Walking Switzerland: From the Jungfrau to the Matterhorn

Hotel check-in at 3:00 p.m. Getting on/off motorcoach; transferring about 3 hours to Lauterbrunnen; riding cogwheel train about 20 minutes to Wengen.

Orientation, 6:30 p.m.: The Group Leader will greet everyone and lead introductions. We will review the up-to-da...

Walking up to 5 miles for 3.5 hours on mountain trails.

We will take the cogwheel down to Lauterbrunnen and the funicular to Gruetschalp (4875 feet), and then walk to Murren (5373 feet). The Bernese Alps will appear right in front of our eyes.

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Getting on/off train, cable car, public transportation. Riding about 1 hour, 10 miles to Grindelwald; riding public transportation under 1 hour, 6 miles to Bussalp; riding cable car under 1/2 hour, 3 miles from First back to Grindelwald; riding train or cable car abou...

Getting on/off public transportation; riding 1.5 hours, 21 miles each way to Ballenberg. Up to 3 hours of walking and standing through the open-air museum.

We will take the cogwheel, train, and local bus to the open-air museum in Ballenberg, covering an area of ...

Getting on/off cogwheel, train; riding about 1/2 hour, 6.3 miles. Walking up to 4 miles for 3.5 hours on mountain trails.

We’ll take the cogwheel to Lauterbrunnen, train to Wilderswil, and then an attractive little cogwheel will take us up to the Schynige Platte...

Getting on/off cable car, train; riding between 10 minutes and 1/2 hour depending on personal preference. Up to 3.5 miles of walking for 4.5 hours on mountain trails. This walk has the possibility of being shortened.

We will walk from the hotel to the cable car ...

Getting on/off motorcoach, cable car; driving about 4 hours total. 10 minutes by cable car. Up to 1.5 miles of walking for 1.5 hours on cobblestones and concrete.

We will set out by private motorcoach via the Grimselpass to Bettmeralp.

After lunch, we will...

Up to 7.5 miles of walking for 4 hours on cobblestones and natural trails.

We will walk to the neighboring village, Riederalp, and up to the Villa Cassel, a stately home built by an English banker at the turn of the 20th century. The villa is now the property of...

Getting on/off train; riding 2 hours each way. Up to 5.5 miles of walking 3 hours on mountain trails.

We will discover the pristine Lötschental (tal means “valley”) with its majestic mountain backdrop of the Valais and Bernese Alps. This largely unspoiled valley...

Up to 7.5 miles of walking for 4 hours on cobblestones and natural trails.

We will take a cable car and train to Brig, change trains, and continue through the Matter Valley ending in Zermatt (5256 feet). We will gain some insight on Zermatt and the history of mo...

Getting on/off gondola; riding 1/2 hour total. Up to 8 miles of walking for 5.5 hours on mountain trails and the glacier.

Our final walking field trip is on top of the Bettmerhorn (8720 feet), reached by gondola from the Bettmeralp. We will see breathtaking view...

Hotel check-out by 11:00 a.m.

If you are returning home, safe travels. If you are staying on independently, have a wonderful time. If you are transferring to another Road Scholar program, detailed instructions are included in your Information Packet for that pro...