Beatenberg

Beatenberg (1,150 m/3,773ft), a popular health and winter sports resort which spreads out along a sunny sheltered terrace high above the north side of Lake Thun, with magnificent views of the Bernese Alps, from the Schreckhorn to the Niesen. From the Oberland Hotel (parking garage) a chair-lift runs up in 18minutes to the Niederhorn (1,957 m/6,421ft), on the Güggisgrat ridge, with still more extensive views. At the west end of the town is a funicular (1,706 m/5,597ft, gradient 35-40%, 10minutes) to Beatenbucht.