Walking in the Bernese Oberland - Jungfrau region

Jonathan has been Cicerone's managing director for over 20 years, working with authors and leading the development of the range. Lesley has been Cicerone's marketing director, leading Cicerone's sales efforts and now concentrating on the overall marketing strategy. Although they met at sea, they quickly gravitated to the mountains and trekking, before taking on Cicerone to communicate their passion for mountains, wild places and other journeys on foot or by bike. Based on the edge of the Lake District, they have few excuses for not spending days in the hills but do need to get out more. They would like to thank the whole Cicerone team for allowing them to moonlight as authors.

Map key

Map of the valleys

Route summary table

Introduction

Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau

The shape of the mountains

The main centres and valleys

Plants and wildlife

When to go

Getting there

Travel in the region

Discount cards and passes

Accommodation

Mountain huts, berghotels and restaurants

Other local facilities

Weather

Maps

GPX tracks

Apps

Preparation

Equipment

Using this guide

Schynige Platte to First

1 Schynige Platte Panoramaweg

2 Schynige Platte - Faulhorn - First

3 First - Bachsee - Faulhorn - Bussalp

4 First - Spitzen - Bussalp - the Höhenweg 2200

5 Bussalp - Waldspitz - First - the Höhenweg 2000

6 Bort to Bussalp - the Höhenweg 1600

7 Bussalp to Grindelwald

8 Bort - Alpenvogelpark - Hotel Wetterhorn

9 First - Grosse Scheidegg - Hotel Wetterhorn - Grindelwald

10 First - Bachsee - Waldspitz

11 The Schwarzhorn Circuit: First - Wart - Grosse Scheidegg

Grosse Scheidegg and Meiringen

12 Grosse Scheidegg to Schwarzwaldalp

13 The Rychenbach valley: Schwarzwaldalp - Rosenlaui circuit

14 Meiringen - Grosse Scheidegg - Grindelwald on the Via Alpina

Routes into the mountain wall

15 The Gleckstein Hut

16 Grindelwald - Pfingstegg - Hotel Wetterhorn circuit

17 Pfingstegg - Bäregg Hut

18 The Schreckhorn Hut

Grindelwald to Kleine Scheidegg

19 Grindelwald - Kleine Scheidegg - Wengen - Lauterbrunnen

20 Grindelwald to Alpiglen the hard way

21 The Eiger Trail - Alpiglen to Eigergletscher and Kleine Scheidegg

22 Männlichen to Alpiglen, the Romantic Way - the Höhenweg 1900

23 Männlichen to Kleine Scheidegg Panoramaweg - the Höhenweg 2100

Wengen to Kleine Scheidegg

24 Kleine Scheidegg and Wengernalp

25 Eigergletscher to Wengen by the moraine

26 Wengen - Leiterhorn circuit

27 Wengen to Männlichen - the Gemsweg

28 Wengen and the Mendelssohn memorial

29 Wengen - Stalden - Allmend - Wengen

30 The Trümmelbach falls: Wengen - Stalden - Trümmelbach

Lauterbrunnen and Isenfluh

31 Saxeten to Isenfluh

32 Sulwald to Mürren by the Lobhorn hut

33 Grütschalp to Sulwald and onward routes

34 Lauterbrunnen, Trümmelbach Falls and Stechelberg

35 Lauterbrunnen to Mürren on the Via Alpina

Mürren

36 The Mountain View Trail to Grütschalp

37 Mürren, the Blumental and Chänelegg

38 The North Face Trail - Allmendhubel to Mürren via Schiltalp

39 The ‘easy' way up the Schilthorn from Allmendhubel

40 The Schilthorn via Schiltalp and Grauseewli

41 Mürren - Gimmelwald - Mürren

42 Mürren to the Stutz waterfall and Spielbodenalp

43 Mürren, Bryndli and the Rotstock hut

44 The Sefinental and Rotstock Hut

45 Mürren to Griesalp on the Via Alpina

Stechelberg and Upper Lauterbrunnen valley

46 Stechelberg - Gimmelwald - Mürren

47 Mürren to Obersteinberg via the Tanzbödeli

48 Stechelberg to Obersteinberg

49 Obersteinberg - Oberhornsee - Stechelberg

50 Obersteinberg - Oberhornsee - Schmadri Hut - Stechelberg

Appendix A Useful contacts

Appendix B Trains, lifts, buses and discount options

Appendix C Further reading

Appendix D English-German terms