Walking in The Bernese Alps – Switzerland
The Bernese Alps - Switzerland
A walker's guide by Kev Reynolds
Over 100 routes are described in this guidebook to walking the Bernese Alps in Switzerland, home to the famous Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau. Routes for all abilities lead to lesser-known mountains, romantic valleys, lakes, flower-filled meadows and mountain huts. Describes the area from the Haslital in the east to the Col du Pillon in the west. More...
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Seasons
May to end September is the best weather (but watch out for summer thunderstorms); huts manned in Read More... summer monthsCentres
Grindelwald, Wengen, Lauterbrunnen, Mürren, Adelboden and KanderstegDifficulty
Range from walks suitable for families to strenuous routes with scrambling. All walks graded in Read More... the guide. Good waymarking.Must See
Views of the Bernese Alps; walks to the Schreckhorn and Rottal huts; Schynige Platte to First; Read More... Trümmelbach FallsROUTES 20/21: In the early summer of 2005 a huge amount of moraine on which Restaurant Stieregg had been built collapsed, not only destroying the restaurant, but taking with it a large section of path used as the approach route to the Schreckhorn Hut. A new path has now been created, and a temporary restaurant built higher up, as a result of which the route to the Schreckhorn Hut no longer conforms to the description in the guidebook. Anyone planning to visit either the restaurant or the Hut is advised to check the current situation at the Grindelwald tourist office.
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