Swiss Alps hiking & trains w/ 4 year old June-July
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Hi! My partner and I are planning an end of June/early July visit for ten-ish days with an enthusiastic mountain / outdoor loving 4 year old. As first timers to the Swiss Alps, we’d appreciate any advice.
Our travel style: The cities are not our priority – we just want to spend as much time in/on the mountains as possible. We are used to extended stays remote/sleepy towns when we travel (a car free village sounds like heaven). We love the idea of exclusively traveling by train/tram. We prefer to operate off of a wish list (as opposed to a strict itinerary) – we are happy to “go with the flow”… and of course, the weather. We are experienced day hikers and avid road trippers. We will be happy to subsist on chocolate, cheese, cured meats, bread and coffee.
We’re thinking of starting in Lucerne for a few nights and then hoping for an extended stay in Wengen.Other potential interests besides mountains/hikes: a castle, a stunning boat ride. But really, we are excited to explore the trails/summits/playgrounds/glaciers/waterfalls at high and low altitudes because this never gets old for us.
Questions:- We would probably prefer staffed hotels (ideally with some sort of breakfast option for the kiddo) but are open to other lodging options. Any recommendations? Ideally around 250CHF/night (or is that just not feasible)?
- How many nights should we spend in Lucerne and Wengen (and/or are there other places we should consider)? Should we add a third “home base” and where? We’re okay with being on the move but will probably want to stay *at least* three nights in each town/city.
- We are considering bringing our all terrain stroller to wander around town (and I have read about some stroller friendly hiking – we did this on Colorado last year). But our kiddo will be fully capable of hiking a few km a day (she easily breezed through 2.5 km with some scrambling in Joshua Tree this past winter). Is this a good idea to bring? I don’t want to carry a tired kiddo after dinner.
I know there’s a lot of info on this site for kids hikes/playgrounds that I have yet to fully absorb, but any kid friendly can’t miss recommendations would be appreciated!
Thanks in advance! And apologies if this is too general – I need to start somewhere!
Becca & Family
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