| The Jungfrau Region of Switzerland's Bernese | | | | heading slightly downhill at first before making a |
| Oberland provides some wonderful walking | | | | steep ascent of the slopes ahead with the signs |
| country in stunning scenery but the high peaks of | | | | indicating Schilthornhutte and the Schilthorn itself. |
| the region offer few easy ways to their snowy | | | | The ski fencing seen here shows the route of the |
| summits. The walker wishing to scale the high | | | | Inferno Ski Race which is a tough descent from |
| peaks here has less choice than at say Zermatt | | | | the mountain's summit down to Murren. Just |
| or Saas Fee, for even with a guide he or she is | | | | before the gradient eases you pass through an |
| faced with technical climbing to reach all but a | | | | interesting rocky gorge like feature known as the |
| couple of the big mountains. For the walker who | | | | Kanonenrohr or cannon barrel before crossing |
| doesn't want the expense of guiding fees the | | | | wide alpine meadows then climbing up to the |
| Schilthorn offers an exciting walking route to a | | | | Schilthorn Hut which is just off the main path to |
| high mountain peak with the option of a cable car | | | | the left at a height of 2432m. |
| ride down. | | | | The route now journeys up the wide desolate |
| Rising to the West of Murren above the | | | | valley of the Engetal - often snow covered in |
| Lauterbrunnen Valley the Schilthorn at 2970m or | | | | early summer - before branching off from the |
| 9744 feet is the highest mountain in the Jungfrau | | | | main track which carries on to the midway |
| Region with a marked path to its summit - | | | | cablecar station of Birg. Heading on up to a saddle |
| topping the Schwarzhorn by 32 metres - and the | | | | ahead gives views down to the Grauseeli Tarn in |
| route is both varied and interesting as it ascends | | | | a stony cirque in the mountainside below. The final |
| from the forested slopes above Murren to the | | | | section of the route now climbs the bare slopes |
| often snow covered summit. | | | | ahead and veers to the left passing under the |
| Our route then begins at Murren which is traffic | | | | cables and steepening again up a ridge which |
| free and accessible by cable car and train from | | | | becomes narrower as it reaches a rocky |
| Lauterbrunnen which is itself on the main rail | | | | subsidiary summit. On this section you may |
| network and the road from Interlaken. We start | | | | encounter snow at any time of year.The path |
| by taking a short funicular ride - the one visible | | | | next crosses a narrow rocky arete but it is not |
| behind the village - from Murren up to | | | | too difficult and has a rope handrail for protection. |
| Allmendhubel at 1907m. Alternatively walk up the | | | | Ahead can be seen the Piz Gloria revolving |
| forest trails to Allmendhubel but it's a long way up | | | | restauraunt on the summit of the Schilthorn and |
| to the Schilthorn from Murren. | | | | the way to it now climbs a staircase hewn from |
| From Allmendhubel, a trail leads through the forest | | | | the rock to ascend the last few metres. |