Grindelwald, Bernese Oberland winter snowshoe walking and winter hiking holiday for individuals
This seven-night winter snowshoe walking holiday takes place among the iconic mountains of the Bernese Oberland, famous around the world and counting several peaks such as the Eiger, the Monch and the Jungfrau. Snowshoe walks in and near Grindelwald are easy and medium grades with the tracks making their way through snowy meadows and woodland, offering views of the Eiger and inviting rest stops at local mountain huts and restaurants.
Highlights
• Choice of several snowshoe trails • Take the train to the Jungfraujoch • Views of the Eiger in the snow • Visit Interlaken
Price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a standard double or twin room for 7 nights.
From
£2,415
Holiday Code FHCH07
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441266
Grindelwald, Bernese Oberland winter snowshoe walking and winter hiking holiday for individuals
This holiday can be arranged with flights from the UK to Switzerland or with rail travel from London to Switzerland. If travelling by air, your holiday starts with a flight to Zurich airport (Geneva is also possible) where you catch a direct train to Bern. Change here to head south, into the Bernese Oberland, arriving into Interlaken Ost station just under an hour later. If travelling from the UK by rail, you leave London on a morning Eurostar to Paris at around 8am. Take a local taxi from Gare du Nord to Gare de Lyon and catch the afternoon TGV-Lyria service to Basel. You arrive here mid-afternoon and take a local train to Interlaken Ost. A straight-forward platform change here sees you board a smaller train which takes you up the hillside to arrive in the chocolate-box village of Grindelwald, a little over 1,000m above sea level. Surrounded on three sides by majestic peaks, the village of Grindelwald spills across the wide hanging valley, towered over by the dramatic northern face of the Eiger. Your hotel is located near to the train station and you head to your room to settle in and relax after the day’s travelling.
You have six full days to explore the snowy landscape on snowshoes, to try your hand at cross-country skiing and even to take a train to the Jungfraujoch, the ‘Top of Europe’. Nearby Lauterbrunnen is also a venue for cross-country skiing and nearby Wengen for an easy snowshoe walk. There are plenty of places in Grindelwald to hire the snowshoes from and if you would like a private guide for any of the tracks, this can be booked in the village.
You enjoy a final breakfast at your hotel before starting your journey home. If returning to the UK by rail you will need to leave Grindelwald around 9am and retrace your steps home via Interlaken, Basel and Paris, getting back to London in the early evening. If flying back from Zurich airport you may have a few additional hours in the morning to relax before catching an afternoon flight home.
Price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a standard double or twin room for 7 nights.
From
£2,415
Holiday Code FHCH07
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Our prices include
● 7 nights’ bed and breakfast in a comfort double room at the Romantik Hotel Schweizerhof in Grindelwald
● Concierge service, regional helpful hints and walking notes
Additional information This is a winter holiday and dependent upon the snow conditions in Grindelwald, and generally possible from just before Christmas until April.
Call us on 01392 441266
Snowshoe walks in Grindelwald
Wetterhorn trail
Wetterhorn trail (easy) – Grindelwald Duration: 1 hour 55 minutes, distance: 4 km This trail begins and ends at Hotel Wetterhorn which is easily reached by bus from Grindelwald train station. The trail snakes through snowy meadows and woodlands towards the Grosse Scheidegg pass. Begin the trail at the “Upper Glacier” car park. Take in the view over the Grindelwald-First, the Schynige Platte and the Grosse Scheidegg pass. The route then branches to the right passing through snowy fields towards Weidli. After your first ascent, you will reach Ischboden hut. Pause to sample local produce if the hut is open and enjoy the view of the Eiger. After a short downhill, you will approach the final ascent to the highest point of the trail, Unter Lauchbühl before returning to your starting point.
Aspen trail
Aspen trail (medium) – Grindelwald Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes, distance: 4.3 km Begin the trail on the Aspen, passing over snowy meadows up to Moosgaden. The route then climbs parallel to the ski slope until you reach the forest road continuing towards the lower part of Itramenwald forest. At the Vorsassi, the track splits towards Holenstein and Brandegg. Take the path towards Holenstein which continues through Itramenwald forest for about 1.5 km. The trail then takes you over snowy meadows until you reach the forest road again. The route is very flat from here in the Waldstagel area and you will end at Holenstein middle station.
Mühlebach trail
Mühlebach trail (easy) – Grindelwald Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes, distance: 2.83 km Begin this trail at the reformed church of Grindelwald. The track travels over gentle hills and through small gullies to Hotel Wetterhorn. Take in the view from the Schwarzhorn over the Gemsberg to the Grosse Scheidegg. The trail ends at upper Grindelwald glacier and is suitable for beginners.
Panorama trail
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes, distance: 7.28 km The Panorama Trail begins at the Bussalp bus station where you can enjoy the spectacular views of the Bernese Alps. After crossing the Bussalpbach stream, the path forks to the right and ascends to the Steessiboden area via Paffenegg. A highlight is the spectacular views of the Wetterhorn and Schreckhorn. The descent will take you through snowy meadows to Spätenboden and on to Restaurant Rasthysi. The trail then goes through Holewand to the Nodhalten area before reaching the end point, the First – Waldspitz – Bort sledging run.
Eiger trail
Eiger trail (easy) – Grindelwald Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes, distance: 5.38 km This marked trail offers remarkable views of the north face of the Eiger and leads over open landscape, past alp huts towards Hubelwald forest. The trail twists towards the Tschuggen ski piste continuing the forest path to the Brandegg mountain restaurant.
Leiterhorn Trail (easy) – Wengen
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes, distance: 5.17 km This reasonably flat trail begins in Wengen and leads via Ledi to Hunnenfluh. Enjoy views of views of the Lauterbrunnen Valley over Lütschental and Interlaken. Snowshoes are required from Hunnenfluh before you start the ascent for 20 – 30 minutes through the woodland to Leiterhorn. Admire views of Wengen and the Jungfrau. There’s a striking view of an almost 700m vertical drop to Zweilütschinen. Return via Ussri Allmi and Flielenboden down a wooded pathway to Wengen.
Price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a standard double or twin room for 7 nights.
From
£2,415
Holiday Code FHCH07
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Our prices include
• 7 nights’ bed and breakfast in a comfort double room at the Romantik Hotel Schweizerhof in Grindelwald
• Concierge service, regional helpful hints and walking notes
The journey and how you get there Flights and rail travel are not included but we can advise how best to reach Grindelwald. There are flights with British Airways from London Heathrow to Zurich several times a day. From here there are regular hourly services via Bern and Interlaken to Grindelwald. It is also possible to use flights into Basel or Geneva. Travel by rail from the UK starts with taking the Eurostar to Paris. Here you change stations and take the TGV-Lyria to Basel and then connect onto regional services via Interlaken to Grindelwald.
Additional information This is a winter holiday and dependent upon the snow conditions in Grindelwald, and generally possible from just before Christmas until April.
Call us on 01392 441266
Grindelwald, Bernese Oberland winter snowshoe walking and winter hiking holiday for individuals
Price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a standard double or twin room for 7 nights.
From
£2,415
Holiday Code FHCH07
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Our prices include
• 7 nights’ bed and breakfast in a comfort double room at the Romantik Hotel Schweizerhof in Grindelwald
• Concierge service, regional helpful hints and walking notes
The journey and how you get there Flights and rail travel are not included but we can advise how best to reach Grindelwald. There are flights with British Airways from London Heathrow to Zurich several times a day. From here there are regular hourly services via Bern and Interlaken to Grindelwald. It is also possible to use flights into Basel or Geneva. Travel by rail from the UK starts with taking the Eurostar to Paris. Here you change stations and take the TGV-Lyria to Basel and then connect onto regional services via Interlaken to Grindelwald.
Additional information This is a winter holiday and dependent upon the snow conditions in Grindelwald, and generally possible from just before Christmas until April.
Call us on 01392 441266
Grindelwald, Bernese Oberland winter snowshoe walking and winter hiking holiday for individuals
About Bernese Oberland
As a mountainous canton at the heart of Switzerland, the Bernese Oberland is an ideal destination for a Creative Walks walking holiday. The Bernese Oberland contains some of the highest mountains in Switzerland, but also many lakes, valleys, both steep and wide, and forests of evergreen trees. The deep valleys contain fast-flowing rivers, often joined by waterfalls that tumble from the mountains above. In the distance you espy snow all year round, you can visit the Aletsch glacier and the Jungfraujoch at 3,454 metres, but below the snowline you can explore the landscape from mountain villages such as Grindelwald and car-free Wengen.
