The Hahnenmoos Pass (

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

: ''Hahnenmoospass'') is a

mountain pass A mountain pass is a navigable route through a mountain range or over a ridge. Since many of the world's mountain ranges have presented formidable barriers to travel, passes have played a key role in trade, war, and both Human migration, human a ...

of the Bernese Alps. The pass crosses the col between the peaks of

Regenboldshorn The Regenboldshorn (or ''Rägeboldshore''; 2,193 m) is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located between Lenk and Adelboden in the canton of Bern. It lies south of the Hahnenmoos Pass, at the foot of the Ammertenspitz (part of the Wildstrubel mas ...

and Albristhorn, at an elevation of . The Hahnenmoos Pass is the lowest pass between the

Engstligental , neighboring_municipalities= Diemtigen, Frutigen, Kandersteg, Lenk im Simmental, Leukerbad (VS), Sankt Stephan , twintowns= } Adelboden is a mountain village and a municipality in Switzerland, located in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental adminis ...

, to the east, and the upper Simmental, to the west. The pass is traversed by a hiking track, which connects Adelboden, at an elevation of in the Engstligental, with

Lenk Lenk im Simmental (or simply Lenk) is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Obersimmental-Saanen (administrative district), Obersimmental-Saanen administrative district in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Bern (canton), Bern i ...

, at an elevation of in the Simmental. The track forms part of the

Alpine Pass Route The Alpine Pass Route is a long-distance hiking trail through the Alps in Switzerland, part of the Via Alpina route. It starts in Sargans in eastern Switzerland, and crosses the heart of country westwards to finish in Montreux on the shore of Lake ...

, a long-distance hiking trail across Switzerland between

Sargans Sargans is a municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of Sarganserland in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Sargans is known for its castle, which dates from before the founding of the Swiss Confederation in 1291. Sargans was also ...

and

Montreux Montreux (, , ; frp, Montrolx) is a Swiss municipality and town on the shoreline of Lake Geneva at the foot of the Alps. It belongs to the district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, and has a population of approximat ...

. Although a road leads to the pass from Adelboden, the pass can not be traversed by car. In winter the pass is part of a ski area. The ''Berghotel Hahnenmoospass'' is a hotel and restaurant that is located at the summit of the pass and is open in both summer and winter.

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''Hahnenmoos Pass''
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''Hahnenmoospass''
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Mountain passes of Switzerland Mountain passes of the Alps Mountain passes of the canton of Bern

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