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From the train station we walk through the old town, pass the cathedral again and then descend to the Bern Bridge over the Saane. This bridge was once the only connection from Friborg to the east. On the other bank of the Saane, we climb again steeply along the old city wall to the Uebewil district. The path via Tafers to St. Antoni is then very flat and leads past many chapels and crossroads. The ascent to St. Antoni takes place on a path carved in sandstone. Once at the top we have a nice view from the Catholic Church back towards Tafers, that is to say the way we came on. We are now staying at this altitude until Heitenried. Towards the end of the stage we leave the bilingual canton of Friborg and come to the canton of Bern by crossing the Sensegraben. In doing so, we not only cross a cantonal border, but also a language and cultural border, also popularly known as the “Röstigraben”. We cross the Sense over the Sodbach Bridge. The descent to the Sense and then also the ascent to Schwarzenburg is a historically very interesting section of the route: a path carved out of the rock with beautiful paving - this Sense crossing was topographically demanding for the road builders of the time. After the ascent we are close to Schwarzenburg, the center of the impressive Schwarzenburgerland, which is one of the most beautiful pre-alpine landscapes in Switzerland and has largely retained its rural character.
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