«Jungfrau Eiger Walk» Eigergletscher - Kleine Scheidegg No. 37

Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau within reach

Grindelwald Tourismus
CH - 3818 Grindelwald
+41 33 854 12 12
grindelwald.swiss
info@grindelwald.swiss

The Jungfrau Eiger Walk leads from the Eigergletscher station, on a well developed path, steadily downhill to Kleine Scheidegg. On the route, which can also be walked in the opposite direction, there are wooden stelae which take you through the history of the Eiger North Face.

Even before you reach the Fallbodensee, the path leads past the old Mittellegi mountain hut, which used to be on the north-east ridge of the Eiger. In the hut you get an insight into the barren life of the alpine pioneer era. A little further on is the "Chilchli", which used to serve as a transformer station for the Jungfrau Railway. Today it houses an exhibition on the history of the Eiger north face crossing. Opposite is the Fallbodensee, the lake was artificially created and used to serve as a water reservoir for the snow-making of the surrounding ski slopes. The benches by the water invite you to linger.Follow the path further until you reach the Kleine Scheidegg mountain station.

Details

Difficulty

Easy

Technique

Condition

Experience

Landscape

Altitude

2323m2061m

Recommended season

Author Tips

On the Kleine Scheidegg, as well as at the Eigergletscher station, there are refreshment facilities.

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

Safety Guidelines

hiking-check

Directions

Starting Point

Eigergletscher

Koordinates :

Geographic	46.57477 N 7.974845 E

Ending Point

Kleine Scheidegg

Step by Step Directions

Eigergletscher - Fallbodensee - Kleine Scheidegg

Getting There

Public transport

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.

Getting there

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.

Parking

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.