Cows in alpine meadows Jungfrau region June 18?
A traveler is planning a trip to the Jungfrau region from June 18 to 22 and is curious about when cows are moved to the high alpine meadows during this time. They want to know if there are areas where cows might be found during their visit.
- Cows are typically moved to the meadows around mid-June, so you should expect to see them during your visit.
- For a great cow-watching experience, consider taking walks from Murren to Gimmelwald or in the Lauterbrunnen valley.
- If you're interested in Swiss cheese, note that around 10 cows can produce approximately 3500 kilos of cheese in a four-month season.
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Hello,
We will be in the Jungfrau region from 18-22 June. Does anyone know if (or when) the cows have been moved to the high alpine meadows? Or areas where they may be during our visit?
Thanks
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I was in the Berner Oberland (in the Kander valley south of Spiez) in April, and I heard a cocopheny of bells – I looked up onto the hillside opposite and the cows had just been let out of their barn into the field for the first time of the year . Its great fun to watch (I’ve seen it at Easter before when sitting outside a holiday chalet near Zweisimmen).
So cows will be in fields at least up to ‘medium’ altitude – say up to 1800m
We are here now. Cows are everywhere!
What would a trip to the alps be without the cacophony of bells!
Thanks for the input. The mountain web cams still show a lot of snow, so I wasn’t sure if/when the cows would arrive.
Does anyone have input on cows in the Murren/Gimmelwald area in particular?
thanks
mike
Question for the group: How many kilos of cheese can be produced by 10 Swiss cows during one 4month season in the mountains? (True fact related to me by hut keeper/dairy farmer in Blackenalp)–
(a) 100 kilos
(b) 500 kilos
(c) 1500 kilos
(d) 3500 kilos
Answer to come in following post.
NTL
Mikereynolds – we were in Murren/Gimmelwald last week and there were definitely cows and sheep everywhere. Take the walk from Murren to Gimmelwald or the Lauterbrunnen valley and you’ll find them!
3500 kilos.
That’s a little under 4 tons!
now that’s a lot of cheese. Good thing I didn’t die yesterday as I wouldn’t have known that.
“Good thing I didn’t die yesterday…”— Thats a great line, pvonk. Mind if I use it?
Yes, that is a lot of cheese, especially for only 10 cows over a few months.
Another Swiss cow-related fact– the large herds that you encounter roaming free at higher elevations are generally not milk-producing, as it is impractical to round them up once or twice a day for milking. For the most part, they are the young cows that are maturing. Or bulls….
Sure, use the line all you want. I first heard it from my Swiss aunt. She had a sense of humor.
Hopefully still there in mid July?
Hi LaurelMere! Do you mean whether you’ll still see cows up in the meadows mid July? In that case yes, you certainly will!
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