Kleine Scheidegg — Attraction in Lauterbrunnen

Kleine Scheidegg serves as an excellent starting point for exploring the scenic beauty of the Swiss Alps through its network of hiking trails:

Eiger Trail Difficulty: Moderate Distance: 6 km one way This iconic trail follows the base of the legendary Eiger North Face, offering breathtaking views of the towering rock walls and surrounding peaks. The trail leads from Kleine Scheidegg to Alpiglen, passing through alpine meadows and providing opportunities for close-up views of the Eiger.

Panorama Trail (Panoramaweg) Difficulty: Easy Distance: 4.3 kilometers This trail offers stunning panoramic views of the Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau peaks, as well as the surrounding valleys and glaciers. The well-marked trail leads from Kleine Scheidegg to Wengernalp, passing through alpine meadows and offering opportunities for wildlife spotting.

Lauberhorn Trail Difficulty: Moderate Distance: 6 km loop This scenic loop trail offers panoramic views of the Jungfrau region and the Lauterbrunnen Valley. The trail begins at Kleine Scheidegg, ascends to the Lauberhorn mountain, and then descends back to Kleine Scheidegg. Along the way, hikers can enjoy views of the iconic Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau peaks.

Kleine Scheidegg to Wengen Trail Difficulty: Moderate Distance: 8 km This picturesque trail descends from Kleine Scheidegg to the charming village of Wengen. Hikers are treated to panoramic views of the Lauterbrunnen Valley and the surrounding mountains, including the Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau. The trail passes through alpine meadows and forests, offering a varied and enjoyable hiking experience.

Kleine Scheidegg to Grindelwald Trail Difficulty: Difficult Distance: 10 km This longer trail offers stunning views of the Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau peaks as it descends from Kleine Scheidegg to the picturesque village of Grindelwald. Hikers pass through alpine meadows, forests, and rocky terrain, with opportunities to stop at mountain restaurants...

The Kleine Scheidegg (English: Little Scheidegg) is a mountain pass at an elevation of 2,061 m (6,762 ft), situated below and between the Eiger and Lauberhorn peaks in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland. The name means "minor watershed", even though it is actually higher than the neighbouring Grosse Scheidegg. Possibly this is because Kleine Scheidegg is a watershed between the two arms of the Lütschine river, while Grosse Scheidegg divides the Lütschine from the Rychenbach stream.[citation needed]

The pass is traversed by a walking trail and the Wengernalp railway, which both connect the villages of Grindelwald with Lauterbrunnen, passing through Wengen between the pass summit and Lauterbrunnen. In winter, Kleine Scheidegg is the centre of the ski area around Grindelwald and Wengen. In summer, it is a popular hiking destination, and is one of the passes crossed by the Alpine Pass Route between Sargans and Montreux. The Jungfrau Marathon, a mountain race that takes place every year in early September, ends at Kleine Scheidegg.

The Kleine Scheidegg railway station is sited at the summit of the pass. Besides being an intermediate stop on the Wengernalp railway, the station is also the lower terminus of the Jungfrau railway, which climbs steeply through tunnels inside the Eiger and Mönch mountains up to its terminal at the Jungfraujoch, the highest point reachable by rail in Europe. Both railways operate year-round, and any passengers travelling to the Jungfraujoch must change trains at Kleine Scheidegg. The pass is linked to the summit of the Lauberhorn and to Arvengarten, on the approach to the pass from Grindelwald, by chairlifts.

There are also several restaurants and hotels at the summit of the pass, including the historic Hotel Bellevue des Alpes that dates...

Good but felt odd after an interaction.

Ticket counters were closed at the time. There was a green high vis guy (curly hair, tied back, earring(s)) with an information jacket on helping an English gentleman buy a ticket. I waited patiently for around 5 minutes as he helped the man out. Some Singaporeans or Malaysians walked in. He would have had to notice my presence, by the way - but I didn't interrupt as he was still helping the gentleman. Even though his back was against me for part of the interaction with the gentleman. While buying the ticket, the screen was loading for round 15 seconds and the Singaporean/Malaysian woman quickly asked him for help with their ticket. The screen loaded and he continued helping the man. When the man was done and the tickets were printing, I said 'Hi, I was wondering...' before he cut me off, said 'just a second' and continue attending to the Singaporean lady as if I cut the queue, which I didnt. No issue in itself, but 10 minutes later, he sternly said 'wait' at another Indian gentleman to instead answer the questions of a Chinese woman, so I don't know whether there's any sort of racial prejudice here with that gentleman - since I'm also ethnically Indian. There's no sort of queueing system and while waiting to ask him another question, we decided we'd rather ask someone else upon seeing this interaction with the other Indian gentleman. We met a lovely man in an orange high vis jacket beside the train who was not at all rude and didn't leave a poor taste in our mouths like the green high vis...