From the Schwarzwaldalp via Grosse Scheidegg to Bort

Blueberry bushes, marshy soils, murmuring brooks and mighty firs characterise the Antseeuwen cultural landscape

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The hike from the Schwarzwaldalp to Bort offers a variety of natural impressions. The trail leads through idyllic cultural landscapes against a grandiose high-mountain backdrop.

The old mule track leads from Schwarzwaldalp through mountain forest and across alpine pastures to Grosse Scheidegg. Grasslands, blueberry bushes and groups of fir trees form a delightful landscape crowned by small lakes and tiny pools. The two alpine pastures Ischara and Antseeuwen on this and the other side of the pass were awarded the cultural landscape prize of the Oberland-Ost region in 2013.After the alpine hut on Stepfihubel, the trail descends steeply to Schmale Ritt. Two passages are secured with wire ropes. On the "Höhenweg 1600 m" you soon reach another charming cultural landscape: The dry meadows in the Schwynblatten area were awarded the cultural landscape prize in 2011. At flowering time they look like flower gardens. Orchids and cotton grasses also thrive in the adjacent wetland. The area is home to the rare Sudeten Moor butterfly, the only one in the world to be found in Grindelwald. The tour ends at the Bort gondola station.

Details

Difficulty

Moderate

Condition

Experience

Landscape

Altitude

1963m1450m

Recommended season

Author Tips

The ascent from Schwarzwaldalp to Grosse Scheidegg can be avoided by taking the bus directly to the top of the pass. Although this means missing out on a scenic passage, it also saves you the more strenuous part of the tour.

Equipment

The sun's rays are particularly intense in the mountains. Sun cream with a high protection factor, a sun hat and sunglasses with UV protection should therefore be part of your luggage.
Even in summer and in good "starting weather", warm clothing and rain protection are part of the equipment. The onion principle with several layers of clothing is recommended.
Day hiking backpack with rain cover
Sturdy and comfortable shoes
Clothing adapted to the weather and hard-wearing (onion principle)
Charged mobile phone
Pocket pharmacy
Beverages and food
Pocket knife
Mobile phone
if necessary, Telescopic poles, headlamp, maps

Safety Guidelines

Mountain Hiking Check

Directions

Starting Point

Schwarzwaldalp

Koordinates :

Geographic	46.675875 N 8.134001 E

Ending Point

Bort

Getting There

Public transport

Thanks to its central location in Europe, Switzerland is served by international trains from over 12 countries. Within Switzerland, Intercity trains run from Basel and Lucerne directly to the Jungfrau Region. Travellers from Zurich change trains in Bern. The trains run every half hour.

Haslital

From Interlaken and Lucerne we travel comfortably on the Zentralbahn panorama trains directly to Meiringen. From Brünig-Hasliberg we have several post bus connections at our disposal.

Grindelwald

From Interlaken Ost railway station we reach Grindelwald without changing trains on the Bernese Oberland Bahn (BOB). Important: Get on the rear part of the train, as it splits in Zweilütschinen. If you get on at the front, you will end up in Lauterbrunnen. The journey takes 30 minutes to Grindelwald Terminal (V-Bahn). Three minutes later we are at the terminal in the village.

There are three stations in Grindelwald (Terminal, Grund and Dorf). The terminal station (Dorf) is in the centre of Grindelwald.

Getting there

From Basel and Geneva, the fastest route to the Jungfrau Region is via Bern. From Zurich, the route via Lucerne and the Brünig Pass is recommended. The pass is open all year round.

From the south, travel to the Jungfrau Region via the Grimsel or Susten Pass. Both passes are only open in summer. An alternative is the Simplon Pass with subsequent car transport through the Lötschberg tunnel.

Rosenlaui

There is a charge for travelling to Rosenlaui by car. The payment point is above the Zwirgi restaurant. A tax of CHF 8 is payable for a visit to the hut (day visit or overnight stay). Parking spaces are available above the Rosenlaui Hotel or at the Glacier Gorge.

Grindelwald

From Interlaken we follow the main road to Zweilütschinen. Here we turn left towards Grindelwald. The whole trip takes about 30 minutes and leads over a partly winding road.

Parking

Meiringen

The municipality of Meiringen has 835 public parking spaces in the village centre and at the valley station of the Meiringen-Hasliberg cable cars. A large multi-storey car park is located in Hasliberg-Wasserwendi directly by the gondola lift to Käserstatt.

Rosenlaui

We recommend parking your car in Meiringen. Rosenlaui is well served by public transport.

Grindelwald

There are three public car parks: Parkhaus Eiger+ (252 parking spaces), Parkhaus Sportzentrum (160 parking spaces) and the new Terminal Parking (1000 spaces) of the V-Bahn. Alternatively, we can also use the car park in Grindelwald Grund.