Grindelwald: The scent of blossoms and a blaze of colour at Pfingstegg

There is a cable car from Grindelwald to Pfingstegg. Nevertheless, it is worth foregoing the comfortable journey and tackling the path to the viewing balcony on foot.

From the Mättenberg bridge, a narrow footpath winds steeply upwards between the trees. After a while you leave the forest and the path continues upwards through flower-filled meadows and pastures. Here the Pfingstegg stretches out. Close-up and distant views form a harmonious landscape composition: a few small barns covered with wooden shingles contrast wonderfully with the magnificent view of the valley. This idyllic spot offers enchanting charms not only at Whitsun, but also in spring and summer. In 2005 it was awarded the cultural landscape prize of the Oberland-Ost region.

The descent via Sulz winds its way down the valley on a gravel road. You pass alternately through pastureland and shady mountain forest, with the mighty north face of the Wetterhorn towering into the sky in the background.