Lake Thun - South shore driving tour

The road along the south side of Lake Thun offers two alternative routes between Thun and Interlaken. One way is to go south from the old town over the Aare and continue under the railroad and then southwest for 3km/2mi to join the highway from Berne (N 6), which runs at some distance from the lake to Spiez (10km/6mi). Alternatively, after passing under the railroad, turn left along Frutigenstrasse and continue past the swimming beach at the end of the town (on left: beautiful gardens, camping site). This road, at some distance from the lake, comes in 4.5km/3mi to Gwatt (564 m/1,850ft), beyond which a turn on the right leads to the Simmental. Then over the River Kander and up a winding stretch of road, with beautiful views of the bay of Spiez and the Niesen. Below the road, on the left, is the village of Einigen (590 m/1,936ft) with a Romanesque church (11th and 13th C.). 5.5km/3mi from Gwatt is Spiez (630 m/2,067ft). At the near end of the town a road goes off on the right to the Simmental and via Mülenen (8km/5mi: funicular up the Niesen) to Frutigen (Kandersteg, Abelboden).