Sue81

Hi, can someone suggest easier hikes in both Wengen and Zermatt. Palen you mentioned the Wengen/lift to Mannlichen and Ridge Walk to Kl Scheidegg and downhill walk to Wengen. Any idea how far the walk might be? Getting over knee replacement. Sue thanks.

PalenQ

www.maennlichen.ch/en/panorama-trail.html

http://www.walkingswitzerland.com/swiss-walk-8012

AnnJK

Hi Sue, Take a look at my blog post which mentions some easy hikes https://www.diyfamilytravels.com/swiss-alps/

Also in most places, a cable car/gondola will make it easier if you don't want to walk a lot. Happy travels.

PalenQ

another neat easy walk -take train to Lauterbrunnen then aerial gondola up to Grutshalp and stroll on a flat path near the cliff's edge to Murren - just a few miles and awesome views the whole way.

Murren to Gimmelwald is also an easy short walk closer to the cliff's edge.

Sue81

thanks all, good suggestions. Sue

neckervd

There are tons of nice walks around Zermatt and Wengen. Don't plan too much in advance and do just what you like once you will be there. All paths are signposted with indication of average walking time to the restaurants and railway/lift stations along the itinerary.
Local leaflets with descriptions of all hiking trails will be available.
The hotel reception can help too.

PalenQ

Do they still give out copies of Jungfrau Magazine in hotels and stations? It has a great relief map showing hiking trails coded in three colors from easy to hard with avg walking times and elevations?

Sue81

Hi, I will look for that magazine, and thanks for all the good suggestions. While I do want to do some hiking, I also have to be aware of limitations. Lots of good ideas here, Thanks again, Off on Monday. I'd like to try the Wengen/Grindelwald/Murren area, those 3 villages, I wonder how difficult that would be with bus/lift/walking? Sue

neckervd

https://www.jungfrau.ch/en-gb/summer-sport/hiking/
http://www.bergfex.ch/sommer/jungfra...ouren/wandern/

Kay2

Just back from walking/hiking around Zermatt.
You can take trains and gondolas up to various walks. Some relatively easy, but rocks/uneven surfaces for most.

On the Gornergrat--from Riffelalp station you can take the trail pointing to Sunnegga that follows trail and road, then double back to station when you want.
If you can do some downhill, you can walk down from Roterboden to Riffelberg with expansive views.

Some people were taking a path up along the river from the base of the Glacier Paradise gondola that looked gradual.


There are many signposts, but often they point 2 or 3 options to reach the same destination without any indication of time or difficulty. We got frustrated on a hot afternoon trying to follow a popular trail. I had downloaded a topo map, but we had some difficulty discerning which trail was which among the spiderweb that appeared on my app for the alternatives. I should have paid more attention to the detailed directions on myswissalps.com--I had downloaded the descriptions and maps, but forgot I had them by the time we got to Zermatt weeks later.

tipsygus

Could I advise you not to walk from Kleine Scheidegg back down to Wengen, i did that walk a few years ago and should have realised that even with two good knees it was a long walk and unless you have breaks it could be too much, I just about made it back to Wengen. Oh and take trekking poles (Nordic walking poles) with you, or hire or buy them in Switzerland, they take some of the strain.

PalenQ

I walked down from Kl Scheidegg to Wengen and it was a wide path even mountain bikes were doing - but it is a long downhill walk and downhill is not always a breeze -constant braking can be as hard on legs and knees as climbing -that said there are several places you can abort hike and hop on the train that runs the same route.

But this is a hike not a walk like Mannlichen to Kl Scheidegg.

PalenQ

It the above could be an 'easy walk' if you took a lot of time -I think that there are various trails - I took the main one - some of the others folks say are more challenging.

kja

In the area around Wengen:
Grütschalp to Winteregg;
Holenstein to Brandegg;
Stechleberg/ Trümmelbach to Lauerbrunnen.

Good luck with your recovery and enjoy!