I think the coming Sunday is begging us to go hiking (again) and what better place than a lake side 5 hours adventure near the picturesque Brienzersee?

We will start from Interlaken Ost and then will follow the Via Jacobi to Brienz. On the way there will be chances to glace at the lake and the surrounding mountains. If you've already been there, then I think you know why to return & if not, this is a great chance to get to know the area.

We will need to stop along the way to eat (possibly in a restaurant in Oberried, if open).
Just in case, please have some food with you & sth to drink for the hike, since during the 5 hours you may get hungry several times... You need to have warm clothes with you, in layers, as there will be only a few degrees.

This will easily become a full day trip in the mountains. There are several oportunities to shorten the hike, as need be.

Main details:
Hiking time: 04:50 h
Physical fitness: medium difficulty
Difficulty of terain: easy
Difference in elevation: 250 m
Culmination point: 567 m
Season: April - November

WHAT TO BRING
1.Good walking shoes
2. Clothes in layers to deal with more sun or more cold & some sort of rain protection
3. Water
4. Food for the picnic (We are walking and you need to refill on the way as well)
5. Sunglasses
6. Walking sticks if you deem necessary
7. Whatever additional items you find necessary

Logistics:
Where to meet: Main hall of the SBB train station right near the departure pannels with all the train times

Time: we meet at 8:45, the train leaves at 8:59 from platform 5. We start the hike at 11:00.

Please buy a ticket to Interlaken Ost and a return from Brienz to Basel (all via Bern) - & of course take your Halbtax.

Weather
http://www.meteocentrale.ch/en/europe/switzerland/weather-interlaken/details/N-3514764/#2014-11-23
http://www.meteocentrale.ch/en/europe/switzerland/weather-brienz/details/N-3513233/#2014-11-23

Further reading:
http://www.myswitzerland.com/en-ch/hiking-adventure-at-lake-brienz.html
http://www.roessli-oberried.ch/kontakt-roessli - only as an example.


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