ESN Bern - Hiking Day #3

Dear Erasmi,

Join us for a day hike to the Creux du Van, the "Swiss Grand Canyon". Over 160m deep and 1km wide, this natural rock amphitheatre is a must see! If we're lucky, we might even spot some ibex along the cliffs.

We’re going to take the train to Noiraigue and hike up the Sentier des 14 contours to the edge of the Creux du Van, where we’ll enjoy our picnic with a view of Lake Neuchâtel and the Alps, before heading back down.

Hiking stats:

Distance: 15km, approx 780m ascent and 780m descent. Hiking time approx. 6h in total

Difficulty: moderate (good fitness level required)

Link to Hiking route: https://schweizmobil.ch/de/wanderland/route-286

REGISTRATION: Will be opened on Saturday, 7th of November at at 18:00. Get your ticket on Eventfrog!

WHERE: Meeting point at Bern Main Station (Bahnhof) under the big screen

WHEN: The event will take place on Sunday, 15th of November. We will meet at 8:30 and be back in Bern at 18:08.

PRICES:

With ESNcard:

• With GA: 5 CHF

• With Halbtax / no train reduction / night GA: 13 CHF

Without ESNcard:

• With GA: 10 CHF

• With Halbtax / no train reduction / night GA: : 18 CHF

Tickets include: Train tickets, snacks

Tickets DO NOT include: Lunch (please bring your own!

Important Info: Please wear layered clothing and dress warmly (warm jacket, beanie and gloves). Hiking shoes with a good grip are required (no sneakers). Don't forget to bring enough water and lunch for the day, there are no open restaurants along the way.

Rain won’t stop us, but if conditions are unsafe or too muddy, we’ll switch to a city trip to Neuchâtel. This will be decided locally by organisers.

The event is organised by Irakli, Luca, Caroline

For any questions regarding this event, please contact Irakli (@Iraklis5), Luca (@lucalarger), Caroline (@Carofr) on Telegram.

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ESN card discount

The ticket options “with ESN card” are available at a special reduced price for holders of the ESN card. Please only purchase a ticket from this category if you own a valid ESN card or if you plan to buy one in the near future. You may buy a card from ESN Bern for 15.- CHF. It is valid for one year and will give you discounts at our activities. Note that the card needs to be filled with your personal information and that it will be checked at the beginning of each activity.

GA

The “Generalabonnement” (GA) by the swiss train company SBB is a monthly or yearly subscription that grants holders unlimited travel on almost all trains. This is not handled by ESN. Please only buy a ticket from the category “with GA” if you own this train subscription from SBB. Halbtax (Half fare), GA Night and local transportation subscriptions are irrelevant for this ticket option.

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