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Lenk-im-Simmental (Lenk), a small town in the Swiss Alps, is a hiking and skiing destination. It sits below the Wildstrübel mountain, at the end of a valley running south from the Simmental Valley, near the well-known towns of Gstaad and Saanen. Lenk is a delightful town and a good base for a...

Kandersteg, a small town in the Bernese Oberland of the Swiss Alps, is a hiking and skiing destination located in the River Kander valley, south west of Interlaken (population: 1200, elevation: 3,852 ft/1,174 m). Kandersteg is not as well known or crowded as other places in the Swiss Alps and is...

Grindelwald is one of the best hiking destinations in the Swiss Alps but it is a popular tourist and tour bus destination so gets crowded. It is very popular with Japanese tourists and is a Japanese wedding destination. You leave the crowds behind once you are out on the trails. Where...

Trails near Grosse Scheidegg.

Cows on the trail.

Walking from First to Grosse Scheidegg.

Train from Kleine Scheidegg to the Jungfrau glacier.

Kleine Scheidegg with the Jungfrau.

Walking towards the Eiger on the Panoramaweg to Kleine Scheidegg.

At Mannlichen looking down to Wengen, with Lauterbrunen at the bottom of the valley.

At Mannlichen walking up to the viewpoint.

Mannlichen.

Hiking sign at Mannlichen.

In the Mannlichen gondola.

The bus coming up to Busalp.

Walking to Busalp. Snow on the high trails in July.

Bachalpsee, a 50 minute walk from First.

From First looking down to Grindelwald.

Restaurant at the top of the First gondola.

Hiking sign at the top of the First gondola.