Full Description
A guidebook to 50 day walks in Switzerland's Bernese Oberland. Exploring the dramatic scenery of the Jungfrau region the walks are suitable for beginner and experienced walkers alike and cover Grindelwald, Wengen, Lauterbrunnen Valley and Mürren.
Walks range from 5 to 23km (3-14 miles) in length and can be enjoyed in 1-10 hours. Each walk is graded to allow you to select the most suitable routes for your ability. Many also take advantage of the widespread public transport and lifts around the Bernese Oberland to provide options for walks at a higher altitude.
1:50,000 maps included for each walk
GPX files available to download
Highlights include Untersteinberg and Schynige Platte
Detailed information on accommodation, facilities and alpine huts
Contents
Map key
Map of the valleys
Route summary table
Introduction
Eiger, M and amp;ouml;nch and Jungfrau
The shape of the mountains
The main centres and valleys
Plants and wildlife
When to go
Getting there
Travel in the region
Discount cards and passes
Accommodation
Mountain huts, berghotels and restaurants
Other local facilities
Weather
Maps
GPX tracks
Apps
Preparation
Equipment
Using this guide
Schynige Platte to First
1 Schynige Platte Panoramaweg
2 Schynige Platte - Faulhorn - First
3 First - Bachsee - Faulhorn - Bussalp
4 First - Spitzen - Bussalp - the H and amp;ouml;henweg 2200
5 Bussalp - Waldspitz - First - the H and amp;ouml;henweg 2000
6 Bort to Bussalp - the H and amp;ouml;henweg 1600
7 Bussalp to Grindelwald
8 Bort - Alpenvogelpark - Hotel Wetterhorn
9 First - Grosse Scheidegg - Hotel Wetterhorn - Grindelwald
10 First - Bachsee - Waldspitz
11 The Schwarzhorn Circuit: First - Wart - Grosse Scheidegg
Grosse Scheidegg and Meiringen
12 Grosse Scheidegg to Schwarzwaldalp
13 The Rychenbach valley: Schwarzwaldalp - Rosenlaui circuit
14 Meiringen - Grosse Scheidegg - Grindelwald on the Via Alpina
Routes into the mountain wall
15 The Gleckstein Hut
16 Grindelwald - Pfingstegg - Hotel Wetterhorn circuit
17 Pfingstegg - B and amp;auml;regg Hut
18 The Schreckhorn Hut
Grindelwald to Kleine Scheidegg
19 Grindelwald - Kleine Scheidegg - Wengen - Lauterbrunnen
20 Grindelwald to Alpiglen the hard way
21 The Eiger Trail - Alpiglen to Eigergletscher and Kleine Scheidegg
22 M and amp;auml;nnlichen to Alpiglen, the Romantic Way - the H and amp;ouml;henweg 1900
23 M and amp;auml;nnlichen to Kleine Scheidegg Panoramaweg - the H and amp;ouml;henweg 2100
Wengen to Kleine Scheidegg
24 Kleine Scheidegg and Wengernalp
25 Eigergletscher to Wengen by the moraine
26 Wengen - Leiterhorn circuit
27 Wengen to M and amp;auml;nnlichen - the Gemsweg
28 Wengen and the Mendelssohn memorial
29 Wengen - Stalden - Allmend - Wengen
30 The Tr and amp;uuml;mmelbach falls: Wengen - Stalden - Tr and amp;uuml;mmelbach
Lauterbrunnen and Isenfluh
31 Saxeten to Isenfluh
32 Sulwald to M and amp;uuml;rren by the Lobhorn hut
33 Gr and amp;uuml;tschalp to Sulwald and onward routes
34 Lauterbrunnen, Tr and amp;uuml;mmelbach Falls and Stechelberg
35 Lauterbrunnen to M and amp;uuml;rren on the Via Alpina
M and amp;uuml;rren
36 The Mountain View Trail to Gr and amp;uuml;tschalp
37 M and amp;uuml;rren, the Blumental and Ch and amp;auml;nelegg
38 The North Face Trail - Allmendhubel to M and amp;uuml;rren via Schiltalp
39 The and amp;lsquo;easy and #039; way up the Schilthorn from Allmendhubel
40 The Schilthorn via Schiltalp and Grauseewli
41 M and amp;uuml;rren - Gimmelwald - M and amp;uuml;rren
42 M and amp;uuml;rren to the Stutz waterfall and Spielbodenalp
43 M and amp;uuml;rren, Bryndli and the Rotstock hut
44 The Sefinental and Rotstock Hut
45 M and amp;uuml;rren to Griesalp on the Via Alpina
Stechelberg and Upper Lauterbrunnen valley
46 Stechelberg - Gimmelwald - M and amp;uuml;rren
47 M and amp;uuml;rren to Obersteinberg via the Tanzb and amp;ouml;deli
48 Stechelberg to Obersteinberg
49 Obersteinberg - Oberhornsee - Stechelberg
50 Obersteinberg - Oberhornsee - Schmadri Hut - Stechelberg
Appendix A Useful contacts
Appendix B Trains, lifts, buses and discount options
Appendix C Further reading
Appendix D English-German terms
