At the Bottom of the Eiger
Short info
- Starting point
- Bergstation Männlichen,
2222 m a.s.l. - Endpoint
- Alpiglen,
1617 m a.s.l. - Track
- 13 km
- Duration
- 4 h 30 min.
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Ascent
- 350 m
- Descent
- 954 m
- Lowest point
1617 m a.s.l. - Highest Point
2342 m a.s.l.
The tour
This pleasing hiking tour will bring you from the Männlichen to the Kleine Scheidegg and up to the station Eigergletscher. During this hike you see permanently the mystic triple peaks of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau. From there you descend along the Eigertrail at the bottom of the spectacular Eiger north face to Alpiglen.
Meals
Different mountain restaurants directly along the trail
General Tips
Note the signage and any information boards on the spot. Further information about the Swiss footpath network and the signposting can be found here.
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Point of interestAccess Point Eiger glacier
The access points placed at the border to the UNESCO World Heritage site Swiss Alps Jungfrau - Aletsch symbolize that you are now enterin
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Point of interestKleine Scheidegg
The pass of the Kleine Scheidegg at 2061 meters a.s.l. is the center of the vast ski area between Wengen and Grindelwald. The tourist dev
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Point of interestView Point: Chamois in the Area of the «teiffi Schluecht»
In the touristy heavily used landscape around the Kleine Scheidegg between Wengen and Grindelwald, the steep western slopes between M&aum
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Point of interestView Point: Jungfrau (Kleine Scheidegg)
On August 1, 1811, the brothers Johann Rudolf and Hieronymus Meyer from Aarau, accompanied by two chamois hunters from Valais and the mou
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Point of interestMittellegi hut, Eigergletscher/Lauterbrunnen
The spectacular summits of the Jungfrau region attracted early mountain enthusiastic people from near and far. Significant milestones of
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Point of interestShingle Roofs in Alpiglen
A shingle roof is composed of around 65 cm long spruce boards. These are covered four times, which means that only about 16 cm of a shing
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Point of interestOld Carpentry of the Jungfrau Railway
During the construction of the Jungfrau Railway, the Eiger glacier station was the heart of the construction site. Around 200 workers wer
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Point of interestJungfrau Climate Guide (Eigergletscher - Wengernalp)
Climate change is happening and the Alps are particularly sensitive to the changes. In the Jungfrau area the first signs are getting visi
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Point of interestJungfrau Eiger Walk
The Eiger North Face with its dramas and triumphs of climbers serves as a template for the Jungfrau Eiger Walk from the Eiger glacier sta
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Point of interestWengeneralp Railway
The Wengernalp Railway (WAB) is one of the oldest mountain railways in the Bernese Oberland – the authorities granted already in 18
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Point of interestAccess Point Loucherflue
The access points placed at the border to the UNESCO World Heritage site Swiss Alps Jungfrau - Aletsch symbolize that you are now enterin
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Point of interestAccess Point Eiger Trail
The access points placed at the border to the UNESCO World Heritage site Swiss Alps Jungfrau - Aletsch symbolize that you are now enterin
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Point of interestView point: Eiger North Face
From no other place the Eiger North Face is more impressive than from the Eiger trail, directly at the bottom of the 1.800 meters high wa
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Point of interestEiger Trail
Directly at the bottom of the famous Eiger North Face leads the Eiger trail in about 2 1/2 hours from the Eiger glacier station down to A
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Point of interestTracks of erosion in the limestone at the place «Wandflie»
Mönch and Jungfrau are composed of crystalline rock, meanwhile the Eiger and the northern pre-alpine mountains of limestones. Calcar
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Point of interestJungfrau Railway
The Jungfrau Railway went into service between Kleine Scheidegg and the Jungfraujoch more than 100 years ago, in August 1912. Upon initia
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