Hahnenmoos Pass

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Hahnenmoos Pass

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The Hahnenmoos Pass in winter
Elevation 1,950 m (6,398 ft)
Traversed by Trail (dead end road)
Location Bern, Switzerland
Range Bernese Alps
Coordinates 46°27′11″N7°29′42″E / 46.45306°N 7.49500°E / 46.45306; 7.49500 Coordinates: 46°27′11″N7°29′42″E / 46.45306°N 7.49500°E / 46.45306; 7.49500
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The Hahnenmoos Pass (German: Hahnenmoospass) is a mountain pass of the Bernese Alps. The pass crosses the col between the peaks of Regenboldshorn and Albristhorn, at an elevation of 1,950 m (6,400 ft). The Hahnenmoos Pass is the lowest pass between the Engstligental, to the east, and the upper Simmental, to the west. [1]

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The pass is traversed by a hiking track, which connects Adelboden, at an elevation of 1,350 m (4,430 ft) in the Engstligental, with Lenk, at an elevation of 1,068 m (3,504 ft) in the Simmental. The track forms part of the Alpine Pass Route, a long-distance hiking trail across Switzerland between Sargans and Montreux. Although a road leads to the pass from Adelboden, the pass can not be traversed by car. [1] [2]

Adelboden Place in Bern, Switzerland

Adelboden is a mountain village and a municipality in Switzerland, located in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the Bernese Highlands.

Lenk im Simmental Place in Bern, Switzerland

Lenk im Simmental is a municipality in the Obersimmental-Saanen administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

The Alpine Pass Route is a long-distance hiking trail through the Alps in Switzerland, part of the Via Alpina route. It starts in Sargans in eastern Switzerland, and crosses the heart of country westwards to finish in Montreux on the shore of Lake Geneva. The total route covers over 325 kilometres (202 mi) and crosses 16 mountain passes, and takes 15 or more walking days to complete.

In winter the pass is part of a ski area. The Berghotel Hahnenmoospass is a hotel and restaurant that is located at the summit of the pass and is open in both summer and winter. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
  2. ↑ Reynolds, Kev (2011). "Trek 10 - Alpine Pass Route". Trekking in the Alps. Cicerone. pp. 124–135. ISBN   978 1 85284 600 8.
  3. ↑ "Berghotel Hahnenmoospass". Berghotel Hahnenmoospass. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-05-22.


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