--- title: "Wild Rose Hike" url: "https://www.diemtigtal.ch/en/tour/wild-rose-hike" description: "Why are wild roses actually so valuable?The blue beetle collects the pollen of wild roses as food in June, like many other insects. Wild roses often grow on stone piles. Here the weasel finds a welcome hiding place from predators and a breeding site. As a predator, the weasel catches small mammals such as field mice and thus eases mouse control for farmers. The shrike usually builds its nest in a dense thorn bush. From this exposed lookout, it spies and catches large insects. It impales these prey insects on thorns or spikes to tear them apart or keep them as a stock. In June, the common rose gall wasp lays its eggs in the leaf buds. The leaf cells react with a peculiar tissue enlargement, the gall, in whose chambers the larvae develop.Use and harvest of rosehipsWild rose fruits are harvested whole from mid-September to the end of October. To continue using the rosehips, the seeds must be removed." language: "en" type: "SportsActivityLocation" image: "https://img.oastatic.com/img2/37104361/max/variant.jpg" breadcrumb: "Root > www.diemtigtal.ch > Special > Destination.Data Details > Tour" --- GPX Share Wild Rose Hike ============== - 7.15 km long - Round trip - Difficulty: easy - Condition: very easy - Thematic Trail Along the wild rose route Rose hip harvest in autumn If you are lucky, you will find both blossoms and fruit at the same time Glazed rose (Rosa glauca) - 2:15 h - 7.15 km - 322 m - 322 m - 1,081 m - 1,403 m - 322 m - - Start: Anger animal show ground, Zwischenflüh - Destination: Anger animal show ground, Zwischenflüh **The best time to identify wild roses is in autumn when they bear fruit. You’re lucky if you find flowers and fruits on the same bush.** Why are wild roses actually so valuable?The blue beetle collects the pollen of wild roses as food in June, like many other insects. Wild roses often grow on stone piles. Here the weasel finds a welcome hiding place from predators and a breeding site. As a predator, the weasel catches small mammals such as field mice and thus eases mouse control for farmers. The shrike usually builds its nest in a dense thorn bush. From this exposed lookout, it spies and catches large insects. It impales these prey insects on thorns or spikes to tear them apart or keep them as a stock. In June, the common rose gall wasp lays its eggs in the leaf buds. The leaf cells react with a peculiar tissue enlargement, the gall, in whose chambers the larvae develop. **Use and harvest of rosehips** Wild rose fruits are harvested whole from mid-September to the end of October. To continue using the rosehips, the seeds must be removed. Read more Naturpark Diemtigtal Good to know ------------ Best to visit suitable Depends on weather - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Pavements Street (18%) Trail (77%) Path (5%) Directions The hike starts at the PostBus stop «Anger» and first takes you along the main road for 550 m towards the valley. Turn left onto the gravel path at the second curve. Through forest and pasture, you can already find individual roses. The real excitement begins after the junction at Pt. 1399 – don’t miss the turn onto the small path. On the now reached pastures, you’ll discover a wide variety of roses. It’s worth searching along the path towards the southeast there as well. Back on the valley road, walk towards Seebode and along the Fildrich back to the starting point. **Shortcut option:** If you want to shorten the circular hike, you can return to the starting point by PostBus from the former Tiermatti inn. Read more Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author Interested persons can have the collected fruits simply processed into rosehip pulp with the provided machine at the . Read more Equipment Sturdy footwear, weather-appropriate clothing, magnifying glass, picnic and drinks for the way Read more Directions & Parking facilities **Getting there**Motorway A6 Bern towards Zweisimmen, turn left 1 km after the Simmenfluss tunnel towards Diemtigtal. Follow the Diemtigtal road inwards along the valley for 14 km towards Schwenden to the Anger animal show ground. Read more **Parking**Free parking spaces are located directly at the Anger animal show ground. Read more **Public transportation**By train to Oey-Diemtigen station (Spiez-Zweisimmen line). Then continue by PostBus to the stop «Zwischenflüh, Anger». Read more Additional information Flyers with overview map and sensory identification key are available at the office of the Diemtigtal Nature Park. Diemtigtal Nature Park Bahnhofstrasse 20 3753 Oey T 033 552 26 00 **Did you like this route?** We look forward to your rating on Read more Nearby ------ View on map - Food & Beverage - Mountain Restaurant / Alphütten - Coffee shop - Mountain Restaurant / Alphütten - Tours 18.48 km - Mountain Bike 0.90 km - Thematic Trail 11.18 km - Thematic Trail **outdooractive** Arrival 3756 Diemtigen Download GPX file - -