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Tour of the Jungfrau Region

10 days trekking in the Bernese Oberland

ISBN

9781852848644

Availability

Published

16 Mar 2018

Edition

Third

Pages

128

Size

17.20 x 11.60 x .90cm

Weight

180g

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The Tour of the Jungfrau Region is described as a clockwise circuit of 111km beginning at Schynige Platte and ending at Wilderswil. It is broken into 10 stages (with alternatives offered), through the Bernese Oberland under the Mönch, Eiger and Jungfrau. With spectacular mountain views, glaciers, lakes and ridges, it is a classic walk.

Seasons

late June to end of September with all facilities open July to August, but trails busier and prices higher; September is recommended

Centres

fly in to Geneva, Zürich or Basle - there are popular resorts at Interlaken, Grindelwald, Mürren, Lauterbrunnen and Wengen.

Difficulty

challenging mountain walking, but no technical skills needed, with several short exposed sections (most with fixed cable)

Must See

views of famous Alpine peaks such as: the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau; the Lauterbrunnen Valley; the Jungrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site; glaciers such as Eigergletscher and waterfalls such as the Trümmelbach Falls; also alpine flowers.

ISBN

9781852848644

Availability

Published

16 Mar 2018

Edition

Third

Pages

128

Size

17.20 x 11.60 x .90cm

Weight

180g

Overview

A guidebook to walking the Tour of the Jungfrau Region between Schynige Platte and Wilderswil. Covering 111km (69 miles), this long-distance trek through Switzerland’s Bernese Oberland takes around 10 days and is suitable for trekkers with some Alpine experience.

The route is described clockwise in 10 stages, each between 12 and 32km (7–22 miles) in length. A number of high- and low-level route alternatives are included allowing you to select the itinerary that suits you.

Sketch maps are included for each stage
Detailed information on accommodation, refreshments and facilities along the route
Advice on planning and preparation
Highlights include views of the Wetterhorn and Eiger

Table of Contents

CONTENTS

Map key

Mountain safety

Location map

Overview map

Preface to the Third Edition

Introduction

The route

Accommodation

Suggested itineraries

How to get there

When to go

Language

Notes for walkers

Equipment

Recommended maps

Safety in the mountains

Wildlife and alpine flowers

Using the guide

1 Schynige Platte to Stechelberg

Stage 1 Schynige Platte to First

Stage 2 First to Hotel Wetterhorn

Alternative Stage 2 First to Hotel Wetterhorn via the Gleckstein Hut

Stage 3 Hotel Wetterhorn to Alpiglen

Alternative Stage 3 Hotel Wetterhorn to Berghaus Bäregg

Stage 4 Alpiglen to Kleine Scheidegg/Grindelwaldblick

Stage 5 Kleine Scheidegg/Grindelwaldblick to Stechelberg

Part 2 Stechelberg to Wilderswil

Stage 6 Stechelberg to Obersteinberg

Alternative Stage 6 Stechelberg to Obersteinberg (direct route)

Stage 7 Obersteinberg to the Rotstock Hut

Stage 8 Rotstock Hut to the Blumental

Stage 9 Blumental to the Suls-Lobhorn Hut

Stage 10 Suls-Lobhorn Hut to Wilderswil

Appendix A Useful addresses

Appendix B Accommodation directory

Appendix C Language primer

Appendix D Bibliography

Updates

September 2024

Stage 3

Restaurant-Chalet Milchbach does not exist anymore

Reviews

'Cicerone Press and Kev Reynolds have found a winning format that must surely entice walkers into Alpine territory.

The Tour of the Jungfrau region does what it says. The walker is immediately uplifted into higher altitudes and commences a circuitous route with spectacular views of the Alpine giants. It’s a busy area but Kev’s latest edition suggests options to visit remoter terrain.

The public transport system works faultlessly. Double-deckers trains, numerous rack railways and an abundance of cable cars provide the walker with possibilities to rest tired legs! Avoid the busy and expensive Junfraujoch but do visit the revolving restaurant on the summit of the Shilthorn and enjoy the cinema showing part of the James Bond movie that was filmed on the mountain!’

(Strider - LDWA, December 2009)

Check out the review on the following website:

www.st-christophers.co.uk

By Kev Reynolds

Kev Reynolds was a freelance writer, photojournalist and lecturer. A prolific compiler of guidebooks, his first title for Cicerone Press (Walks & Climbs in the Pyrenees) appeared in 1978; he later produced many more titles for the same publisher. A member of the Outdoor Writers' Guild, the Alpine Club and Austrian Alpine Club, his passion for mountains and the countryside inspired a lifetime's activity, and he regularly travelled throughout Britain to share that enthusiasm through his lectures. Sadly, Kev passed away in 2021. He will be remembered fondly by all who knew him and by many more he inspired through his writing and talks.

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