Lauterbrunnen · High Trails Open
The big hiking season opens as the last snow leaves the high passes. Long days, warm valley evenings and the full trail network back in play.
Village square evenings with alphorn players, yodellers, flag-throwers and Trychler bell-ringers, authentic, free and atmospheric.
Official source →A moderate loop past mountain farms and info-boards on the Eiger's first ascents, the great north face and the three peaks standing across the valley in front of you the whole way.
Route details →Cable car to the 2,970 m summit for a 360-degree panorama and the revolving Piz Gloria restaurant. On the way up, stop at Birg for the Skyline Walk and Thrill Walk, glass-and-steel platforms cantilevered out over the sheer drop.
More →A river-carved show-cave system above Lake Thun, atmospheric and weather-proof, the Lombach flows through floodlit chambers deep inside the mountain.
More →Common questions
Yes. June opens the main hiking season as the last snow clears the high passes, with long daylight, green meadows and the waterfalls still full from snowmelt. It is livelier than spring but not yet at the July to August peak, so trails and trains are busier than the shoulder months but not at their fullest.
Most lower and mid-altitude trails are open by June, and the big classics around Mürren, Wengen and Grindelwald come into their own. A few of the very highest routes and passes can still hold snow early in the month, so check trail status before a high hike.
Mild and green, with warm valley days and cool evenings, though June can bring rain and the occasional afternoon thunderstorm. The waterfalls are at their most powerful from the snowmelt, and the long days give plenty of time to head up the mountain when the valley is cloudy.
On the valley floor, steps from the trailheads and the village, the practical, best-value base whatever the season (and right by the winter ski shuttle).