoi est-ce que je parle du « sommet du Gantrisch » ? La raison est que le toponyme Gantrisch désigne non seulement une région (celle se situant en avant des Préalpes à cheval sur les cantons de Fribourg et de Berne), mais également un sommet de cette région....
by charles_lehmann | Sun 13 Aug 2023 | Prealps, Hiking
The Gantrisch panoramic trail is a route along the long and wooded ridge at the front of the homonymous range. Officially, it starts from Gurnigelbad and ends in Zollhaus, in the Singine. It is this long ridge that prevents you from seeing the mountains of the Bernese...
by charles_lehmann | Thu 10 Aug 2023 | Prealps, Hiking
Lorsqu’avec mes parents nous nous rendions à Engelberg, nous suivions souvent la route traversant l’Emmental et l’Entlebuch. Ce faisant, nous avions l’occasion, lorsque le besoin s’en faisait sentir, de pouvoir nous arrêter dans un des restaurants que nous trouvions...
by charles_lehmann | Sat 15 Jul 2023 | Prealps, Hiking
The Stockhorn is a very surprising peak in the Gantrisch region. From the Jura and the plateau, it looks like a vertical rocky tooth. Its profile looks like a sharp spire. One wonders how it is possible to get to the top. However, despite appearances, it is easy to...
