Date: Sunday 2nd August 2015
Route: Mannlichen to Kleine Scheidegg
Having fallen in love with the Swiss Alps last year, we decided to visit a different area this year, staying in Wengen in the Jungfrau Region. We needed little more than the leaflet of walking routes created by the tourist board and a lift/public transport pass to get started.
The Panoramaweg is a perfect introduction to the region, starting from the cable car station at Mannlichen, 5 minutes and nearly a kilometre above Wengen. The gravel path runs mostly flat or gently downhill, alongside alpine meadows (and some very noisy, clanking cows, all sporting varying sizes of cowbell), on the way to the train station at Kleine Scheidegg. Since it is an easy route and boasts spectacular views of the Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau mountains, which you reach within an hour, it is a very popular walk. We also encountered some Alpine horn players and a man twirling the Swiss flag, but these aren't necessarily guaranteed!
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