Cross-country skiing

From Lauterbrunnen, the route to Stechelberg takes you along the White Lütschine River and past the Trümmelbach Waterfalls – the largest underground waterfalls in Europe. The Alpine landscape offers little opportunity for Nordic cross-country skiing. However, there is a cross-country ski trail on the valley floor between Lauterbrunnen and Stechelberg. And what a spectacular trail it is! You will pass 72 waterfalls along the way between the two mountain villages. The whole trail runs along the White Lütschine River, past the icy cascades.

A highlight of the route is when you loop around the Trümmelbach Waterfalls (open from April to November). The waterfalls are named after the loud drumming sound made by the largest subterranean falls in Europe. The sound is slightly quieter in winter because of the ice. The Trümmelbach stream drains the glacier walls of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau. Shortly before reaching your destination, you pass the Mürrenbach Waterfall, which is a record-holding waterway in its own right, with five cascades plunging more than 417 metres. This makes it the longest waterfall in Switzerland.

The cross-country ski trail takes you to Stechelberg and back to Lauterbrunnen. The valley end is a large nature preserve which is part of the Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch UNESCO World Heritage Site.