--- title: "At the cradle of alpine winter sports" url: "https://www.brienzersee.ch/en/experiences/tour/at-the-cradle-of-alpine-winter-sports" description: "Like other Bernese Oberland mountain villages, Mürren was initially a pure summer destination at the beginnings of alpine mass tourism. At the beginning of the 20th century, however, initiatives were launched by some proactive hoteliers to offer guests interesting recreational activities in winter as well.Among the then regular Mürren guests, members of the British upper class, this quickly developed into a true winter boom. To meet the demand, the funicular to Allmendhubel was built in 1912, along with a bobsleigh run as a sledding slope from Allmendhubel down to Mürren. Later, the most daring among the British guests of Mürren began experimenting with skis, discarding the previously known Nordic skiing (now known as cross-country skiing) and inventing completely new disciplines, which are still practiced today under the names downhill and slalom. However, the Great Depression of the 1930s and World War II led to a collapse in demand and caused Mürren to fall into a tourism slumber. New impulses were only given to the mountain village again with the construction of the Schilthorn cable car in the 1960s. From the funicular mountain station Allmendhubel, the winter hiking trail passes the restaurant terrace to the edge of the forest on the south side of the ski area. Hikers and sledders share the gently sloping trail here. In a wide arc and gentle descent, the path leads down into the Flower Valley and to the Sonnenberg restaurant. Here the winter hiking trail and sledding run diverge. Hikers reach the Geissstätte location via a more or less straight route and increasingly steep descent. There, one chooses the panorama trail branching off to the left, which leads in a wide arc without significant gradient along the slope above the village. The view of the Jungfrau offered here is impressive. After passing under the track of the Allmendhubel railway, the path continues along the forest edge and then descends towards the first houses and the Mürren railway station." language: "en" type: "SportsActivityLocation" image: "https://img.oastatic.com/img2/64573359/max/variant.jpg" breadcrumb: "Root > www.brienzersee.ch > Experiences > Tour" --- GPX Share At the cradle of alpine winter sports ===================================== - 2.90 km long - Round trip - Difficulty: easy - Condition: very easy - Great panorama - Winter Hiking - 1:00 h - 2.90 km - 3 m - 270 m - 1,639 m - 1,909 m - 270 m - - Start: Allmendhubel - Destination: Mürren **The Allmendhubel is considered the birthplace of the ski disciplines downhill and slalom. Before eccentric Englishmen gathered here on the ski slopes in the early 20th century, they enjoyed thrilling sledding runs down to Mürren. Traces of the former bobsleigh run still exist today. The descent from Allmendhubel to Mürren remains a popular sledding route and at the same time offers an attractive winter hiking trail on a separate path.** Like other Bernese Oberland mountain villages, Mürren was initially a pure summer destination at the beginnings of alpine mass tourism. At the beginning of the 20th century, however, initiatives were launched by some proactive hoteliers to offer guests interesting recreational activities in winter as well. Among the then regular Mürren guests, members of the British upper class, this quickly developed into a true winter boom. To meet the demand, the funicular to Allmendhubel was built in 1912, along with a bobsleigh run as a sledding slope from Allmendhubel down to Mürren. Later, the most daring among the British guests of Mürren began experimenting with skis, discarding the previously known Nordic skiing (now known as cross-country skiing) and inventing completely new disciplines, which are still practiced today under the names downhill and slalom. However, the Great Depression of the 1930s and World War II led to a collapse in demand and caused Mürren to fall into a tourism slumber. New impulses were only given to the mountain village again with the construction of the Schilthorn cable car in the 1960s. From the funicular mountain station Allmendhubel, the winter hiking trail passes the restaurant terrace to the edge of the forest on the south side of the ski area. Hikers and sledders share the gently sloping trail here. In a wide arc and gentle descent, the path leads down into the Flower Valley and to the Sonnenberg restaurant. Here the winter hiking trail and sledding run diverge. Hikers reach the Geissstätte location via a more or less straight route and increasingly steep descent. There, one chooses the panorama trail branching off to the left, which leads in a wide arc without significant gradient along the slope above the village. The view of the Jungfrau offered here is impressive. After passing under the track of the Allmendhubel railway, the path continues along the forest edge and then descends towards the first houses and the Mürren railway station. Read more Berner Wanderwege Good to know ------------ Pavements Trail (34%) Asphalt (42%) Path (24%) Street (1%) Best to visit suitable Depends on weather - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Directions Allmendhubel - Sonnenberg - Geissstätte - Mürren Read more Equipment We recommend the following equipment: sturdy and waterproof mountain boots, light to medium backpack, cold protection, sun protection, hiking poles, pocket first aid kit, snacks, tea in a thermos bottle, mobile phone. Read more Additional information Bernese Hiking Trails Association, Bern, Tel.: 031 340 01 01, E-mail: info@beww.ch, homepage: www.bernerwanderwege.ch Read more Literature Hiking suggestion from the hiking book Snow Paths in the Bernese Oberland, hiking book series of the Bernese Hiking Trails Read more License (master data) Safety guidelines This route runs on marked winter hiking trails. Read more Map swisstopo national map 1248 Mürren 1:25,000 Read more Nearby ------ View on map - Place of interest - mountain railways - mountain railways - attractions - Tours 6.85 km - Winter Hiking 4.47 km - Winter Hiking 7.77 km - Winter Hiking - Webcams - Media **outdooractive** Contact 3825 Lauterbrunnen Download GPX file - -