A gentle meander on an undulating high mountain pasture though meadows, woodland and beside scree. Buy a return ticket and take the Sunnbüel gondola up from the southern outskirts of Kandersteg in the Bernese Oberland. Choose your own route on the paths that wind round the verdant bowl of the Spittelmatte.

Almost immediately after exiting the Sunnbüel gondola station (1936m) in late June this year there were splashes of Narcissus-flowered Anemones above the bilberry and juniper.

The soft, opaque, petals of the Pasque flowers had fallen, but the glistening fluffy seedheads remained.

Perky Valerian, including this Three-leaved Valerian, also bobbed in the breeze.

Pom-poms of Great Meadow-Rue, in lilac and white, were clumped in a mass on a damp, rocky east-facing slope.

In the wooded areas bright dots of Yellow Wood Violets burst from the shade.

Baby-pink Birdseye Primroses on their delicate, wobbling stems also jewelled the woodland.

In the hot scree beside the westernmost path the crazy orange and purple combo of the Alpine Toadflax flower sang out.

A fiery red Stonecrop stretched up from the scorching hot limestone jumble, complete with a mini-beast!

Please remember that outdoor activities like walking come with inherent risks. The author has endeavoured to make the information as accurate as possible at the time of writing but the decision to undertake the walk is entirely at your own risk. No responsibility can be accepted for any kind of physical injury, loss or damage to you or your property.

• Reynolds, Kev (2018 (2015 Edition reprinted with updates)) Walking in the Bernese Oberland, Cicerone Press.
• Grey-Wilson, Christopher and Blamey, Marjorie (1995, second edition) Collins Pocket Guide: Alpine Flowers of Britain and Europe, HarperCollins.