Hiking suggestions for 4 days in Jungfrau region

I suggest a couple of options for you:

take the cogwheel from Wilderswil up to Schynige Platte …from there, hike about 2-3 miles (in the direction of First) and turn around …the valley below, and the panorama of the Alps here, are unbelievable …on your way back, take the upper trail along the ridge line which gives you good views of Lake Brienz (you’re essentially hiking the last third of the incredible First to Schynige Platte hike)

combine your Lauterbrunnen valley and Mannlichen hikes in to one…here’s what I suggest….take the gondola to Mannlichen and hike to Kleinne Schidegg …from there take the mountain train down thru Wengen (get off and explore a little .,.there are amazing views of Lauterbrunnen Valley here, especially from the back courtyard of a nearby church) …afterwards, take the train down to Lauterbrunnen and walk thru the town and then thru the valley to Stechelberg…take the gondola up to Murren and then work your way back to Lauterbrunnen via the little mountain train and the gondola back down to Lauterbrunnen …that’s a long day but totally doable if you’re fit and have good weather ..it’s also amazing scenery …if that’s too much, eliminate the Mannlichen hike and simply take the cogwheel from Grindelwald up to Kleine Schidegg and start from there … (the views around KS are absolutely amazing!)

for what it’s worth, I’d skip the thrill walk at First and spend more time around Bachalpsee and surroundings …you’ll want to take the earliest gondola from Grindelwald to First so that you have the best chance of getting good reflections in the lake

enjoy your time …our family just got back from that area about a month ago …we loved it so much that my son and I are going back to the BO for 10 days in September !

Hi HikingWaffle,

Welcome to MySwissAlps.

I think the Murren North Face Trail would be a good combination with the Lauterbrunnen valley hike. You can do a loop starting from Lauterbrunnen to Stechelberg. At Stechelberg take the Schilthorn cable car to Mürren. From Murren follow the trail to Almendhubel, then take a funicular down back to Mürren. Then you can either go back the same way via the cable car or walk across the village to the cogwheel train station at the other end. Then you travel back to Lauterbrunnen vai the train and the Grutschalp cable way. You can find the details on this route here: http://www.myswissalps.com/murren/travel

Regards,

Anna

Yes, I’ve done First to Schynige Platte a couple of times … it’s a long day… depending on your pace, it should take 5.5 to 7 hours … if you go to Bachalpsee and explore and do the 2-3 miles around Schynige Platte (from Wilderswill) you’ll be seeing most of the best parts of it … by the way, you can easily combine the Eiger trail with the panorama trail … after finishing the panorama trail, rest a bit at KS and then proceed to the Eiger trail … you can take a cogwheel from KS which will drop you off near the beginning of the Eiger trail … it cuts off about a mile of hiking and about 750-1000 feet of elevation gain … from that point you hike the Eiger trail down to Alpiglen where you’ll catch a train back to Grindelwald … have a wonderful time… it’s an incredible area

I think the north face trail as lovely views compared to the Eiger Trail. That’s my personal opinion. I am planning to do the north face trail in September. I read somewhere that there is a shorter loop of the north face trail if you are short of time. Anyone care to comment on that? Is there one and what do you call it?