Adelboden is a mountain village: Church and main street are on 1350 m, the highest point of the area is the Grossstrubel with 3,242 m, the lowest point is on 1,045 m in the Engstligen valley.
In the valley of Adelboden connets from Spiez (N6 from Berne) or Kandersteg on the main street direction FrutigenAdelboden.
In the late 19th century a street along the river was built joining Adelboden to the rest of the world.