Walking in the mountains above Interlaken
There was such an enthusiastic response to my recent post about mountains that I thought I would share more photos from the Bernese Oberland area in Switzerland. These shots are from three walks in June 2008 (which explains the less-than-fantastic quality of the photos). To see a much better version of the map below, click here.

Map of trains, buses and walking routes accessible from Interlaken. Just hop on a train, and go!
Walk 1: After my visit to Jungfraujoch and Top of Europe (more photos here), I walked from Kleine Scheidegg to Wengen, a route that takes about 2 hrs and 45 minutes. This was a lovely stroll with a gentle descent of only 800 m.
Grindelwald station (1034m): change trains and keep going up!
Kleine Schedigg (2061m), where you get the train to Jungfraujoch.
A very youthful-looking me on Jungfraujoch (3545m). Behind me is the Aletsch Glacier, the largest and longest glacier in the Alps, being 24 km (15 miles) in length.
A stroll in the snow, Jungfraujoch.
Looking back up at Jungfraujoch and Top of Europe.
Wildflowers along the path.
Mountains reflected in a pond.
Lupins and mountains. (You can just spot Top of Europe on the ridge.)
The path leading to Wengen.
A meadow near Wengen.
Walk 2: From Harder Kulm to Interlaken, roughly 2.5 hours – and a descent of 2500 m. My knees were shaking by the time that one was over!
Funicular up, walk down.
Looking down on a paraglider.
Looking across to Jungfrau.
Interlaken sits between the Thunersee to the west …
… and the Brienzersee to the east.
A lovely, tree-lined walk — down, and down, and down.
Time to rest!
These four photos were taken from the balcony of my hotel, the Metropole. Stunning views of Jungfrau, in all conditions (well, the foggy one is not so stunning).
Taken at 3:52pm.
5:35pm, and what a change in the weather!
Two hours later, Jungfrau is bathed in pink as the sun sets.
The next morning, 6:15am.
Walk 3: Along Schynige Platte, a generally flat 2.5-hour circular walk on a plateau.
From left to right, the famous peaks of Eiger (3970 m / 13025 ft), Mönch (4099 m / 13448 ft) and Jungfrau (4158 m / 13642 ft).
A view from Schynige Platte.
A view from Schynige Platte.
Looking down at Interlaken from Schynige Platte.
A view from Schynige Platte.
My lunch spot on Schynige Platte.
If you have enjoyed these walks in the mountains of Switzerland, be sure to visit Jo’s Monday Walk for other walks.


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