«Eiger Trail» Eigergletscher - Alpiglen No. 36

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6.14 km long
Hiking Trail

At the foot of the impressive Eiger north face

To this day, the Eiger has lost nothing of its fascination through the adventurous and dramatic history of climbing the famous north face.

The Eiger Trail starts at the vantage point above the Eigergletscher station and leads over steep alpine meadows and scree slopes along the foot of the north face, past a thundering waterfall, to the Berghaus and railway station Alpiglen. From Alpiglen, the Wengerenalpbahn takes you comfortably back to the glacier village. 
Enjoy the magnificent view of the valley and the notorious Eiger north face during the entire hike.

 

 

 




Info

Directions

Eigergletscher - Wart - Im glatten Wang - Alpigen

Safety guidelines

Equipment


  • hiking daypack (approx. 20 liters) with rain cover

  • comfortable and sturdy footwear

  • adequate and durable outdoor clothing in multiple layers

  • sun and rain protection

  • snacks and drinking water

  • first aid kit

  • penknife

  • mobile phone

  • if necesessary: telescope sticks, headlight, maps

Recommendation

The journey via Lauterbrunnen and Wengen offers a view of the valleys and Alps on the other side of Kleine Scheidegg.

Directions

From Basel and Geneva, the fastest route to the Jungfrau Region is via Bern. From Zurich, the route via Lucerne and the Brünig Pass is recommended. The pass is open all year round.

 


From the south, travel to the Jungfrau Region via the Grimsel or Susten Pass. Both passes are only open in summer. An alternative is the Simplon Pass with subsequent car transport through the Lötschberg tunnel.


 


Grindelwald


From Interlaken we follow the main road to Zweilütschinen. Here we turn left towards Grindelwald. The whole trip takes about 30 minutes and leads over a partly winding road.


 


Wengen


Wengen is car-free. If we arrive by car, we have to leave it in Lauterbrunnen and take the train. The journey from Interlaken to Lauterbrunnen takes about 20 minutes.


Grindelwald

There are three public car parks: Parkhaus Eiger+ (252 parking spaces), Parkhaus Sportzentrum (160 parking spaces) and the new Terminal Parking (1000 spaces) of the V-Bahn. Alternatively, we can also use the car park in Grindelwald Grund.


 


Wengen


There is a multi-storey car park directly below Lauterbrunnen station. Alternatively, you can use the car park at the Lauterbrunnen church. From here, a bus leaves for the station every half hour. On foot we need about 10 minutes.



A covered passage leads from the Lauterbrunnen car park to the cable cars to Wengen.

Public transit

Thanks to its central location in Europe, Switzerland is served by international trains from over 12 countries. Within Switzerland, Intercity trains run from Basel and Lucerne directly to the Jungfrau Region. Travellers from Zurich change trains in Bern. The trains run every half hour.

 


Grindelwald


From Interlaken Ost railway station we reach Grindelwald without changing trains on the Bernese Oberland Bahn (BOB). Important: Get on the rear part of the train, as it splits in Zweilütschinen. If you get on at the front, you will end up in Lauterbrunnen. The journey takes 30 minutes to Grindelwald Terminal (V-Bahn). Three minutes later we are at the terminal in the village.


There are three stations in Grindelwald (Terminal, Grund and Dorf). The terminal station (Dorf) is in the centre of Grindelwald.


 


Wengen


From Interlaken Ost station we reach Wengen in 44 minutes. The blue and yellow train of the Berner Oberland Bahn (BOB) takes us to Lauterbrunnen. Important: We sit in the front part of the train, as it splits in Zweilütschinen. If you take a seat at the back, you will make a detour to Grindelwald. In Lauterbrunnen we change to the yellow-green train of the Wengernalp Bahn (WAB). This takes us to Wengen in 12 minutes.


Additional information

tour facts
start: Eigergletscher station
destination: Alpiglen

medium

02:00:00 h

6.14 km

78 m

779 m

1,615 m

2,346 m

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