FollowWe’re up early today as we need get over to Grindelwald to meet Nick for a walk that we’ve never done before. We start by getting the gondola up to a place called Bort, where we have coffee. The walk starts with a steep climb. Nick said there was an ice cream shop at the top, but he was pulling our legs.
We’re not very high here, so there are still lots of cattle.
Eventually the path meets the road that winds its way up to the pass at Grosse Scheidegg. Cars are not allowed, but there is a bus service.
There’s a bird sanctuary by the road. Sick and injured wild birds are cared for here. We often see these birds from a distance but it’s fascinating to see them up close.
Eventually we arrive at the Hotel Wetterhorn. We often ski down here for lunch in winter. It’s a lovely spot. It’s hunting season at the moment – we had venison and wild boar.
To get back to Wengen we catch the new gondola up to Männlichen. Lots of marmots live here – can you spot them on the concrete supports?
Great day out, and the biggest lunch of the summer.