Lauterbrunnen Valley from Männlichen

Lauterbrunnen is a small unspoilt village in Switzerland nestled between the towering walls of a sheer-sided valley that is famed for its waterfalls.

Get in

• By narrow-gauge train from Interlaken Ost station. Eurail and Inter-Rail pass holders should be aware that these passes are not valid for this journey. Holders of Swiss Pass travel free.
• Bike up from Interlaken (See the Do section below)

Get around

Lauterbrunnen is a very small village and easy to get around by walking.

See

• Staubbach Falls:Can be seen from the center of town.
• Trümmelbach Falls: 3 km behind Lauterbrunnen are the famous Trümmelbach glacier water falls [1]. Bus from Lauterbrunnen for Sfr3. Open April-November. Entrance fee Sfr12 (US dollars, pounds, and euros accepted).

One of the water falls in Trümmelbach Falls

Do

The Lauterbrunnen area is famous for mountainbiking. Rent an Interlaken bike (for eg, there's a rental store at the West station) and ride to the end of the valley the place calls Stechelberg. For sFR.20.- take your bike in the gondula up to Mürren. From Mürren follow the red bike trail signs to Winteregg. Its a easy trail for everybody not much up hill. From Winteregg enjoy a fast downhill to Isenfluh or back to Lauterbrunnen. This tour can also easy be started in Interlaken: it's only 45 minutes more biking and the round trip from Interlaken needs 3-5 hours. Get your great quality bike maps and all information at rental places in Interlaken.

• . Hike up to Wengwald by walking up the trail starting beside the townhall. Cross the river and follow the signs to Wengen until you see a sign pointing towards Wengwald. Hike up this way until you get great views of the Lauterbrunnen valley. Takes only 1.5-2 hours if going slowly. 

Eat

Swiss chocolate, made fresh in the shops as you sit and drink coffee.

• . Hotel Oberland has great food at reasonable prices for Switzerland. Try the Rosti, a traditionally Swiss dish. 

Sleep

• 1 Valley Hostel, ☏ +41 33 855 20 08, fax: +41 33 855 20 08, info@valleyhostel.ch. Tel &, . Cheap, homely and the hosts are sound. Set in the heart of the Valley, just up the road from the train station and minutes from Staubbach Falls. Dorm: CHF 25 (bargain). 

• 2 Camping Jungfrau Lauterbrunnen, ☏ +41 33 856 20 10, info@camping-jungfrau.ch. 

• 3 Hotel Crystal, ☏ +41 33 856 90 90, info@crystal-lauterbrunnen.ch. 

Go next

Cities close by include:

• Murren
• Gimmelwald
• Wengen
• Interlaken