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Sign R: Yellow sign with hiker pictogram.
Sign No. 26 or P26: Red/white multi-directional sign with green sticker No. 26.
The start of this hike is at the Hotel am Schloss in Thun.
(S) From the Hotel am Schloss, return to Untere Hauptgasse, cross Rathausplatz and continue along Obere Hauptgasse until you reach Freienhofgasse.
(1) Turn right and stay on Freienhofgasse until you reach the Maulbeerkreisel roundabout, after crossing the Aare via the Sinnebrücke and Bahnhofbrücke bridges. At the roundabout, head towards the station via Bahnhofstraße until you reach Seestraße. (Sign No. 26)
(2) Head south and walk along the quays until you reach Schadau Castle Park.
(3) Turn left and walk around Schadau Castle Park, staying along the banks of the Aare and then Lake Thun. Pass the Congress Hotel Seepark and return to Seestraße.
(4) Leave Seestraße at the first street on the left and follow the signs for R, following the shore to reach the shipyard.
(5) Follow the end of the canal and follow the route signposted with R signs through the Thun sports complex. You will reach Pfaffenbühl at the beginning of Strandweg.
(6) Head south along the lake on Strandweg. Don't miss the pleasant passage over three small islets before the Thunersee-Gwatt campsite and Bonstetten Park.
(7) Continue along Strandweg until you reach a car park near Spiezstraße. Cross this road with caution and look for sign No. 26.
(8) Take the Alter Gwattstuz to the railway underpass.
(9) At sign No. 26 after the underpass, take the stairs and head north-west until you reach the junction with Ribigasse. Turn left and start climbing the steep hill until you reach a crossroads.
(10) Head south along Gwattegg until you reach the next signpost No. 26.
(11) Follow the beautiful ridge trail, Burgunderweg, until you reach an intersection. Continue towards the castle ruins (Strättliburg) and climb the hill until you reach Gwattstutz road.
(12) Cross with caution, take the path directly opposite and begin the descent towards the Kander Gorge. Stop on the bridge (Strättligsteg) to admire the river as it flows into Lake Thun a little further on. Climb back up the right bank to end up near the railway line.
(13) Follow the railway line to the next P26. Turn right onto Holleeweg and continue to the next sign No. 26.
(14) Follow the signs for No. 26, walk to Moosegg farm and then to a crossroads with a sign for No. 26.
(15) Continuing to follow signs P26, rejoin Höhenstraße and follow it to a crossroads (sign No. 26).
(16) Continue along Höhenstraße for about 50 metres, then turn left (P26) onto a path that gradually descends, staying level with the railway line. At the houses in Burematte, you will come to Riedernweg. Follow this road until you reach the intersection. (P26)
(17) Go under the railway line, turn right and use the pedestrian underpass under Thunstraße. (P26)
(18) Take the Weidliweg, which curves 90° to the east. Leave it at the first sign for R and continue east until you reach the next sign for N°26.
(19) Turn right towards the Sunnefels district. Keep heading east, walking along the edge of the woods and then along the vineyards until you reach the end of the path. Turn right into a vineyard lane to join Rebbergweg at a bend.
(20) Continue down Rebbergweg until you cross Schlossstraße.
(21) Turn left, pass through the castle courtyard, descend to the pier, then turn right onto Seestraße to return to the Hotel Seegarten Marina. (E)
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