Forests
Research 5 forests within weekend reach of Bern, classified from Wikidata types and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Bern. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Bern. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Bern, closest first. Distance bands: day-trip distance is up to 120 km.
Aletschwald is a forest reachable from Bern as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Aletschwald, about 76 km (47 mi) from Bern
Image credit: Image: Michael Fiegle / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
bois de Sauvabelin is a forest reachable from Bern as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — bois de Sauvabelin, about 77 km (48 mi) from Bern
Image credit: Image: Gzzz / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Bois-Mermet is a forest reachable from Bern as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Bois-Mermet, about 77 km (48 mi) from Bern
Image credit: Image: Gzzz / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Eggwald is a forest reachable from Bern as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Eggwald, about 97 km (60 mi) from Bern
Image credit: Image: OpenStreetMap contributors Pechristener / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Bödmerenwald is a old-growth forest reachable from Bern as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Bödmerenwald, about 106 km (66 mi) from Bern
Image credit: Image: Paebi / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0