T5 - (CH) 🇨🇭 Lauterbrunnen to Stechelberg

26Aug Sat
10:30

 Lauterbrunnen train station

Organized by:  Lilo Vic Morrey
Route

Lauterbrunnen to Stechelberg

Participants

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Description

This trail is particularly suitable for families and beginner hikers as there is not much elevation gain and you can walk as little as 1 km and still enjoy spectacular views. We also loved that our little kids could ride their kick scooters, so we could walk further without them getting tired.

Since this hike is free, with no gondola ride, it’s a good choice for budget travelers. We also suggest it for spring (April & May) or late fall (October & November), when mountain trails are covered in snow.

 one-way bus ride CHF 4.40 We won’t do a loop. 

Good to know

General information

Weather: Sunny.

Route: T2 If you don't know what the T-Scale is, read this blog (click here).

Pace: Moderate pace. Keeping a minimum pace of 500m gain / hour uphills. We'll split up if pace isn't reached.

Meeting point: Meeting point:

 10:30 - Zurich hb or Lauterbrunnen 

 How to get there:

Journey by public transport: ZH HB - interlaced Ost - Lauterbrunnen 

The train (IC 81) departs at 10:44 Zurich from HB. 

Transportation: By car or train. I will be coming by train. It is your responsibility to know when and where to take your transportation to arrive on time to the meeting point. 




Hiking poles not mandatory, but recommended.


Good to know

To do before the hike

  • The day of the hike AND one hour before the hike, come have a look at the comments at the bottom of this page to know about potential last minute updates.
  • Before joining, please consider that this is a hike for beginners  but if it is your first hike I do not recommend that it be this. The reason is because I am not a guide and I am learning myself how this works not the most reliable person therefore. Unless you take all the necessary considerations, the most important is that you must download the route in your phone. And that you are self standing person.

Prior to the hike, please download the GPX file and have it imported in a GPS application on your phone. See my Facebook post about GPS apps. You can download the file from this event page. This is very important as I am not profesional guide everyone has the obligation to know where are you going especially if you are slow it is for the safety of everyone and to make this time easy and enjoyable for everyone. 

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Known bug: Make sure the file you have downloaded has a .gpx extension. If not, just rename it, as it might happen that you get a ".gpx.xml" file instead of just ".gpx" when downloading from a phone.



Schedule (approx.)


  • 13:25: Lauterbrunnen .
  • We will walk 2 hours to 3 hours 
  • we will visit this place in our way Trümmenbachfälle! Ihttps://www.off-the-trail.de/lauterbrunnen/
  • 16:00: picnic 🧺 Essen time! At some point here swimming time! If it is not  cold 🥶 for you. 
  • 16:30 to 17:00 Return by bus 🚌 to Lauterbrunnen. 
  • 19:30 Zurich.
  • option 2: after the hike I am planning to go the Musik festival at Baden. If you want to join it will be awesome. 

You may also go at a slower pace / stay longer at the top (meaning we'd split up).

Do not plan anything right after a hike, as we might come back much later than expected if something happens.


Gear

Make sure you bring the usual hiking gear (good shoes especially). The rest (snacks, water, sunscreen) is up to you, make sure to bring enough, especially when it's very warm. Swimming clothes, towels. Etc. Also don’t forget to bring a extra T- shirt it is always helpful because is very hot and you may sweat a lot. Also deodorant and anti transpirant is even better. 


Additional notes

  • Out of respect for the others, please be on time.
  • Bring enough water.
  • We are not making breaks.
  • We will have lunch at the end of the hike.

A few things about Hiking Buddies platform:

  • The organizer is no professional guide. Participants are responsible for themselves, must do their own research about the route, and must be able to navigate by themselves (in case the groups split for some reason, for example).
  • This is a moderate hike.
  • Unjoining allowed until 12 hours before the start of the event.
  • If you have a No Show in your profile ( = you did not show up to a hike you signed up to in the past), I may exclude you from the event.

I will take pictures but if you don’t want me to take pictures of you or post them in social media. Let me know! 

Transportation

mostly people coming by public transports. Anyone with a car can add it via the Carpool button at the top of this page. If you join by public transports, see the guidelines further down.

Instructions for joining my car

  1. Click on the Carpool button.
  2. If there's any available seat, click Join car. You have 12h before the event to unjoin, but the earlier the better so that someone else can join.


How can I join by public transports?

Case 1: You are the first one joining by public transports

  1. Click on Carpool (top of the page)
  2. Click on Add a car (even if it is not actually a car)
  3. Set the number of seats available to 0
  4. In the field Contact details, write "Public transports"
  5. The other fields aren't relevant.

Case 2: Someone else already added a fake car for public transports

  1. Click on Carpool (top of the page)
  2. Click on Join car


Other frequently asked questions

I don't see the "Join button" - how do I join?

Click on Carpool button, and then Join a car, or Add a car.

Where / when do we meet?

If you are a driver or joining by public transports, you need to be at the "Parking / Starting point" mentioned at the very top of this page. The time is also there. Plan to arrive 5 minutes earlier, at least.

If you are a passenger in a car, click on the carpool button. The meeting point should have been indicated by the driver on that page, as well as the time. Plan to arrive 5 minutes earlier, at least. In case of questions, reach out to your driver directly.

More info will come soon!

Any questions comment below

I accept suggestions 

Anything you add to improve our trip is welcome. 


  • hikes are lived four times when we dream them, when we plan them, when we remember them and when we talk about them.😁
Comments
Asma Safraoui 2 years ago
Hi Lilo, is this hike maintained for tomorrow?
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