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The Top 20 Gorges around Bern

Gorges are incredibly beautiful places, and you’ve got 20

to choose from around Bern. Just browse our list of the best gorges below and see photos, tips and extra info to help you visit one of these beautiful places on your next adventure around Bern.

Last updated: October 22, 2025

Verenaschlucht and Hermitage

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A beautiful hike and not too strenuous. While it's still pleasant here in the gorge in summer, it's worth going a little off-season, when it's much quieter.

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Taubenloch Gorge

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From Biel to Frinvillier you can hike through the breathtaking pigeon hole gorge. On the laid-out hiking trail, which leads past steep cliffs, you experience firsthand how the river rushes through the narrow gorge.

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Wolfsschlucht (Wolf Gorge)

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Wild, narrow and green, the Wolfsschlucht in the Thal Nature Park in the Solothurn Jura is an adventure for the whole family. Rock walls up to 100 meters high, some …

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Twannbach Gorge

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Magnificent route in the middle of a bucolic landscape along the gorges. Numerous passages on footbridges and through galleries cut into the cliffs give you views of breathtaking waterfalls and …

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Entrance to the Twannbach Gorge

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The Twannbach Gorge is one of the most beautiful in this region. The inspection costs CHF 2.00 and the proceeds are used to maintain the paths and protect this unique gorge.

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Sorne Gorge Road (Gorges du Pichoux)

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The trip through the Sorne Gorge is worth it both up and down. The change in scenery is dramatic and unexpected. At the upper end of the Sorne Gorge lies …

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Combe Grède Gorge

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Superb path through the wild gorge to reach the summit of Chasseral. There are some technical passages, with three ladders to climb. The path can be very slippery in rainy weather.

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Pilouvi Waterfalls

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The Vaux stream is nestled among the trees of the Bernese Jura forest, and flows between Lignières and La Neuveville. From the Combe du Pilouvi trail, the view of the …

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Gabiare Valley near Envelier

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Great track for the road bike in the most beautiful Jura landscape, with perfect surface and almost no traffic. Is ideal as a link to Scheltenpass or Moutier / Gänsbrunnen.

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Köniztal Valley

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Great for escaping the hustle and bustle of the city. Not far away and perfect for relaxing.

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The Top 20 Gorges around Bern

Verenaschlucht and Hermitage

Taubenloch Gorge

Wolfsschlucht (Wolf Gorge)

Twannbach Gorge

Entrance to the Twannbach Gorge

Sorne Gorge Road (Gorges du Pichoux)

Combe Grède Gorge

Pilouvi Waterfalls

Gabiare Valley near Envelier

Köniztal Valley

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