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10 November 2018 at 10:06:09 #818916

Hi folks,

My partner and I are hoping to visit Interlaken and surrounding areas for 3 or 4 nights around the 13th or 14th of March. We are not experienced hikers but do enjoy easy to moderate hill walking. My worry is that there won’t be any open walking trails around that time of year – I have googled and asked on Trip Advisor with no luck, so would hugely appreciate any advice this forum can give!

Thanks in advance,

Ciara

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10 November 2018 at 18:25:33 #898934

Hi Ciara and welcome to MySwissAlps!

Indeed hiking at March will be extremely limited. Essentially hiking around the lakes in the Interlaken area or a few low elevation trails perhaps. Otherwise the trails are closed (typically until mid-June) or if some are open it is for snow shoeing.

You can see some suggestions on hikes around the Jungfrau region here: http://www.myswissalps.com/ju ngfrauregion/activitie s but plan on waiting until you arrive to see what is open – only those under 1500 meters may be doable…

[Slowpoke]

10 November 2018 at 18:53:50 #898935

Hi Ciara-

It is hard to beat the experience of hiking in the grandeur of the high Alps, when the trails are clear. As Lucas notes, altitude is the determinant. And, even though some high altitude trails may be partially open, they will be closed until the danger of a snowslide or icy stretches can be ruled out. Mid June , or better, late June and early July is a better bet.

Since even in May, when I usually travel to Switzerland, those trails are not accessible, so I hike or walk at lower altitudes. Not as grand, but still some nice scenery all around Lake Lucerne. For example:

http://www.myswissalps.com/fo rum/topic/the-swiss-path-and-southern-lake-lucerne

And, this trail on then other side of the Alps in the Rhone Valley is typically dry and sunny. It may not open officially until about Easter time, but, with care to avoid a few rockpiles and stay away from edges where the guardrails were taken down for the winter, its a possibility:

http://www.myswissalps.com/fo rum/topic/bls-sudrampe-trail

Slowpoke