Gantrisch-Gurnigel Route
From Thurnen via Gurnigel Pass to Schwarzenburg
The Gurnigel Route starts out in Thurnen and climbs up to Längenberg. Riggisberg is the starting point for a wide variety of excursions into the Gantrisch Nature Park and the Schwarzenburgerland region.
The high trail along Längenberg to Niedermuhlern and the stunning views are especially memorable. Riggisberg Castle and Abegg Foundation, where woven fabrics from different eras are on exhibit, make the village a cultural highlight. The Gantrisch Nature Park offers many different options to choose from, the forest arena or lovely little Gantrisch Lake, for example. The Gäggersteg walkway provides a very interesting perspective of how the forest is recovering from Lothar, known as the storm of the century.
The postbus takes you through the Gantrisch area up to Gurnigel Pass. The spectacular Gantrisch Panorama Trail connects Gurnigel with Zollhaus. Now, enjoy a postbus ride down into the valley to Plaffeien and Schwarzenburg. Visit the local history museum in Schwarzenburg for more facts and figures about the region.
The Nature & Sport Bus (Route 30.615) complements the existing PostBus Route 30.323 and leads from «Schwarzenburg, Bahnhof» as far as «Gurnigel, Stierenhütte». The Nature & Sport Bus travels on Saturdays and Sundays - as well as on public holidays - during the summer and autumn months. Please note the exact operating hours in Timetable 30.615.
Additional information
Buy ticket
Buy your ticket from the SBB Shop or SBB Mobile app. You can also buy a ticket from the driver, at all ticket terminals, PostBus sales offices and at the counter of your nearest railway station.
Additional ticketing apps and online shops can be found in our overview.
Timetable information
You will find the entire Swiss public transport timetable online here.
Timetable no. 30.323 Riggisberg–Gurnigel–Plaffeien–Schwarzenburg
open all year
Timetable no. 30.615 Nature & Sport Bus
not open all year
Reservations
Reservations required for groups of 10 or more.
Tel. 0848 100 222
Bicycle transport
Bicycle transport fixtures available in/on the vehicle
Special comments:
Reservations are required. Tel.031 808 15 15 (08.00 - 17.00 h)
Wheelchair accessibility
Wheelchair access to the postbus guaranteed
Special comments:
All vehicles are wheelchair-accessible. For information call tel. 0848 100 222
SwitzerlandMobility
Explore the area of the Gurningel Route on foot
- Schwarzwasser-Sense-Schluchtenweg
Stage 1, Schwarzwasserbrücke–Schwarzwassergraben–Steiglen–Wahlern–Schwarzenburg
Stage 2, Schwarzenburg–Harrisstäg–Albligen–Schwarzwasserbrücke - on ViaJacobi
Stage 12 Wattenwil–Schwarzenburg - on the Alpine Panorama Trail
Stage 18 Münsingen–Rüeggisberg
Stage 19 Rüeggisberg–Guggisberg - and on the Gantrisch Panoramaweg Path
or by mountain bike
- on the Panorama Bike Route
Stage 11 Thun–Sangernboden - on the Gantrisch Bike-Panoramaweg
- on the Gantrisch Königsroute
- and on the Gurnigelwald–Gürbe-Route