# Things to see in Hofstetten bei Brienz (Switzerland): 51 places and when to go

> Hofstetten bei Brienz is a town in Switzerland, and this site lists 51 places in and around it, mainly Mountains (30), Nature (23), Hiking (13). The best known are Brienzer Rothorn, Faulhorn and Schwarzhorn. The best time to come is July to September; also possible: October to June. In June there are 15 h 38 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 22. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/hofstetten-bei-brienz/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Switzerland · 46.7488, 8.0849
- **Places:** 51 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/montana/) (30) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/naturaleza/) (23) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/senderismo/) (13) · [Snow](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/nieve/) (6) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/espiritual/) (2) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/historia/) (2)
- **Best time:** July to September.
- **Also possible:** October to June.
- **Nearest airport:** BRN Bern, 48 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Schwarzhorn, at 2,927 m.

## What to see in Hofstetten bei Brienz

The places in and around Hofstetten bei Brienz, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Brienzer Rothorn](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/brienzer-rothorn/): Mountain in the Swiss Alps · 5.2 km
- [Faulhorn](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/faulhorn/): Nature · Mountains · 11 km
- [Schwarzhorn](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/schwarzhoren/): Nature · Mountains · 7.0 km
- [Glogghüs](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/glogghus/): Mountain in Switzerland · 14 km
- [Ballenberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/museo-al-aire-libre-de-ballenberg/): Open-air museum in Brienzwiler and Hofstetten near Brienz in the canton of Bern, Switzerland · 5 m
- [Schrattenfluh](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/hengst/): Mountain of the Swiss Alps · 14 km
- [Tannhorn](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/tannhorn/): Nature · Mountains · 8.2 km
- [Augstmatthorn](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/augstmatthorn/): Nature · Mountains · 12 km
- [Güpfi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/gupfi/): Mountain in Switzerland · 9.9 km
- [Höch Gumme](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/hoch-gumme/): Mountain in Switzerland · 4.3 km
- [Reeti](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/reeti/): Mountain in Switzerland · 11 km
- [Haglere](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/hagleren/): Mountain in Switzerland · 10 km
- [Oltschiburg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/oltschiburg/): Mountain in Switzerland · 3.6 km
- [Planplatten](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/planplatten/): Mountain in the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland · 13 km
- [Tschingel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/tschingel/): Mountain in canton of Bern, Switzerland · 5.5 km
- [Wildgärst](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/wildgarst/): Mountain in Switzerland · 6.3 km
- [Arnihaaggen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/arnihaggen/): Mountain in Switzerland · 4.7 km
- [Axalphorn](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/axalphoren/): Mountain in Switzerland · 4.7 km
- [Chingstuel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/chingstuel/): Mountain in Switzerland · 9.7 km
- [Hochstollen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/hochstollen/): Mountain in Switzerland · 12 km
- [Loucherhorn](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/loucherhorn/): Mountain in Switzerland · 15 km
- [Roteflue](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/roteflue/): Mountain in Switzerland · 12 km
- [Schibengütsch](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/schibengutsch/): Mountain in Switzerland · 13 km
- [Reformed Church with annexes](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/sankt-michaelskirche/): Church buildings in Meiringen in the canton of Bern, Switzerland · 8.2 km

And the other 27, by what you come to do:

- **Mountains**: [Heftihütte](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/heftihutte/), [Berghaus Männdlenen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/berghaus-manndlenen/), [Engelhornhütte](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/engelhornhutte/), [Alp Tschingelfeld](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/alp-tschingelfeld/), [Brochhütte](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/brochhutte/), [Chlushütte](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/chlushutte/), [Hohganthütte](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/hohganthutte/), [Reutsperre](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/reutsperre/)
- **History**: [Restiturm](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/ruine-resti/), [Schadburg ruin](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/ruine-schadburg/)
- **Nature**: [Wildpark Brienz](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/wildpark-brienz/)
- **Architecture**: [old church tower, entrance to the village (late Romanesque tower of the old church)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/alter-kirchturm/)
- **Snow**: [Axalp ob Brienz](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/axalp-ob-brienz/), [First – Grindelwald](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/first-grindelwald/), [Lombachalp](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/lombachalp/), [Meiringen - Hasliberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/meiringen-hasliberg/), [Mörlialp](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/morlialp/), [Sörenberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/sorenberg/)
- **Hiking**: [Emmenuferweg - Etappe 1](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/emmenuferweg-etappe-1/), [ViaBerna Etappe 15](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/viaberna-etappe-15/), [ViaBerna Etappe 16](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/viaberna-etappe-16/), [ViaBerna Etappe 17](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/viaberna-etappe-17/), [ViaBerna Etappe 18](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/viaberna-etappe-18/)
- **Food and drink**: [Jungfrau Bräu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/jungfrau-brau/), [Mikrobrauerei 6078](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/mikrobrauerei-6078/)
- **With kids**: [Mooraculum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/mooraculum/)
- **Temples**: [St. Nikolaus Marbach Parish Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/pfarrkirche-st-nikolaus/)

## When to go to Hofstetten bei Brienz

The best time to visit Hofstetten bei Brienz is **July to September**; also possible: October to June. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 8 h 45 |
| February | Possible | 10 h 04 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 36 |
| April | Possible | 13 h 21 |
| May | Possible | 14 h 50 |
| June | Possible | 15 h 38 |
| July | Best time | 15 h 18 |
| August | Best time | 14 h 01 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 19 |
| October | Possible | 10 h 37 |
| November | Possible | 9 h 07 |
| December | Possible | 8 h 22 |

In June there are 15 h 38 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 22. In July, 45 of the 51 places are at their best.

When to go to Switzerland in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Hofstetten bei Brienz

The nearest main airport is Bern Airport (BRN, Bern), 48 km as the crow flies. How to get around Switzerland (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=46.7488%2C8.0849)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.7488%2C8.0849)

## Other towns nearby

- [Sarnen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/sarnen/): 40 places · 21 km
- [Guttannen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/guttannen/): 98 places · 21 km
- [Trub](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/trub/): 28 places · 27 km
- [Schwanden (Sigriswil)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/schwanden-sigriswil/): 81 places · 27 km
- [Stechelberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/stechelberg/): 111 places · 28 km
- [Stans](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/stans/): 52 places · 32 km

And all of Switzerland, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Hofstetten bei Brienz?

The best known: [Brienzer Rothorn](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/brienzer-rothorn/), [Faulhorn](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/faulhorn/), [Schwarzhorn](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/schwarzhoren/), [Glogghüs](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/glogghus/), [Ballenberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/museo-al-aire-libre-de-ballenberg/). In all, 51 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Hofstetten bei Brienz?

July to September; also possible: October to June. In June there are 15 h 38 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 22.

### How do you get to Hofstetten bei Brienz?

The nearest main airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 48 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.7488%2C8.0849) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Hofstetten bei Brienz as the destination and these 51 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).