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Trails in the Eiger village of Grindelwald with views of the majestic Swiss Alps šŸ” Hiking Map šŸ—ŗ

When I hiked (climbed) the Dolomites in northern Italy, I was struck by the dry and rugged rocky peaks. However the snow-covered Swiss Alps (over 4000m) were somehow more elegant and simply beautiful to behold.


I have rarely trekked purely in mountain villages before, and this was a great experience. This trip made me think, "If it's this great, it's not so bad to walk on the trails".


Trails walked in Grindelwald, Switzerland 2019


āœ… Panorama Long rails across the High Alps Grindelwald

āœ… Eiger Northface Trail


Finsteraarhorn (4274m) and Schreckhorn (4078m) see over Bachalpsee
Finsteraarhorn (4274m) and Schreckhorn (4078m) see over Bachalpsee

āœ… Panorama Long Trails across the High Alps Grindelwald

First, 2168m āž”ļø Bachalpsee āž”ļø Faulhorn, 2681m āž”ļø Schynige Platte, 2068m

I did my best to walk šŸš¶šŸ¼ā€ā™‚ļø But it took me 6:30h (including the panorama route + rest šŸ±)


I thought it was a great long trail with amazing views and never boring. The elevation gain is relatively small, so although it is a long trail, it is easy to walk.


Map of Panorama Long trails across the High Alps Grindelwald
Map of Panorama Long Trails across the High Alps Grindelwald

The hiking map received from the travel information office in Grindelwald shows the course time for the reverse pattern of the route I walked.


Schynige Platte (2068m) āž”ļø Faulhorn (2681m) āž”ļø First (2168m)

1ļøāƒ£ Wander Hikingļ¼š6 hour 10 minutes

2ļøāƒ£ Wanderkarteļ¼š6 hour


I think that a hiker who can walk this long trail in 6 hour is a very fit hiker šŸ¤” The scenery is beautiful, you have to take a lot of pictures along the way. Therefore it is difficult to walk as fast as the course time šŸ˜†


Schynige Platte (2068m) āž”ļø Faulhorn (2681m) āž”ļø First (2168m)
Panorama Long Trails across the High Alps Grindelwald

My favorite view on the trail šŸ˜


1ļøāƒ£ Bachalpsee

2ļøāƒ£ Loucherhorn, 2231m


1ļøāƒ£First (First, 2167m) āž”ļø Bachalpsee

Finsteraarhorn (4274m) and Schreckhorn (4078m) seen over Bachalpsee were very beautiful mountain landscape.


2ļøāƒ£ Loucherhorn, 2231m āž”ļø Schynige Platte

The three mountains of the Bernese Oberland, Eiger (3970m), Mƶnch (4107m) and Jungfrau (4158m), were all visible and beautiful mountain landscape.


Three mountains of the Bernese Oberland, Eiger (3970m), Mƶnch (4107m) and Jungfrau (4158m), see from Schynige Platte
Three mountains of the Bernese Oberland, Eiger (3970m), Mƶnch (4107m) and Jungfrau (4158m), see from Schynige Platte

I thought it would be fun to connect all of them and enjoy the walk, but I also thought it would be fun just to walk back and forth between them (1ļøāƒ£ Bachalpsee or

2ļøāƒ£ Loucherhorn, 2231m). In fact, many people seem to have done so.


If you want to see the beautiful Alps over the lake, go to Bachalpsee, and if you want to see the three Bernese Oberland mountains, go to Schynige Platte.


Eiger North face Trail
Eiger North face Trail

āœ… Eiger North face Trail

Eigergletscher, 2320m āž”ļø Alpiglen, 1615m

It took me 2 hour to walk up the Eiger North Face Trail (including breaks) šŸ˜†


The Eiger Trail, with its close-up view of the Eiger North Face, is an unmissable trail in Grindelwald. I personally recommend this route so much that I could say I came to Grindelwald to walk "Eiger North face Trail".


Eiger Trail
Eiger Trail

The course time on the hiking map I got from the Grindelwald Travel Information Center is


1ļøāƒ£ Wander Hikingļ¼š2:50h Alpiglen, 1615m āž”ļø Eigergletscher, 2320m


2ļøāƒ£ Wanderkarteļ¼š2:00h Eigergletscher, 2320m āž”ļø Alpiglen, 1615m


Eiger North face Trail
Eiger North face Trail

I felt that the Eiger Trail route from Alpiglen (1615m) to Eigergletscher (2320m) is more impressive because you can see the Eiger North Face from the beginning. But it will take you longer time because the route is an ascent.


If you walk the Eiger Trail from Alpiglen (1615m) to Eigergletscher (2320m), you may want to connect the Jungfrau Eiger Walk as an option, although I personally have not walked it.


Jungfrau Eiger Walk
Jungfrau Eiger Walk

Jungfrau Eiger Walk Eigergletscher, 2320m āž”ļø kleine scheidegg

This route is a well-maintained hiking route with a lake reflecting an upside-down Eiger.


The course time on the hiking map I got from the Grindelwald Travel Information Center is


1ļøāƒ£ Wander Hikingļ¼š1 hour

2ļøāƒ£ Wanderkarteļ¼š1 hour


Eiger Trail āž”ļø Jungfrau Eiger Walk āž”ļø walk to Kleine Scheidegg station and hang out at a restaurant course šŸŗ is amazing šŸ˜‚ It will definitely be a great trekking route šŸ¤£


From the restaurant at Kleine Scheidegg station, the three mountains of the Bernese Oberland, Eiger (3970m), Mƶnch (4107m) and Jungfrau (4158m) are beautiful and breathtaking.


Eiger North Face
Eiger North Face

After walking the Eiger Trail and seeing the huge Eiger North Face up close, the sunset view of the Eiger (3970m) back in the village of Grindelwald will be 3 times more beautiful than before!


The hiking map I got from the Grindelwald Travel Information Center
The hiking map I got from the Grindelwald Travel Information Center

1ļøāƒ£ Wander Hiking

2ļøāƒ£ Wanderkarte

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