Pfingstegg - Marmorbruch - Gletscherschlucht

Hiking

Tour data

2.52km

1,012 - 1,384m

Distance

23hm

371hm

Ascent

00:55h

Duration

Rating: Technique

Fitness

Landscape

Experience
Starting point: Grindelwald, Bergstation Pfingstegg
Route: Pfingstegg restaurant
0.1 km
Best season: Jan

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Description: Walk down into the valley - The Pfingstegg offers many different paths leading directly down to the valley. One route takes you past Marmorbruch, once Grindelwald's marble quarry, and further on to the Glacier Gorge. A visit to the Glacier Gorge is certainly worthwhile.
Directions: Pfingstegg - Wysseflüö - Marmorbruch - Gletscherschlucht
Highest point: 1,384 m
Height profile: © outdooractive.com
Equipment: Normal hiking equipment, hiking boots with good treads.
Additional information: Hike 27

(in the printed summer panoramic map of the Jungfrau Railways)
Directions: Via Bern or Lucerne to Interlaken. Or from the south, via the Grimsel Pass (summer only) or the Simplon Pass and the Lötschberg car-transport train to Interlaken. Then follow the signs to Grindelwald.
Public transportation: Via Bern or Lucerne to Interlaken Ost. Change to the Bernese Oberland Railway to Grindelwald. From there, take a local bus towards Gletscherschlucht to the Pfingsteggbahn stop.
Parking: In Grindelwald there are two public car parks with covered spaces to choose from: Eiger+ multi-storey car park (252 spaces) and Sportzentrum multi-storey car park (160 spaces). Uncovered parking spaces are available throughout the village.