As of: 31 October 2026

Wild camping in Kandersteg

Kandersteg bans tents outside its authorised sites across the whole commune, from the village at 1'173 m to the glaciers. A night without a tent falls outside that ban, but about three quarters of the commune is a protected mountain landscape where camping is forbidden outright.

Leon Helg
Leon Helg · Legal situation checked in October 2026
What do these mean?

Illegal A specific rule bans it, usually with a fine, and it can be enforced. Sleep somewhere else.

Not allowed No real place to camp here. A gated site, a developed area, or nowhere sensible to lie down, even if no fine is attached.

It depends You can sleep here, but there's a condition first: ask the landowner, book a spot, stay inside a set zone, or use a bivvy instead of a tent. The report says which.

Tolerated No rule clearly allows or bans it, but a single night is accepted in practice and nobody enforces against it. Normal for high bivouacs above the treeline.

Legal Camping one night is fine here. Either a rule allows it, or we checked every law and found nothing against it. Still: pitch late, leave early, no trace.

What "wild camping" means here: one night. A small tent or a bivvy bag, up towards evening, gone in the morning. Not a base camp, not a camper van. Most Swiss bans are written against camping; whether a single night also falls under them depends on the exact wording, so this article checks that wording. The full difference: wild camping vs bivouacking.

Wild camping in Kandersteg: one commune, several rules

Wild camping in Kandersteg is a question about a whole commune of about 134 km² at the head of the Kandertal: the village at 1'173 m, the Oeschinensee and the Blüemlisalp to the east, the Gemmi route over the Sunnbüel and the Spittelmatte to the south-west, the Üschenental, and the Gasterntal towards the Lötschenpass.8

A night would happen up high, not in the village. The village, the valley floor and the forest belt are houses, farmland and wood below the tree line, which on these slopes runs at about 1'900 m. Above it, the rules overlap: the police regulation for tents everywhere, the protected Kandersteger Berglandschaft in the building regulation, two cantonal wildlife reserves and a federal game reserve at the edges, five wildlife quiet areas in the forest, and a court order at the Oeschinensee. Which of them applies depends on where exactly you lie down; the lines are on map.geo.admin.ch.129

With a tent: banned across the whole commune

Kandersteg's Gemeindepolizeireglement, in force since 1 January 2021, holds the camping ban:1

"Das Campieren ausserhalb der speziell dafür vorgesehenen und bewilligten Flächen ist nicht gestattet."Gemeindepolizeireglement Kandersteg, Art. 7 para. 1. In English: camping outside the areas specially designated and authorised for it is not permitted.

It reaches every metre of the commune, above the tree line included. Art. 7 names no zone and no altitude, and the commune's camping sheet adds that the ban covers tents above the tree line too, because that ground belongs to the commune as well. Its website carries the banner "Wildcamping Verbot auf dem gesamten Gemeindegebiet!" The police ordinance fines a breach a fixed CHF 200 (Art. 8 para. 3 lit. a), within a frame of up to CHF 5'000 (Art. 26). In light cases a warning can replace the fine, and the council can order the ground restored at your cost (Art. 7 para. 3).15

The definition leaves the bivvy bag out. Art. 6 lit. c defines camping as any overnight stay in tents, caravans, motorhomes, cars or similar shelters, and the mere pitching of a tent counts too, so a night in a car at a trailhead is covered. Then it adds:1

"Nicht darunter fällt das Übernachten im Freien ohne Zelt, im Iglu oder in einer Schneehöhle (Biwakieren)."Gemeindepolizeireglement Kandersteg, Art. 6 lit. c. In English: this does not include spending the night in the open without a tent, in an igloo or in a snow cave (bivouacking).

Under the police regulation the line is the tent, not the night. A bivvy bag under the sky is not camping in its sense. The definition opens with "In diesem Reglement", though: it governs the police regulation and nothing else, and the other rules below have their own wording.1

A tent with a permit. Art. 7 para. 2: "Die Gemeinde kann Ausnahmen auf Gesuch hin bewilligen." The permit can be made conditional on security for toilets, cleaning or the visitor's tax. Ask in writing and well ahead at the Gemeindeverwaltung Kandersteg, Aeussere Dorfstrasse 26, 3718 Kandersteg, 033 675 82 22, info@gemeindekandersteg.ch. No such permit for a single hiker's tent is published, and it lifts only the police-regulation ban, not the protected landscape or the reserves.1

Without a tent: where the night is still banned

The Kandersteger Berglandschaft covers about 77 % of the commune. Art. 42 of the building regulation puts the commune's mountain landscape under protection, in two blocks: in the east the Doldenhorn, the Blüemlisalp, the Fründen, the slopes above the Oeschinensee, the flanks of the Gasterntal, the Kanderfirn and the north ridge to the Dündenhorn; in the west the Bunderspitz, the Üschenegrat, the Gällihore and the Gemmi flanks. Together that is 10'371 ha. Para. 3 lit. c says:2

"Das Campieren ist verboten."Baureglement der Gemeinde Kandersteg, approved by the canton in March 2011, Art. 42 para. 3 lit. c. In English: camping is forbidden.

The building regulation does not define camping and has no bivouac exception. The carve-out in the police regulation does not reach it, so inside the Berglandschaft treat a bivvy bag like a tent. Art. 60 sends breaches to a judge under the Bernese building act (Art. 50 BauG, Art. 108 BauV): no fixed fine, a report is possible. Outside the Berglandschaft lie the village and the valley floor, the floors of the Oeschinental, the Üschenental and the Gasterntal, the Allmenalp and the trough from the Sunnbüel to the Spittelmatte, much of it a zone for tourist activities (Art. 44) that has no camping sentence.28

At the Filfalle, on the valley floor, a cantonal wildlife reserve names the bivouac. Zone 1b of the Wildschutzgebiet no. 23 Kandersteg, 5.7 ha around the Filfallebach and the cantonal fish farm, carries the sentence "Freies/wildes Campieren und Biwakieren sind verboten." The fixed fine is CHF 100. The larger zone 1a along the Kander through the village has no camping sentence; there the police regulation decides. On the north ridge towards the Bire and the Dündenhorn, zone 3 of the Gehrihorn reserve carries the same sentence and the same CHF 100.3

On the crest towards the Kiental, a federal game reserve. The Jagdbanngebiet no. 3 Kiental touches Kandersteg only as a sliver along the crest line. Inside it, free tenting and camping are banned (VEJ Art. 5 para. 1 lit. e), with a fixed fine of CHF 150, and only the canton grants exceptions.4

In five wildlife quiet areas, stay on the marked paths. The Schattwald, the Feisterwald on the wooded north shore of the Oeschinensee, the Gäristport, the Sagiwald on the east flank of the Spittelmatte trough and the Lerchiwang in the Gasterntal are communal Wildruhegebiete. Art. 53 para. 2 of the building regulation: "Personen sollen sich ausser bei land- und forstwirtschaftlichen Arbeiten an die bestehenden, markierten Wege halten." Leaving the path to sleep breaks that rule, with no fixed fine; a report is possible. They are steep forest and flank, not pitches.28

At the Oeschinensee, a court order. The landowners obtained a judicial prohibition under Art. 258 of the Civil Procedure Code, which the operators publish as covering camping, bivouacking and hammocks, with fines of up to CHF 2'000. The tentless exception does not help at the lake; the details are in the Oeschinensee report.7

20 November 2026: the police regulation goes to the vote

The rule that spares the bivvy bag may change. On Friday 20 November 2026, at 20:00 in the Gemeindesaal, the communal assembly of Kandersteg votes on the agenda item "Teilrevision Gemeindepolizeireglement", a partial revision of the police regulation.6

The council started it because of wild campers. Plattform J quoted its communication on 7 October 2026: the high number of visitors and the growing number of wild campers on the commune's ground led to a round table of the commune, the police, tourism, the Oeschinen alp cooperatives, the rangers and the campsite. Then:6

"Um die rechtlichen Grundlagen für weitere Massnahmen zu schaffen, wird der Gemeinderat das Gemeindepolizeireglement einer Teilrevision unterziehen."Gemeinderat Kandersteg, communication quoted by Plattform J on 7 October 2026. In English: to create the legal basis for further measures, the council will put the police regulation through a partial revision.

The draft is not public. Nothing published says whether the revision touches Art. 6 lit. c, the bivouac exception, or the CHF 200 tariff. Everything here about a night without a tent holds for the law in force on 31 October 2026; a revised regulation applies once the assembly has adopted it and it has entered into force. We will update the page after the vote.61

Place by place: where a night would happen, and what applies

  • Spittelmatte, Gemmi route, 1'957 m: the lawful bivouac, without a tent. The trough below the Sunnbüel lies outside the Berglandschaft, in a zone for tourist activities, and outside every wildlife reserve and game reserve. Lie down at 46.45138 N, 7.63945 E (LV95 2'615'429 / 1'144'469), about 1.1 km south-west of the Sunnbüel top station, on open grass at a median slope of 3.9 degrees and 151 m outside the Berglandschaft. Why exactly there: two 220 kV lines cross the trough, and the pitch in our Spittelmatte report lies 9 m from their axis, with the conductors overhead. This point is about 60 m south-east of it; keep about 70 m from the line. Stay off the flat floor of the trough further south, a federal fen, floodplain and amphibian spawning site. A tent here costs CHF 200.891
  • Oberbärgli, 1'965 m: lawful without a tent only on the alp yard, and weak ground. On the shelf above the Oeschinensee the only flat ground outside the Berglandschaft is the yard 25 to 40 m from the alp hut Oeschibärgli 9, at 46.50957 N, 7.73415 E, 70 m from the Berglandschaft line; the next flat ground to the west lies 80 m inside it. That is in sight of a front door: ask at the alp before you lie down. The alp has its own Oberbärgli report.89
  • Oeschinensee: no, with a tent or without. The court order covers the bivouac at the lake, and the police regulation the tent; see the Oeschinensee report.7
  • Gasterntal and the Gfelalp: no. The Gfelalp above Selden lies in the Lerchiwang wildlife quiet area and the Berglandschaft, in steep forest; the valley floor at Selden and Heimritz is hamlet and hotel ground below the tree line, where the tent ban decides. Details in the Gfelalp report.28
  • Hohtürli and Lötschenpass: passes with their own reports. The Hohtürli leads over to the Kiental, the Lötschenpass to the Lötschental; read the Hohtürli report and the Lötschenpass report.
  • Innere Ueschene, Üschenental, 1'868 m: not a pitch. The flattest floor, at 46.44992 N, 7.61841 E, lies outside every zone, but it is wet ground with a rill through it, a dozen alp huts stand 100 to 400 m away, and it sits at the tree line.89
  • Allmenalp and Sunnbüel: not a pitch. Lift top stations with a Berghaus, at or below the tree line.9
  • Village, valley floor and forest belt: no. Houses, farmland and forest below the tree line. The tent ban applies, CHF 200, a car park included, and at the Filfalle zone 1b bans the bivouac too, CHF 100.13
  • Camping Rendez-vous in Kandersteg, from 11 December. Closed from 4 October to 10 December 2026, open from 11 December 2026 to 6 January 2027, then closed again from 7 January to about the end of March 2027. Hubleweg, 3718 Kandersteg, +41 33 675 15 34, info@camping-kandersteg.ch. The commune's other official sites are for vehicles, not tents.105
  • Doldenhornhütte SAC, 1'915 m: the winter room. The hut is closed and staffed again from 15 May 2027; book the winter room by phone, 033 675 16 60.10
  • Blüemlisalphütte SAC, 2'834 m: the winter room, booked online. Closed for the season, winter room available, +41 33 676 14 37.10
  • Fründenhütte SAC: closed, no overnight stays. The season starts again in June 2027.10
  • A tent outside the campsite: only with the commune's permit. Gemeindeverwaltung Kandersteg, 033 675 82 22, under Art. 7 para. 2 of the police regulation. How the rules fit together across the region is in the Bernese Oberland overview and the national overview.1

General rules for wild camping

This applies wherever you are genuinely allowed to sleep outside, which in Kandersteg means a bivvy bag on the Spittelmatte, a winter room or a campsite pitch. It is not legal text, it is decency on ground that alp farmers and wild animals use.

  • No fire. An open fire has no place in the mountains. A gas stove is enough.
  • Pitch late, strike early. Set up towards evening, gone again early. A bivouac is one night, not a base camp.
  • Leave no rubbish. Everything you carry up you carry down, organic scraps and toilet paper included.
  • At least 50 metres from any water for the big business, so you do not foul what people and livestock drink.
  • Stay small and quiet. A small group, no speaker, no drone, dogs on the lead, and the alp staff's word goes.

Disclaimer

This article reflects my research and assessment to the best of my knowledge, as of October 2026. It is based on the publicly accessible and official sources linked below. It does not replace legal advice and is not a binding statement of the current legal situation.

The verdict rests on Kandersteg's police regulation and police ordinance, its building regulation as listed in the cantonal cadastre of public-law restrictions, the Bernese wildlife protection ordinance and the object sheets of its reserves, the cantonal and federal fixed-penalty ordinances, the federal ordinance on game reserves, the commune's camping information, and on federal and cantonal geodata and the terrain. The building regulation in force is published as a scan; its wording on Art. 42, 53 and 60 matches the 2023 revision text, and Art. 44 is taken from that text. No court has ruled on whether the building regulation's camping ban reaches a bivvy bag, no permit under Art. 7 para. 2 for a single hiker is published, and the perimeter of the Oeschinensee court order is not published. The draft of the police-regulation revision put to the vote on 20 November 2026 is not public, and the rules described here may change with it. Campsites, huts and their seasons are as published in October 2026. Before every tour, check the current sources yourself and follow instructions on site. A genuine emergency bivouac in distress is a separate question from a planned camp. Anyone who spends the night outside bears responsibility for their own conduct and any consequences themselves. Hikebeast, Leon Helg and Saftladen GmbH accept no liability for decisions made on the basis of this text, and call on no one to break applicable law.

Frequently asked questions

Is wild camping allowed in Kandersteg?
With a tent, no; without one, only on a small part of the commune. Art. 7 para. 1 of the Kandersteg police regulation bans camping outside authorised sites everywhere in the commune, fined CHF 200 under Art. 8 para. 3 lit. a of the police ordinance. Art. 6 lit. c puts a night in the open without a tent outside that ban, but inside the Kandersteger Berglandschaft, about 77 % of the commune, Art. 42 para. 3 lit. c of the building regulation forbids camping with no bivouac exception.
Where can I bivouac legally in Kandersteg?
Without a tent, on the Spittelmatte on the Gemmi route. The trough lies outside the Berglandschaft and outside every reserve; lie down at 46.45138 N, 7.63945 E, 1'957 m, about 70 m from the 220 kV line that crosses it, and off the protected fen on the flat floor further south. The yard at the Oberbärgli alp, 1'965 m, is lawful too but lies 25 to 40 m from the alp hut: ask there first. Everywhere else on the high ground a ban or a court order applies.
Why is the verdict "It depends" and not "Illegal"?
Because a lawful night exists, on a small share of the commune. The tent is banned everywhere, CHF 200, but Kandersteg's police regulation itself excludes the night in the open without a tent from its camping ban (Art. 6 lit. c). Where no other rule applies, as on the Spittelmatte, that night is lawful. On about 77 % of the commune the Berglandschaft bans camping without that exception, and the Filfalle, the Kiental crest, the wildlife quiet areas and the Oeschinensee have their own bans.
Will the rules in Kandersteg change after 20 November 2026?
Possibly. On 20 November 2026 the communal assembly votes on a partial revision of the police regulation, which the communal council started because of the growing number of wild campers, to create the legal basis for further measures. The draft is not public, so it is open whether the bivouac exception in Art. 6 lit. c or the CHF 200 fine change. The rules described here are those in force on 31 October 2026.
Where can I sleep in Kandersteg in autumn and winter?
In a hut winter room, or at the campsite from 11 December. Camping Rendez-vous, +41 33 675 15 34, is closed from 4 October to 10 December 2026, open from 11 December 2026 to 6 January 2027 and closed again from 7 January to about the end of March 2027. The Doldenhornhütte SAC has a winter room booked by phone, 033 675 16 60; the Blüemlisalphütte SAC has one booked online. The Fründenhütte is closed with no overnight stays.
Leon Helg

Leon Helg

Swiss filmmaker and software developer. Spends his free time in the Swiss Alps and maps his favourite spots for Hikebeast. Posts as @leon.helg on Instagram and TikTok.

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Sources

  1. Gemeindepolizeireglement der Einwohnergemeinde Kandersteg, in force since 1 January 2021, read on 31 October 2026. Art. 6: "In diesem Reglement bedeuten: [...] c. Campieren: jede Form des Übernachtens oder vorübergehenden Verweilens in Zelten, Wohnwagen, Wohnmobilen, Autos oder ähnlichen Unterkünften. Das blosse Aufstellen von Zelten, Wohnwagen, usw., zum Campieren fällt ebenfalls unter den Begriff des Campierens. Nicht darunter fällt das Übernachten im Freien ohne Zelt, im Iglu oder in einer Schneehöhle (Biwakieren)." Art. 7 para. 1: "Das Campieren ausserhalb der speziell dafür vorgesehenen und bewilligten Flächen ist nicht gestattet." Para. 2: "Die Gemeinde kann Ausnahmen auf Gesuch hin bewilligen." The permit can be made conditional on security for substitute measures such as toilets, cleaning or the visitor's tax. Para. 3: the Gemeinderat can order the original state restored at the camper's cost. Art. 26 para. 1: breaches are fined up to CHF 5'000; para. 4: in light cases a warning can replace the fine; para. 6: the Gemeinderat sets the fines by ordinance. Gemeindepolizeiverordnung Kandersteg, Art. 8 para. 3 lit. a: "Art. 7 Campingverbot 200.00". Gemeindeverwaltung Kandersteg, Aeussere Dorfstrasse 26, 3718 Kandersteg, 033 675 82 22, info@gemeindekandersteg.ch. Police regulation (PDF), Police ordinance (PDF). ↩
  2. Baureglement der Gemeinde Kandersteg, adopted by the communal assembly on 29 April 2010 and approved by the cantonal Amt für Gemeinden und Raumordnung on 25 March 2011; listed in the cantonal cadastre of public-law restrictions (ÖREB) as "Baureglement Kandersteg, vom 03.2011", in force; published as a scan. Art. 42 "Kandersteger Berglandschaft", para. 1: "Die Kandersteger Berglandschaft steht unter dem Schutz der Gemeinde." Para. 3 lit. c: "Das Campieren ist verboten." The act does not define camping. Art. 44, zones for tourist activities: paths, ski runs, lifts, restaurants and lodging, and no camping rule (read in the text of the 2023 revision, cantonal approval pending). Art. 53 para. 2, wildlife quiet areas: "Personen sollen sich ausser bei land- und forstwirtschaftlichen Arbeiten an die bestehenden, markierten Wege halten." Art. 60: "Widerhandlungen gegen die Vorschrift dieses Reglements, gegen die übrigen Gemeindevorschriften und die gestützt darauf erlassenen Einzelverfügungen werden nach den Strafbestimmungen des BauG (Art. 50 BauG und Art. 108 BauV) vom Richter geahndet." Baugesetz (BauG), BSG 721.0, Art. 50, and Bauverordnung (BauV), BSG 721.1, Art. 108 set no amount for a person camping. ÖREB extracts, read on 31 October 2026: the overlay "Kandersteger Berglandschaft", in force, in two polygons, the eastern one from parcel 48 and the western one from parcel 55, together 10'371 ha of the commune's 13'430 ha. Baureglement 2011 (PDF), Baureglement 2023 revision (PDF), ÖREB parcel 48, ÖREB parcel 55, belex.sites.be.ch (BauG), belex.sites.be.ch (BauV). ↩
  3. Verordnung über den Wildtierschutz (WTSchV), BSG 922.63, as of 1 December 2024, Art. 3 para. 1 lit. f and Annex 2. Object no. 23 Kandersteg, object sheet of the cantonal hunting inspectorate, read on 31 October 2026: 73.59 ha, nature reserve Filfalle; zone 1b, category F: "Wintersport und Winterwandern sind ausserhalb der bezeichneten Routen und der bestehenden Langlaufloipen verboten. Freies/wildes Campieren und Biwakieren sind verboten." together with a rule to stay on the paths; zone 1a, along the Kander, a ban on waterfowl hunting and dogs on a lead from 1 March to 31 July, and no camping rule. Object no. 11 Gehrihorn, zone 3: "Freies/wildes Campieren und Biwakieren sind verboten." Kantonale Ordnungsbussenverordnung (KOBV), BSG 324.111, Annex 1 no. 29: "Missachten von Verboten in Wildschutzgebieten (Art. 3 Abs. 1 Bst. f WTSchV i.V.m. Art. 31 Abs. 1 Bst. c JWG)", CHF 100; no. 29a, path rules, CHF 100. Cantonal WILDSG geodata: on Kandersteg ground, zone 1b covers 5.7 ha at the Filfalle, zone 1a 68.0 ha, and zone 3 of the Gehrihorn reserve 72.8 ha. belex.sites.be.ch (WTSchV), object sheet no. 23 (PDF), object sheet no. 11 (PDF), KOBV, geofiles.be.ch (wildlife reserves). ↩
  4. Verordnung über die eidgenössischen Jagdbanngebiete (VEJ), SR 922.31, Art. 5 para. 1 lit. e: "Das freie Zelten und Campieren ist verboten. Vorbehalten bleibt die Benutzung offizieller Zeltplätze. Die Kantone können Ausnahmen bewilligen." Ordnungsbussenverordnung (OBV), SR 314.11, Annex 2 no. 12005: "Freies Zelten oder Campieren in eidgenössischen Jagdbanngebieten (Art. 18 Abs. 1 Bst. e und Abs. 3 JSG, Art. 5 Abs. 1 Bst. e VEJ) 150". Federal game reserve no. 3 Kiental: on Kandersteg ground about 2.6 ha along the crest line. fedlex.admin.ch (VEJ), fedlex.admin.ch (OBV), object sheet no. 3 Kiental (PDF). ↩
  5. Gemeinde Kandersteg, camping page and information sheet (last modified on 23 July 2026), read on 31 October 2026: spending the night in vehicles or tents outside the official campsites and pitches is banned throughout the commune; "Dies gilt auch für das Campieren mit Zelten oberhalb der Waldgrenze, da diese Flächen ebenfalls zum Gemeindegebiet gehören." Banner on the commune's website: "Wildcamping Verbot auf dem gesamten Gemeindegebiet!" The sheet still cites Art. 6 of the camping regulation, struck by the police regulation on 1 January 2021, and says nothing about a night without a tent. The other official sites it lists, Nordic Arena and Schützenhaus, take vehicles. gemeindekandersteg.ch (camping), Information sheet (PDF). ↩
  6. Einwohnergemeinde Kandersteg, Gemeindeversammlung, read on 31 October 2026: Friday 20 November 2026, 20:00, Gemeindesaal, agenda item "Teilrevision Gemeindepolizeireglement". Plattform J, 7 October 2026, quoting the communal council: the high number of visitors and the growing number of wild campers led to a round table of the commune, the police, tourism, the Oeschinen alp cooperatives, the rangers and the campsite; "Um die rechtlichen Grundlagen für weitere Massnahmen zu schaffen, wird der Gemeinderat das Gemeindepolizeireglement einer Teilrevision unterziehen." The draft was not published as of 31 October 2026. gemeindekandersteg.ch (Gemeindeversammlung), plattformj.ch. ↩
  7. Schweizerische Zivilprozessordnung (ZPO), SR 272, Art. 258 para. 1: a person with a real right in a property may have the court forbid any interference with possession, punishable on complaint with a fine of up to CHF 2'000. Oeschinensee operators, outdoor guidelines: camping, bivouacking and overnight stays in hammocks or similar are judicially prohibited at the lake. The perimeter and case number of the order are not published online. fedlex.admin.ch (ZPO), oeschinensee.ch. ↩
  8. Official federal and cantonal geodata, read on 31 October 2026. Commune: Kandersteg, BFS no. 565, 13'430 ha (swissBOUNDARIES3D, current year). Village: LV95 2'618'009 / 1'148'770, WGS84 46.49001 / 7.67319, 1'173 m, outside the Berglandschaft. Spittelmatte point: LV95 2'615'429 / 1'144'469, WGS84 46.45138 / 7.63945, 1'957 m, zone for tourist activities, 151 m outside the Berglandschaft, outside every wildlife reserve and game reserve; wildlife quiet area Sagiwald 711 m; amphibian spawning site BE341 340 m, fen no. 3064 425 m, floodplain no. 1354 416 m; inside BLN object no. 1507, which binds federal authorities only. Federal register of electrical installations: the 220 kV lines "Chippis-Wimmis" and "Bickigen-Chippis 2 (Gemmi 2)" run 9 m from the pitch of the Spittelmatte report, LV95 2'615'383 / 1'144'508, which lies 93 m outside the Berglandschaft, and about 70 m from the point above. Oberbärgli alp yard: LV95 2'622'681 / 1'150'961, WGS84 46.50957 / 7.73415, 1'965 m, 70 m outside the Berglandschaft, no reserve and no wildlife quiet area; the next flat ground, LV95 2'622'443 / 1'150'915, 1'954 m, lies 80 m inside it. Innere Ueschene: LV95 2'613'813 / 1'144'303, WGS84 46.44992 / 7.61841, 1'868 m, 327 m outside the Berglandschaft, no reserve. Communal wildlife quiet areas in the federal register, with a rule to stay on paths: Schattwald no. 38.00, Feisterwald no. 39.00, Gäristport no. 40.00, Sagiwald no. 68.00, Lerchiwang no. 69.00. map.geo.admin.ch, map.geo.admin.ch (power lines and inventories), wildruhezonen.ch. ↩
  9. Terrain, buildings and land cover, read on 31 October 2026. swisstopo swissALTI3D, 2 m: Spittelmatte point, median slope 3.9 degrees within 30 m; Oberbärgli, a level patch of 264 m² 25 m from the alp hut. Federal register of buildings: the alp hut Oeschibärgli 9 25 to 40 m from the Oberbärgli yard; a dozen alp huts 100 to 400 m from the Innere Ueschene floor. Land cover statistics: grass at the Spittelmatte and Oberbärgli points, wet ground at the Innere Ueschene. swissimage orthophoto: open pasture with the power line overhead at the pitch of the Spittelmatte report; a rill through the flattest ground at the Innere Ueschene. Lift top stations: Allmenalp, LV95 2'616'181 / 1'149'015, 1'730 m; Sunnbüel, LV95 2'616'277 / 1'145'213, 1'930 m. Tree line on these slopes: about 1'900 m. swissALTI3D, map.geo.admin.ch (swissimage). ↩
  10. Campsite and huts, websites read on 31 October 2026. Camping Rendez-vous, Hubleweg, 3718 Kandersteg, +41 33 675 15 34, info@camping-kandersteg.ch: closed from 4 October to 10 December 2026; open from 11 December 2026 to 6 January 2027; closed again from 7 January to about the end of March 2027. Doldenhornhütte SAC, 1'915 m: closed, staffed again from 15 May 2027; winter room booked by phone, 033 675 16 60. Blüemlisalphütte SAC, 2'834 m: closed for the season, winter room available, online booking, +41 33 676 14 37. Fründenhütte SAC: "Die Fründenhütte ist geschlossen, es sind keine Übernachtungen möglich" (28 September 2026), season from June 2027. camping-kandersteg.ch, doldenhornhuette.ch, sac-bluemlisalp.ch, fruendenhuette.ch. ↩