Lakeside Trails of Lake Thun & Interlaken – 6 Days

Zurich Airport is the closest and most convenient gateway to the trail. From there, Swiss Federal Railways runs you straight to Thun, a direct trip of about 1 hour and 25 minutes, or about 1 hour and 40 minutes if you change at Bern. Your walk both starts and finishes in Thun, and once you are done the town's regular train services make onward travel to Bern, Zurich, or beyond straightforward.

This trail is available every day from 21 March to 18 October, so you have a full spring-to-autumn window to choose from. The itinerary does not indicate the best season for weather, so we recommend checking the typical conditions for your preferred travel month before confirming your dates.

Each day covers well-marked paths rather than technical terrain, with distances ranging from a gentle 12 km around Lake Thun to a fuller 21 km push over the Meielisalp and Spissibach gorge on day four. Elevation gains sit mostly between 200 and 620 metres a day, so there is a genuine climb some days and an easier lakeside stretch on others. You will cross two suspension bridges along the way, wind through the Gummischlucht gorge, and follow lakeside paths through villages like Merligen and Hünibach, all on established Swiss walking trails.

Each morning it will be up to you to place your luggage at the designated luggage pick-up point within the hotel by 9.00 am. This generally will be at reception or where you pick up your luggage the night before. There is a strict limit of one suitcase with a maximum weight of 20 kg.

A small tourist tax, payable at each accommodation, is not included in the price.

You must hold adequate travel insurance for your trip, including cover for personal liability and accidental injury and illness. For all trips involving international travel, your policy must also include emergency medical treatment, evacuation and repatriation cover. We strongly recommend your policy also covers trip cancellation and curtailment, and loss of or damage to luggage.

A cancellation fee usually applies if you cancel after your booking is confirmed. Travel insurance with cancellation cover will generally cover this fee, so it's worth arranging your policy at the time of booking.

Full insurance requirements are set out in our booking terms and conditions.

For over 30 years, we have taken pride in providing seamlessly organised walking holidays, but we know you’ll have many more questions even with that in mind. You will receive a detailed information pack and itinerary approximately six weeks before departure outlining all the fine details and much more.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask one of our destination consultants, or if you have specific track-related questions if we can't answer them, we can also ask our staff who have walked the track. You can contact us via our contact form, email us at info@Stroll.com.au, or call us on +61 3 9597 9767.

For your safety and well-being, we are unable to accept bookings for solo walkers on this self-guided trip. The remote nature of some tracks and limited mobile reception mean that walking alone presents a higher risk in case of emergencies.