Grindelwald
- Day 01
- Day 02 Maennlichen - Day 03 Jungfraujoch Kleine Scheidegg - Day 04 Kleine Scheidegg Wengen Maennlichen - Day 05 First Bort
Muerren
- Day 01 Allmendhubel Schilthorn Gruetschalp - Day 02 Bern - Day 03
Schilthorn Lauterbrunnen
Zermatt
- Day 01
- Day 02 Rothorn Sunnegga - Day 03 Zmutt Gornergrat Rotenboden - Day 04 Gornergrat Rotenboden Riffelberg Riffelalp Klein Matterhorn - Day 05 Riffelalp-Sunnegga Findeln - Day 06 Trockener Steg Klein Matterhorn Schwarzsee Zmutt
I returned to Muerren, but it was still covered in clouds. Everything disappeared from my sight. I didn't have the heart to hike with such poor visibility. I ventured to head for the bottom of the valley by aerial ropeway. Fortunately, as I went down to the bottom, it became easier to see.
There were also hiking trails at the bottom of the valley and I took an easy trail along the valley to Lauterbrunnen.
It was mostly flat and it was a well-maintained trail.
While walking along the trail, you'll often hear the gush of running water, especially after rain.
The Lauterbrunnen valley is known for its various 72 waterfalls which plunge from the plateau of Muerren. The most well-known fall is Staubbachfall(Staubbach Falls), which is located just near the Lauterbrunnen train station and drops 300m over the edge of the valley. The water falls down more than 300m, so the stream is almost lost in spray before it reaches to the ground!
You can go to the back of the fall for free and please be sure to check the misty stream.
I returned to Muerren by train. Luckily the weather was getting better. So I went up to Allmendhubel again.
The person in the picture with beers is a Japanese who I'd gotten to know while I stayed in Muerren. He said he was a member of a mountain club and he was traveling with his club members.
Everywhere I went, whatever I did, there was a surprisingly-large number of Japanese tourists in Switzerland.
As I'd heard, there were a lots of Japanese people in Switzerland.
It's true what they say. Switzerland really is the Japanese tourists' favorite place, especially middle-aged and older Japanese people.
The famous sightseeing areas always teem with tourists when it's a fine day, so it might be better to hike on a cloudy day to avoid the tourists.