From Lauterbrunnen to Kandersteg in Switzerland – 6 days
Level: T2/T3
Period: End June – mid September
Hiking times mentioned below are adjusted to hiking with kids.
Day 1: Take the gondola from Lauterbrunnen to Grutschalp.
Option 1 (with a gondola ride): Hike from Grutschalp to Isenfluh – 4,4 km, 1:30, ↓ 405 m – level T2. Then take the gondola from Isenfluh to Sulwald Stübli and hike on to the Lobhornhütte (1955m) – 2,7 km, 1:30, ↑ 435 m – level T2.
Option 2: Hike from Grutschalp via Flöschwald and Kübodmen to the Lobhornhütte (1955m) – 6,7 km, 3:30, ↑ 540 m, ↓ 100 m – level T2
Day 2: Hike from the Lobhornhütte to the Schilthorn gondola in Mürren via Kübodmen, Flöschwald and Grutschalp – 12,1 km, 4:30, ↑ 250 m, ↓ 570 m – level T2. Take the gondola to Birg (2684). Walk down to the Schilthornhütte (2432 m) – 2,5 km, 1:00, ↓ 270 m – Level T2.
Day 3: Hike from the Schilthornhütte to station Birg. Take the gondola to Piz Gloria (2973 m). Take the gondola back to Birg and hike to the Rotstockhütte (2040m) – 7 km, 3:00, ↑ 270 m, ↓ 660 m – level T2. It is also possible to desend from Piz Gloria, but this is a level T3/T4 hike.
Day 4: Rotstockhütte (2040m) to the Gspaltenhornhütte (2455m) – 6,6 km, 5:30, ↑ 950 m, ↓ 560 m – via the Sefinafurgga (2612m) – level T3, with some ladders and cables at the Sefinafurgga – level T3.
Day 5: Gspaltenhornhütte (2455m) to the Blümlisalphütte (2834 m) – 7 km, 6:00, ↑ 1000 m, ↓ 600 m – level T3/T4.
Day 6: Descend from the Blümlisalphütte (2834 m) to bergstation Oeschinensee (1682m) – 7,6 km, 4:00, ↓ 1250 m, ↑ 100 m – level T2 . Take the gondola down to Kandersteg and take the train back to Lauterbrunnen (2 hours).
The Lobhornhütte, Rotstockhütte, Gspaltenhornhütte and Blümlisalphütte can be booked online using Alpsonline.org. The Schilthornhütte can only be booked by telephone.
