Wengen - Allmend - Mettlenalp - Biglenalp - Wengernalp

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6.99 km long
Hiking Trail
  • 02:24 h
  • 609 m
  • 9 m
  • 1,275 m
  • 1,884 m
  • 609 m
  • 6.99 km
  • Start: Wengen, Wengernalp railway station
  • Destination: Wengernalp, Bahnhof Wengernalpbahn

From Wengen railway station you follow the tracks of the Wengernalp Railway uphill, crossing under them after about 300 m. The route continues along a surfaced road through the southern part of the village, soon passing mountain meadows and pretty chalets on the way up to the Allmend. The effort of the uphill hike is richly rewarded by the majestic view of the Jungfrau. Crossing under the cables of the Innerwengen chairlift, you reach the forest and continue on a gentle ascent to Hanegg. Now you have a view of the Jungfrau massif, of its principal spur, the Schwarzmönch, as well as the village of Mürren sitting above a massive cliff on the opposite side of the valley. Idyllic natural landscape: An easy uphill section takes you to Mettlenalp. The trail now continues almost level for around 1.5 km. The views are overwhelming: Many waterfalls plunge into the depths from the rugged cliffs on the flank of the Jungfrau. Above them tower the mighty ice masses of the Giessen, Guggi and Eiger Glaciers. A sometimes narrow but scenic path with no difficult passages leads to tranquil Biglenalp, from where a rather steep trail over flower-filled meadows leads to Wengernalp.

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Directions

Wengen - Allmend - Mettlenalp - Biglenalp - Wengernalp

Equipment

Normal hiking gear, hiking boots with good soles.

Directions & Parking facilities

Via Bern or Lucerne to Interlaken. Or from the south, via the Grimsel Pass (summer only) or the Simplon Pass and the Lötschberg car-transport train to Interlaken. Then follow the signs to Lauterbrunnen. Wengen is car-free. The car stays in Lauterbrunnen - the journey to Wengen continues on the Wengernalp Railway.
Lauterbrunnen multi-storey car park directly at the railway station or the uncovered car park by the church.
Via Bern or Lucerne to Interlaken Ost. Change to the Bernese Oberland Railway to Lauterbrunnen. Change to the Wengernalp Railway to Wengen. Return from Wengernalp station with the Wengernalp Railway.

Additional information

Hike 43

(in the printed summer panoramic map of the Jungfrau Railways)

Safety guidelines

 

Mostly wide, moderately steep gravelled trail, below the Wengernalp relatively steep ascent on a narrow path. No exposed passages.

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Wengen - Allmend - Mettlenalp - Biglenalp - Wengernalp
3823 Lauterbrunnen