Brienzersee Off The Beaten Path

Axalp is one of the few areas, where skiing is possible for at least 4 months a year. There are 2 hotels up on the mountain and many "chalets" - wooden houses that could be rented also by tourists.
On my picture you may see the former " Hotel Kurhaus Axalp " / , today it is called Alpengasthof Axalp, and this building was constructed completely of wood. It is a really cosy feeling in such an old building, when it is cold and stormy outside.
In summer you may take various of hikes from Axalp:
To Hinterburg-seeli ( a small and cristall-clear lake) - about 2 hours
To Faulhorn and First (see my Grindelwald-page !)
Walk down to Giessbach and Brienz
Walk to Hinterburgseeli - Zuun and finally Meiringen - a fullday-tour.
This hotel has a special meaning to me, because it was there, where I started my carreer in the hotelbusiness and it is a lot of fun for me today to think back of my first severe struggles with the terrible Swiss-german-dialect and hundreds of young skiers, driving me crazy with their orders....
You may take a bus from Brienz station to Axalp.
drivingtime on the narrow road is about 40 minutes !
driving to Axalp by your own car is possible , but NOT advisable !
The road is really narrow and has just a few passing-places.
before driving that road, you better check the timetable of the buses !!