Winter hiking options near Grindelwald
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Hi there,
I have booked a hotel stay on the week of 6 December in Grindelwald. I made the mistake of not checking the operating status of train/gondola before booking and only just found out that both the Firstbahn and Grindelwald-Mannlichen Bahn will be closed when I’m there, ruling out any hikes from the First and Mannlichen – I was looking forward to Männlichen – Kleine Scheidegg (Nr. 63).
I’m looking at doing short 1-3 hour hikes during my stay, of easy to moderate difficulty.
Right now one option I have in mind:
- Taking the train from Grindelwald > Kleine Scheidegg
- Hiking there and back from Kleine Scheidegg > Fallboden «Pelzmantel» (Nr. 65) grindelwald.swiss/en/winter/tracks/kleine-scheidegg-fallboden-pelzmantel-nr-65/
- Hiking down from Kleine Scheidegg > Alpiglen/Brandegg (Nr. 64) grindelwald.swiss/en/winter/tracks/kleine-scheidegg-alpiglen-nr-64/
- Taking the train from Alpiglen/Brandegg > Grindelwald
Questions I have:
- Is my route above manageable? Are there any other easy-moderate routes I can do starting from Grindelwald or connected easily from Grindelwald?
- How do I gauge if I need any special equipment (e.g. snowshoes or spikes) to hike during first/second week of December? I understand that snowfall has already begun but I have no experience in winter hiking and I’m not sure how to gauge the need for snowshoes for each hiking route.
I have also planned hikes in Lauterbrunnen and Zermatt after my stay in Grindelwald so any help will be greatly appreciated!
Thank you all very much 🙏
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