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Interlaken, le rêve des randonneurs
Découvrez les 5 plus belles randonnées d'Interlaken. Elles ont été recommandées et testées par notre équipe.
L'une des, sinon la principale raison pour laquelle l'auberge Balmers est si populaire, est la facilité d' accès à un grand nombre de randonnées fantastiques commençant au départ de l'auberge ou après un court trajet en train pour se rendre au départ du sentier.
Randonnées faciles aux alentours d’Interlaken
Unless you are scaling walls or ridgelines, none of the trails in this region require any significant mountaineering skills or specialist equipment. The hike trails in Switzerland are all incredibly well marked and signposted so you should have no issue when on the hike with getting lost or being in any great danger. Il y a plus de 70 sentiers indiqués sur la carte des randonnées estivales and that’s not including some of the longer-distance ones such as the Harder Grat which isn’t as easy as the blog posts that you read about it make it out to be.
Les meilleures randonnées dans la région de Jungfrau
The below information is just to whet your appetite with what is on offer about la région de Jungfrau a à offrir so come and have a chat with us at the reception desk so we can explain all of these in greater detail over a few hiking maps, and if you require any train or cable car tickets you can purchase them directly with us as well. Easy no?
Assurez-vous de vérifier toutes les options disponibles avant d’acheter vos billets de train.
Où faire de la randonnée à Interlaken?
1. The Rugen
This trailhead is located a 5-minute walk from the l'auberge is only a brisk 30-40 minute hike to the top and is not all that challenging, if you know you are not as fit as you would like to be or want to kill an hour or 2 with doing something other than sitting on down on your phone then this is the one for you. Vous aurez la chance d'admirer de superbes vues d’Interlaken, the two lakes, and offers you a 360 degree of Interlaken.
2. Le Harder Kulm
La randonnée suivant est une étape plus haute sur l’échelle des difficultés et l’étape est assez considérable. L’augmentation de la difficulté réside dans le fait qu’il n’y a pas de sections plates sur le Harder Kulm; ce n'est que de la montée sur le trajet aller et que de la descente sur le trajet retour if you do not use the funicular. You can always take the funicular up or down in case you are tired. Remember to use your visitor’s card when purchasing your ticket for quite a discounted rate. The hike is about 1.5 hours either way and the top will not disappoint. They have an incredible glass-bottomed floor viewing point where you see the majestic Jungfrau, Monch, and Eiger mountains. There is even a cool little restaurant which used to be an old Monastery where you can enjoy lunch or a refreshing beer!
3. Lauterbrunnen - la vallée des chutes d’eau
Cette randonnée-ci est une boucle à travers le bas de la vallée de Lauterbrunnen, puis à travers le sommet et peut être divisée en sections si vous ne souhaitez pas parcourir toute la distance.
– Lauterbrunnen to Stechelberg. 1-hour walk. Easy 1.5 hours in the flat section of the valley, you go past wonderful waterfalls (one you can even walk behind)
– Stechelberg to Gimmelwald to Murren. – 823m elevation up 1-2 hours hiking. Pretty steep and tiring but you are in the forest and you get to see the steep cliffs where many adrenalin junkies go Base jumping. This is quite a sight!
– Murren to Grutschalp. – 1-hour walk. Easy and flat, at a height of around 900 meters offers you a relaxing and picturesque view of the surrounding snowcapped mountains and glaciers.
– Grutschalp to Lauterbrunnen. – 854m elevation change down 2 hours hiking. Steep and most people take their mountain bike trails, so if this is your sport it is a fantastic long cross country trail.
Each of these sections can be traveled with public transportation for a small fee and the only one I really recommend to not hike down is the last section. It is just continuous switchbacks with not much of a view and the cable car is only 9chf one way and no one likes hiking downhill.
4. Grindelwald
You need to take a short 30-minute train to get here but once there it is an open valley, sunny for most of the day and you are at the base of the famous Eiger North Face which is an alpinist dream. You can take a gondola to the new Tissot Cliff walk attached to the restaurant at First. You can always hike up from Grindelwald to First which is about 3-4 hours up. The majority of it is on a paved path so the trail is incredibly easy to follow with not much navigation.
When you arrive at First and have taken your share of selfies on the Cliff Walk there is the extra option to continue on for another 1 hour 1 way to Bachalpsee, which is a glacial, lake situated over 2000m above sea level. Words and pictures do not do it any justice. It looks like an infinity pool with a view and is most popular for a surprise engagement setting! Wink wink…
The trail is dotted with alpine wildflowers, cows with bells, and jaw-dropping glacial views, and is a must for anybody visiting the region. Once again due to the transportation infrastructure of Switzerland, you can access First via cable car if you wish to give your legs a rest during your time here if you have been hitting the trails hard.
5. Schynige Platte
Last but not least is the longest hike on this list and totals 32.5km long with 2378m of elevation up and 1918 elevation down. It starts in Wilderwil, which is a few minute’s bus ride from the hostel, and then rises up to the Schynige Platte. The Schynige Platte is where 16.2km of this trail starts which is the main chunk of it and it cannot be skipped with public transportation. The end of this section finishes at First which is previously mentioned in the last hike and offers you the choice if you are too tired to carry on to ride a cable car back down to Grindelwald. You can also take the charming original wooden train up and hike around the top of the Schynnige platter area.
Ce qu’il faut apporter pour votre randonnée dans la région d'Interlaken
Toutes ces randonnées ne nécessitent pas grand-chose en ce qui concerne la planification et la préparation, sauf concernant la météo à vérifier avec le personnel de la réception à l'auberge Balmers before setting off along with packing snacks and energy food, lots of water, sunglasses, and of course good hiking shoes. Trainers will do fine too but no flip-flops or high heels! A camera or phone is ESSENTIAL for the hundreds of Insta glam pictures you can boast about afterward.
As with all hiking it is advisable to carry a rain jacket even with clear skies, and a working mobile phone in case you come into trouble too. Les étés suisses sont plus chauds que vous ne le pensez so sunblock is essential, arriving back at the hostel looking like a lobster might put a dampener on your plans for the next few days.
Le bon sens prévaut et la plupart des locaux sont heureux d’aider et de répondre à toutes vos questions si nécessaire.
Bon à savoir:
You may come across little fridges outside farms, inside them you will find locally made cheese, milk, drinks, and cured sausages and hams. These work with an honesty box, so you can help yourself and leave money in the boxes where the farmers will pick it up later.
La Suisse possède l'une des meilleures eaux potables, alors assurez-vous d'apporter une bouteille d'eau réutilisable (sauvons la planète) et de la remplir dans l'une des nombreuses fontaines d'eau. Cette eau vient directement du glacier et la rumeur veut qu'elle ralonge votre vie! N'oubliez pas de restez hydraté en tout temps!
