--- title: "Grosse Scheidegg – at the foot of the climbing mountains" url: "https://www.brienzersee.ch/en/experiences/tour/grosse-scheidegg-at-the-foot-of-the-climbing-mountains" description: "Hardly anywhere else can the transition from forested valleys over wide alpine meadows to rock, ice, and snow be experienced so vividly. The almost vertical wall of the Wetterhorn rises steeply. The view over Grindelwald to Kleine Scheidegg is open, next to which the famous and notorious north face of the Eiger towers. For the descent into the glacier village, choose the old, well-preserved mule track that crosses the modern mountain pass road several times. At Undren Loichbiel, turn downhill onto the access path to the upper Grindelwald Glacier. About 600 m of descent remain from Lamm to the densely settled valley floor of Grindelwald. The bird's-eye view is perfect. Unfortunately, nothing of the glaciers shaping the village is visible. During the great glacier advance around 1760, the ice streams rolled so deep into the valley that their tongues reached into the forest. The subsequent mountain enthusiasm finally led to the development of the natural wonders by mountain railways. However, not all were successful. Near the Wetterhorn Hotel still stands a cabin of the former Wetterhorn lift from 1908, the world's first cable car. Due to lack of capital and damage by a rockfall, the company was already ended early in 1934. Via Underhüseren, you reach the long road village of Grindelwald." language: "en" type: "SportsActivityLocation" image: "https://img.oastatic.com/img2/8484420/max/variant.jpg" breadcrumb: "Root > www.brienzersee.ch > Experiences > Tour" --- GPX Share Grosse Scheidegg – at the foot of the climbing mountains ======================================================== - 8.24 km long - Difficulty: easy - Condition: very easy - Hiking Trail - 2:30 h - 8.24 km - 1 m - 919 m - 1,039 m - 1,958 m - 919 m - - Start: Grosse Scheidegg - Destination: Grindelwald **In his travel guide "Instructions on the most useful and enjoyable way to travel in Switzerland" from 1793, Johann Gottfried Ebel states about the crossing of the Grosse Scheidegg: "The journey over this mountain is very interesting because you constantly remain close to the high, bare rock peaks, see several glaciers, and almost always see and hear magnificent avalanches. The path is without danger because it always goes over alpine pastures."** Hardly anywhere else can the transition from forested valleys over wide alpine meadows to rock, ice, and snow be experienced so vividly. The almost vertical wall of the Wetterhorn rises steeply. The view over Grindelwald to Kleine Scheidegg is open, next to which the famous and notorious north face of the Eiger towers. For the descent into the glacier village, choose the old, well-preserved mule track that crosses the modern mountain pass road several times. At Undren Loichbiel, turn downhill onto the access path to the upper Grindelwald Glacier. About 600 m of descent remain from Lamm to the densely settled valley floor of Grindelwald. The bird's-eye view is perfect. Unfortunately, nothing of the glaciers shaping the village is visible. During the great glacier advance around 1760, the ice streams rolled so deep into the valley that their tongues reached into the forest. The subsequent mountain enthusiasm finally led to the development of the natural wonders by mountain railways. However, not all were successful. Near the Wetterhorn Hotel still stands a cabin of the former Wetterhorn lift from 1908, the world's first cable car. Due to lack of capital and damage by a rockfall, the company was already ended early in 1934. Via Underhüseren, you reach the long road village of Grindelwald. Read more Berner Wanderwege Good to know ------------ Pavements Asphalt (26%) Path (37%) Trail (35%) Street (2%) Best to visit suitable Depends on weather - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Directions Grosse Scheidegg - in the lower Loichbüel - upper glaciers - Grindelwald Read more Equipment We recommend the following equipment: sturdy mountain boots, medium-sized backpack with hip belt, sun protection, rainwear, hiking poles, first aid kit, picnic, sufficient fluids. Read more Additional information Association of Bernese Hiking Trails, Bern, Tel.: 031 340 01 01, E-mail: info@beww.ch, homepage: www.bernerwanderwege.ch Read more Literature Hiking suggestion from the hiking book Passwege in the Bernese Oberland, hiking book series of the BWW Read more License (master data) Safety guidelines This route runs wholly or partly on marked trails of the mountain hiking trail category Read more Map Swisstopo hiking map 1:50,000 254T Interlaken Read more Nearby ------ View on map - Place of interest - ski/snowboard - mountain railways - mountain railways - Tours 10.11 km - Hiking Trail 5.40 km - Hiking Trail 14.91 km - Hiking Trail - Webcams - Media **outdooractive** Contact 3818 Grindelwald Download GPX file - - - -