Jungfrau Region Hikes
Hiking in the Jungfrau region. Perfectly signposted routes to summits and mountain lakes. Interlaken, Lauterbrunnen, Grindelwald, First, Wengen, Schynige Platte and Mürren.
- Alpine Summer Holidays, Hiking in Europe: Italy, Switzerland and Norway Walks for Families & Mountain Lovers
Instead of chasing the hottest temperatures, more people are looking for cooler mountain escapes, scenic hiking trails, alpine lakes, dramatic viewpoints and fresh air. Euronews recently reported that UK search interest for “alpine summer” is up 82% year-on-year, with travellers looking to swap crowded beaches for cooler mountain destinations, hiking trails and swimming lakes. - Day 1 – 4 Day Breathtaking Hike Trip Interlaken, Grindelwald, Lauterbrunnen Circular – Jungfrau Region, Switzerland
I have done this trip in the Jungfrau Region before, and wanted to mention it because the time of year and the weather are two factors you need to consider when looking to do these trails. I went first end of April beginning of May, I got some great deals on flights, trains and hotels, so it is a good time to go, but as I found out the trains to the top of the mountains only run for a certain number of months. - Day 2 – Hiking from Interlaken to Grindelwald via Schynige Platte & Berglauenen, to see The North Face of the Eiger!
The day before, we looked up at the mountain (Schynige Platte) we were heading to and all seemed fine, no snow, no rain, and it was pretty clear, which wasn’t the case the next morning. We woke up to pretty much a monsoon whilst we were getting ready, and then we discovered that 6 inches of snow had fallen over night at the top of the mountain. - Day 3 – Big hike from Grindelwald up to Kleine Scheidegg (7000ft), next to The North Face of the Eiger, then Walk & Train down to Lauterbrunnen.
The walk ahead means you are walking literally in the shadow of The North Face of the Eiger, and you can peel off at one point and do the Eiger Trail which takes you up higher, but we didn’t have time as the plan was to walk down the other side to Lauterbrunnen. - Day 4 – Lauterbrunnen Walk back to Interlaken, via Stechelberg & Piz Gloria – James Bond Lair On her Majestys Secret Service.
Waking up in Lauterbrunnen on the final walking day, we decided that we didn’t want to walk straight back to Interlaken, as it’s only a 3.5-hour flat walk back, so we decided to do some sightseeing, and it was easily the right decision, as you will see below. I have only included in the downloads the hike back to Interlaken from Lauterbrunnen, and not included the sightseeing as it is optional, and in any case, you will be returning from Piz Gloria on the Schilthorn back through Lauterbrunnen, and then following the route back to Interlaken.
