At the Slopes of the Grindelwald Valley
Short info
- Starting point
- Pfingstegg,
1385 m a.s.l. - Endpoint
- Grindelwald,
1037 m a.s.l. - Track
- 13 km
- Duration
- 4 h 20 min.
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Ascent
- 546 m
- Descent
- 896 m
- Lowest point
1035 m a.s.l. - Highest Point
1647 m a.s.l.
The tour
This lovely hiking tour takes you through the picturesque alpine pastures and the scattered settlements of the mountain communities in Grindelwald in combination with dark green spruce forests. This charming, well-maintained landscape is in contrast to the panorama of the rugged mountain slopes and the two impressive ice streams of Grindelwald
Alternative Route
Start near the Hotel Wetterhorn, who does not like to walk downhill takes the cable car from Bort to Grindelwald: around 1 h less walking time
Meals
Restaurant Pfingstegg, Hotel Wetterhorn, Berghaus Bort, several restaurants in Grindelwald
General Tips
Note the signage and any information boards on the spot. Further information about the Swiss footpath network and the signposting can be found here.
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Point of interestWorld Heritage Info Point - Grindelwald
Well informed about the World Heritage Region: The info point of the UNESCO World Heritage Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch offers a large pan
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Jungfrau Climate Guide (Grindelwald – Hotel Wetterhorn)
Climate change is happening and the Alps are particularly sensitive to the changes. In the Jungfrau area the first signs are getting visi
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Point of interestViewpoint: The alder belt in the glacier forefield of the Upper Grindelwald glacier
From the exit of the tunnel at the chalet Milchenbach you have a wonderful view of the glacier forefield. A belt of bright green alders s
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Point of interestJungfrau Climate Guide (Bort -Unterer Lauchbühl)
Climate change is happening and the Alps are particularly sensitive to the changes. In the Jungfrau area the first signs are getting visi
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Point of interestViewpoint: Wetterhorn lift mountain station
The Wetterhorn lift, the first cable car in Switzerland and one of the first such system worldwide, was an ambitious pioneer project. The
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Point of interestMast in a Moving Slope (Cable Car Grindelwald – First)
In some places in the Grindelwaldvalley the slopes are in motion: the soft argillaceous schist .in the underground move, influenced by gr
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Jungfrau Climate Guide (Pfingstegg - Bäregg)
Climate change is happening and the Alps are particularly sensitive to the changes. In the Jungfrau area the first signs are getting visi
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Point of interestAccess Point Pfingstegg
The access points placed at the border to the UNESCO World Heritage site Swiss Alps Jungfrau - Aletsch symbolize that you are now enterin
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Point of interestRiver Black Lütschine
The Black Lütschine from the Grindelwald valley and the White Lütschine from the Lauterbrunnen valley are the two source rivers
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