Freiburg

The centerpiece of the Freiburg Alps is the Gruyère region, which gave its name to the cheese. Here, the most famous and the highest peaks face each other: Moléson and Vanil Noir (2389 m). The Freiburg Matterhorn also beckons with breathtaking and flower-rich routes. Many of the pinnacles that rise above the lush meadows are grassy and rocky: the Gastlosen at the edge of the Saanenland, the Märe in the Kaiseregg-Gantrisch range, Cape au Moine near Lake Geneva, and Spitzfluh at Schwarzsee. However, there are also easily accessible destinations for summit climbers, such as La Berra and Käsenberg at the Röstigraben. This guide presents all the hikeable peaks of the Freiburg Alps with precise route descriptions and informative background texts - as well as a few notable and important mountains on their periphery, including Mont Vully (653 m), which is especially known for its...