Bäreloch Cave – View of Bäreloch Cave loop from Wolfsschlucht

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Bäreloch Cave – View of Bäreloch Cave loop from Wolfsschlucht

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Bäreloch Cave – View of Bäreloch Cave loop from Wolfsschlucht

02:41

6.91km

340m

Hiking

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 1, 2026

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Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 2.82 km for 234 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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175 m

Wolfsschlucht North Infantry Fortification

Highlight • Cave

After its active military service during the Second World War and the Cold War, the facility was last used as an ammunition depot. Due to its typologically unusual spatial arrangement, it is considered a military monument worthy of protection.

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348 m

Human Face Rock Formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

695 m

Pentagram Trees

Highlight • Forest

My history teacher told me that mystical rituals were performed at these 5 Pentagram Trees back in 1876. Due to a long drought and the resulting famine, attempts were made to communicate with demons through sacrifices.

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1.23 km

Wolfsschlucht (Bern)

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The gorge is not in Bern, but near Welschenrohr in the canton of Solothurn.

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1.60 km

Wolf Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

Imposing large rocks in the Wolfsschlucht

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1.62 km

Lochboden

Highlight • Viewpoint

2.91 km

Bäreloch Cave

Highlight • Cave

A vault thirty metres wide and twenty metres high, reminiscent of a cathedral, the light coming in through cracks in the ceiling reinforces this impression. Just as impressive as the …

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