Lauterbrunnen, Mürren & Grindelwald in 2 days, on foot

This 2-day self-guided walking plan for Lauterbrunnen, Mürren & Grindelwald covers 13 narrated sights in an easy day-by-day order. Each day is split into a morning and an afternoon loop, and every stop has a two to three minute audio story in the Gingerguide app.

You set the pace: this is a suggested order, not a schedule. Walk it in 2 days, or stretch it out. Reorder freely; Lauterbrunnen, Mürren & Grindelwald rewards a detour.

The Lauterbrunnen, Mürren & Grindelwald route at a glance

• Day 1
• Day 2

Day 1

Day 1 covers 7 stops and about 3.9 km on foot, from Kleine Scheidegg to Trümmelbach Falls. 4 longer hops are best done by public transport or taxi. ≈ 3.9 km of walking, about 45 min

Morning

1. Kleine Scheidegg: A mountain pass at 2,061 metres facing the Eiger north face, where the rack railways from Wengen and Grindelwald meet and the Jungfrau Railway begins its climb into the mountain. 2.3 km on foot (28 min) to the next stop
2. Eiger Trail: A mountain path of about six kilometres along the foot of the Eiger north face, from Eigergletscher station down to Alpiglen, past streams and pastures below one of the most famous walls in climbing. 7.7 km to the next stop: take transport
3. Gimmelwald: A small car-free Walser village on a terrace between Stechelberg and Mürren, with hay meadows, old timber houses and a protected townscape, linked to the valley by cable car only since 1967. 4.8 km to the next stop: take transport
4. Schilthorn and Piz Gloria: A 2,970-metre summit above Mürren, crowned by the revolving Piz Gloria restaurant from the 1969 James Bond film, with the Birg Thrill Walk on the cliff below and views to the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau. 4.2 km to the next stop: take transport

Afternoon

1. Allmendhubel: Mürren's nearest hill, reached since 1912 by a short funicular that climbs to 1,907 metres, with a panorama restaurant, a flower trail and a playground facing the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau. 1.6 km on foot (19 min) to the next stop
2. Mürren: A car-free Walser village on a cliff terrace about 800 metres above the Lauterbrunnen valley floor, facing the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau, and an early home of British downhill skiing. 2 km to the next stop: take transport
3. Trümmelbach Falls: Ten waterfalls that pound through a twisting gorge in the wall of the Lauterbrunnen valley, most of them hidden inside the mountain, carrying meltwater from the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau.

Day 2

Day 2 covers 6 stops and about 4 km on foot, from Wengen to Bachalpsee. 3 longer hops are best done by public transport or taxi. ≈ 4 km of walking, about 45 min

Morning

1. Wengen: A car-free resort village on a sheltered terrace above the Lauterbrunnen valley, reached by rack railway, and every January the home of the Lauberhorn, the longest downhill race in World Cup skiing. 1.9 km to the next stop: take transport
2. Männlichen and the Royal Walk: A grassy ridge at about 2,340 metres between Wengen and Grindelwald, reached by cable car or gondola, where a short walk to the summit opens a view over two valleys to the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau. 8.3 km to the next stop: take transport
3. Grindelwald Glacier Gorge: A deep, narrow gorge above Grindelwald, shaped by the Lower Grindelwald Glacier and its river, with a walkway of about a kilometre through galleries and tunnels and a net hanging over the water. 1.6 km on foot (19 min) to the next stop

Afternoon

1. Grindelwald Village, Church and Museum: The mountain village below the Eiger and the Wetterhorn, with a Reformed church of 1793 to 1795 and a local museum that tells how a farming community became a holiday resort. 4 km to the next stop: take transport
2. Grindelwald First and the Cliff Walk: A ridge at about 2,166 metres above Grindelwald, reached by a 25-minute gondola, with the Cliff Walk, a steel walkway and platform built along the rock face high above the valley. 2.4 km on foot (28 min) to the next stop
3. Bachalpsee: A mountain lake at about 2,265 metres, an hour's walk from First, where on a calm morning the water mirrors the Schreckhorn and the Finsteraarhorn above the Grindelwald valley.

Walking distances and times follow streets and footpaths (routing by openrouteservice.org, map data © OpenStreetMap contributors). Times are walking only, at an easy pace; add time at each stop.

Updated: October 28, 2026

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